The Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is an artificial waterway on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan, in East Chicago, Indiana, which connects the Grand Calumet River to Lake Michigan. It consists of t
Aerial view of Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
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The Calumet River is a system of rivers and canals in the region between the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and the city of Gary, Indiana. Currently, the system is part of the Chicago Area Waterway
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
…Historic contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals has put the canal under the EPA's Grand Calumet River Area of Concern (AoC)—the only AoC to be listed impaired in all 14 beneficial use categories. Because of this sediment contamination, no dredging has…
The Calumet River, with the Chicago Skyway traversing it
Residents boat through floodwaters of the Little Calumet in Munster in September 2008
Calumet Sag Channel, Blue Island