North Shore Channel

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The North Shore Channel is a man-made drainage and navigation canal in the Chicago metropolitan area that diverts water from the North Shore suburbs into the Chicago River system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
drainage canal
navigation canal
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
connectsWith Chicago River
surface form: North Branch Chicago River

Wilmette Pumping Station
country United States of America
surface form: United States
flowsThrough Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois NERFINISHED
Lincolnwood, Illinois NERFINISHED
Skokie, Illinois NERFINISHED
Wilmette, Illinois NERFINISHED
hasAdjacentFeature bike paths
parks
walking trails
hasFeature canoe launch sites
locks
multi-use trails
pumping station
hasRecreation canoeing
fishing
kayaking
rowing
infrastructureType drainage infrastructure
waterway infrastructure
locatedIn Chicago metropolitan area
Cook County, Illinois
Illinois
Lake County, Illinois NERFINISHED
locatedNear North Shore (Chicago)
surface form: North Shore suburbs of Chicago
maintainedBy Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
mouthLocation Chicago River
surface form: North Branch Chicago River
operator Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
partOf Chicago Area Waterway System
Chicago Area Waterway System
surface form: Chicago River system
purpose divert water from North Shore suburbs into Chicago River system
flood control
navigation
sanitary sewage conveyance
regionServed Chicago metropolitan area
North Shore (Chicago)
surface form: North Shore suburbs of Chicago
startPoint Wilmette Pumping Station
use drainage
navigation
recreation
waterSource Lake Michigan NERFINISHED
waterwayType man-made canal

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Chicago River hasPart North Shore Channel