Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf canal
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Chicago_Water_Reclamation_District
gptkb:Chicago_Sanitary_District
gptkbp:built 1892-1900
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Chicago_River
gptkb:Des_Plaines_River
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Cook_County
gptkb:Will_County
gptkbp:cultural_significance recreational activities
local history
gptkbp:design_feature spillway
concrete lining
gptkbp:environmental_impact job creation
trade facilitation
habitat alteration
invasive species introduction
gptkbp:features lock system
bypass channel
gptkbp:future_plans restoration projects
environmental monitoring
gptkbp:historical_significance diverting sewage
improving water quality
gptkbp:historicalEvent Great Chicago Fire
Flood of 1996
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:Illinois_Department_of_Natural_Resources
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Chicago_Area_Waterway_System
gptkbp:legacy waste management
transportation of goods
gptkbp:length 28.5 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing
gptkbp:navigation_equipment towpath
barge traffic
gptkbp:opened 1900
gptkbp:purpose navigation
sanitation
gptkbp:safety flooding risk
water quality issues
gptkbp:serves recreational boating
commercial shipping
gptkbp:type artificial waterway
gptkbp:waterQuality gptkb:Lake_Michigan
gptkb:Des_Plaines_River