Illinois Waterway

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf waterway
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal
gptkb:Illinois_River
gptkb:Des_Plaines_River
gptkbp:established 1933
gptkbp:facilitates interstate commerce
gptkbp:hasGoals gptkb:Brandon_Road_Lock_and_Dam
gptkb:Lockport_Lock_and_Dam
gptkb:Marseilles_Lock_and_Dam
gptkb:Dresden_Island_Lock_and_Dam
Starved Rock Lock and Dam
gptkbp:hasPersonnel gptkb:Calumet_River
gptkb:Kankakee_River
gptkb:Fox_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Illinois Waterway
gptkbp:impact local ecosystems
gptkbp:includes lock and dam systems
gptkbp:isAttendedBy flooding
droughts
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:isHomeTo various fish species
amphibians
mammals
waterfowl
reptiles
gptkbp:isImportantFor agriculture
tourism
economic development
transportation
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Midwest_region_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Chicago_metropolitan_area
gptkb:Illinois_River_system
inland waterway system
gptkbp:isSubjectTo environmental assessments
state regulations
federal regulations
water quality monitoring
gptkbp:isUsedBy barges
tugboats
gptkbp:length approximately 100 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Great_Lakes_system
gptkbp:provides water supply
gptkbp:serves industrial areas
gptkbp:supports fishing
boating
commercial shipping
gptkbp:usedFor recreation
navigation
flood control