North Shore Channel

The North Shore Channel is a canal built between 1907 and 1910 to flush the sewage-filled North Branch of the Chicago River down the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.^[1] The sewage carrying duty has been largely taken over by the Chicago Deep Tunnel, but there are still occasional discharges due to heavy rains.^[2]

At the south end of the North Shore Channel, the North Branch of the Chicago River flows over a small dam into the confluence. View looking northwest, near River Park in Chicago.

References

↑ Hill, Libby (2000). The Chicago River, A Natural and Unnatural History. Chicago: Lake Claremont Press. pp. 139–151. ISBN 1-893121-02-X.
↑ "CSO - Operational and Maintenance Plan Summary". Village of Willmette. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

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[Hill-1] Hill, Libby (2000). The Chicago River, A Natural and Unnatural History. Chicago: Lake Claremont Press. pp. 139–151. ISBN 1-893121-02-X.

[Willmette-2] "CSO - Operational and Maintenance Plan Summary". Village of Willmette. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

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