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428:, Friends of the Chicago River. Retrieved August 18, 2014. "The Upper North Branch then continues to flow south through Niles into the city of Chicago, where it combines with the North Shore Channel at River Park and forms the North Branch of the Chicago River. The North Shore Channel starts in Wilmette and flows through Skokie, Evanston, and Lincolnwood to Chicago."
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of the channel and river in 1910, creating
Chicago's only waterfall within the city limits. Because the water surface of the North Shore Channel would be 4 feet (1.2 m) lower than that of the river's, the dam was built to prevent the river from eroding its banks upstream of the confluence due to
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Lawrence Avenue and North Francisco Avenue and stops in Evanston at Green Bay Road. Proposals are being considered to complete the final mile and a half of the trail, which would connect the path to
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weather conditions to allow the channel to backflow into the lake in order to prevent downstream flooding. From the pumping station, the channel flows southwest, and then south, through or near
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Riverview Bridge. Other attractions along the trail include the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, which boasts over 60 large sculptures along the channel, the Evanston Ecology Center, and the
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In addition to water navigation, both walking and biking paths follow along nearly the entire length of the
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are generally used to provide for a consistent water level in the channel by controlling water diversion from Lake
Michigan, although the gates are opened during
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Engineering Monument of the Millennium (as part of the Chicago wastewater system) by the
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teams. The
Channel is a great place for rowing due to its high banks that act as a shelter from the wind. The northern part of the Channel has hosted the
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are allowed, with several put-in points along the length.
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The channel begins at the Wilmette Pumping Station, where
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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The Chicago River : a natural and unnatural history
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men's rowing teams for dual meets in 2016 and 2019.
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405:"CSO - Operational and Maintenance Plan Summary"
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687:Evanston Wilmette Community Golf Course.
798:"Evanston Skate Park | City of Evanston"
664:"Best Alternative to the Lakefront Path"
562:Bookwalter, Genevieve (August 2, 2018).
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1084:Wilmette Public Schools District 39
317:The North Shore Channel Trail is a
250:American Society of Civil Engineers
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758:Hernandez, Alex V. (2019-07-01).
44:The North Shore Channel near the
778:Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
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505:Wetli, Patty (March 31, 2017).
148:Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
1167:Chicago and Northwestern Depot
1046:Northwestern Elevated Railroad
923:Formerly unincorporated places
536:Wetli, Patty (July 31, 2018).
27:Drainage canal in Illinois, US
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1031:Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
714:Reynolds, Cole (2023-01-17).
426:"Where is the Chicago River?"
312:North Shore Channel Trail map
1109:Regina Dominican High School
946:Oak Circle Historic District
650:North Shore Channel put-ins.
438:"Chicago River Water Trails"
164:Chicago Area Waterway System
739:Wetli, Patty (2016-09-22).
590:"Chicago Wastewater System"
330:at the Wilmette lakefront.
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1015:Union Pacific / North Line
127:North Branch Chicago River
113:North Branch Chicago River
1230:Transportation in Chicago
306:North Shore Channel Trail
228:Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
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1151:Wilmette (Metra station)
1089:Avoca School District 37
243:Canal Shores Golf Course
62:7.7 miles (12.4 km)
994:Bahá'í House of Worship
978:Wilmette Public Library
662:Raz, Katherine (2010).
631:. Chicago Park District
289:University of Wisconsin
232:Army Corps of Engineers
172:Bahá'í House of Worship
46:Bahá'í House of Worship
1172:Isabella (CTA station)
1094:New Trier Twp. HSD 203
802:www.cityofevanston.org
720:The Daily Northwestern
407:. Village of Willmette
1240:Canals opened in 1910
1201:42.04111°N 87.70972°W
615:World Fishing Network
285:New Trier High School
48:in Wilmette, Illinois
1235:Geography of Chicago
1146:Linden (CTA station)
457:Hill, Libby (2019).
373:Hill, Libby (2000).
67:Navigation authority
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695:on 23 February 2014
617:. 29 November 2010.
517:on October 10, 2017
293:Syracuse University
166:(CAWS), flows from
152:Chicago Deep Tunnel
136:North Shore Channel
33:North Shore Channel
1225:Canals in Illinois
1055:Roads and highways
939:Historic districts
893:North Branch Trail
874:Wilmette, Illinois
826:Evanston, IL Patch
542:Block Club Chicago
351:Cycling in Chicago
256:General recreation
176:Wilmette, Illinois
103:Wilmette, Illinois
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881:Bike trails
699:12 February
689:"Scorecard"
204:Lincolnwood
170:, near the
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1219:Categories
1192:87°42′35″W
1189:42°02′28″N
832:2023-04-09
807:2023-04-09
783:2019-09-05
725:2023-04-09
673:2012-12-21
521:October 9,
357:References
222:flows and
212:confluence
1003:Railroads
971:Libraries
573:August 9,
547:August 1,
486:cite book
158:Geography
146:down the
123:Branch of
109:End point
90:Geography
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345:See also
270:kayaking
266:Canoeing
252:(ASCE).
196:Evanston
1076:Schools
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262:crappie
224:ponding
180:Chicago
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