Chicago River
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river in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Source
- Lake Michigan
- Length
- 156 mi (251 km)
- Progression
- Chicago River → South Branch → Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal → Des Plaines River → Illinois River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
- Left
- South Fork Chicago River
- Right
- North Branch Chicago River
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Chicago
- Image
- Chicago River from Michigan Ave.jpg
- Length
- 156
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- Commons category
- Chicago River
- origin of the watercourse
- Lake Michigan
- mouth of the watercourse
- Lake Michigan
- discharge
- 399
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
via Wikidata · CC0
~32 min read
Encyclopedic overview
41°53′11″N 87°38′15″W / 41.88639°N 87.63750°W / 41.88639; -87.63750
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). The river is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related Chicago Portage is a link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chicago River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.