Chicago River
CHANGES… …on the Chicago River through time…
Airport
CHICAGO
Chicago River
Lake Michigan
1673
Courtesy of Chicago Historical Society
Courtesy of Chicago Historical Society
1790
1
1837 Des Plaines River
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
1848
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
Chicago River
97 miles long Calumet River
20,000
4,000
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
6 feet deep 60 feet wide
1880
18901900
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal 1,000,000
28 miles long
22 feet deep 250 feet wide
700,000
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
2
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Jan. 2,
1900
1922
3,000,000
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
6.2 Billion Gallons of “Water” Water per Day
1,000,000
1922
? +4,000,000
1972
Clean up the River
CLEAN WATER ACT Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Courtesy of Friends of the Chicago River
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Airport
CHICAGO
Chicago River
Lake Michigan
1673
Courtesy of Chicago Historical Society
Courtesy of Chicago Historical Society
1790
1
1837 Des Plaines River
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
1848
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
Chicago River
97 miles long Calumet River
20,000
4,000
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
6 feet deep 60 feet wide
1880
18901900
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal 1,000,000
28 miles long
22 feet deep 250 feet wide
700,000
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
2
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Jan. 2,
1900
1922
3,000,000
Courtesy of Chicago History Museum
Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
6.2 Billion Gallons of “Water” Water per Day
1,000,000
1922
? +4,000,000
1972
Clean up the River
CLEAN WATER ACT Courtesy of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Courtesy of Friends of the Chicago River
3
