North Shore Channel

North Shore Channel
Chicago area rivers

The North Shore Channel is a drainage canal built between 1907 and 1910 to flush the sewage-filled North Branch of the Chicago River down the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The canal drains out of Lake Michigan in Wilmette, near the Bahá'í House of Worship, and connects to the North Branch at the junction of several North Side community areas.

Today, the canal is often used by small boats, and is the basis for much local wildlife. Chicago's only waterfall in the city limits is where the North Branch drops four feet through a dam into the canal.

Coordinates: 42°02′28″N 87°42′35″W / 42.04111°N 87.70972°W / 42.04111; -87.70972



Main Article: Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal


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