Lake Calumet

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Lake Calumet is an industrially impacted lake on Chicago’s far South Side that has historically served as a major hub for shipping, manufacturing, and waste disposal.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
industrial lake
lake
city Chicago
connectedTo Calumet River
Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
country United States
hasEnvironmentalIssue contaminated sediments
habitat degradation
industrial pollution
hasEnvironmentalStatus industrially impacted
hasUse industrial transportation
manufacturing hub
shipping hub
waste disposal site
historicalRole major hub for manufacturing
major hub for shipping
major hub for waste disposal
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
United States
locatedInAdministrativeEntity City of Chicago
Cook County
locatedOn Chicago’s far South Side NERFINISHED
near Illinois–Indiana state line
partOf Calumet Region
Calumet River system
state Illinois
waterbodyType man-made harbor-modified lake
withinUrbanArea Chicago metropolitan area


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