The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is the only shipping link between the The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. They are the largest group of fresh water lakes on the earth, and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system is the largest fresh-water system in the... Great Lakes (specifically Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. Lake Michigan is one of the five North American Great Lakes. It is bounded, in clockwise order from the south, by the US states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, which is named for it. Lake Michigan is the only... Lake Michigan by the Downtown buildings line the Chicago River The Chicago River is a 156 mile (251km) long river flowing through downtown Chicago. Originally, the river flowed into Lake Michigan, but in 1871 much of the flow was diverted into the Illinois and Michigan Canal. In 1900, the Sanitary District of Chicago completely... Chicago River) with the Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge 16,200 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98.5%) Canada (1.5%) This page is about the river in the United States; for other... Mississippi River system, by way of the This article is about the river in the U.S. state of Illinois. For other rivers with this name see Illinois River (disambiguation) The Illinois River, as seen from Starved Rock The Illinois River is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 273 miles (439 km) long, in the... Illinois and Des Plaines For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. It is a specific term in the vernacular for large streams, stream being the umbrella term used in the... rivers. The canal also carries Chicago's Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from waste-water or sewage and produces both a liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and a sludge. To be effective, sewage must be conveyed to a treatment plant by appropriate pipes and infrastructure and... treated sewage into the Des Plaines River. Before completion of the canal in 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 - Chicago Canal opens. January 5 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule... 1900, the sewage of Chicagos skyline at day Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 US Census. It is the fourth largest city in North America and the seventh largest in... Chicago was dumped into Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. Lake Michigan is one of the five North American Great Lakes. It is bounded, in clockwise order from the south, by the US states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, which is named for it. Lake Michigan is the only... Lake Michigan, the city's Water resources are sources of water that are useful to human beings for drinking, recreation, irrigation, livestock production, industry, etc. Even though 70% of the Earths surface is covered with water, a majority of it is salt water. Only 3% of water on the Earth is fresh water, and... drinking water supply. The canal is part of the Chicago Wastewater System, which has been named a Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium (http://www.asce.org/pressroom/news/pr091901_entities.cfm) by the The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. Its world headquarters is in Reston, Virginia. Historic Civil Engineering Landmark The ASCE designates national and international Historic Civil... American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is 30 miles (48 kilometers) long, 202 feet (62 meters) wide, and 24 feet (7.3 meters) deep.

Early Chicagos skyline at day Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 US Census. It is the fourth largest city in North America and the seventh largest in... Chicago Sewage is domestic, municipal, or industrial liquid waste products. How it is disposed varies by the area, and the local commitment to the environment. In some countries, notably the United States, national law mandates sanitary treatment of sewage, and outfalls are regulated. Surprisingly, many quite wealthy countries have untreated outfalls... sewage systems discharged directly into Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. Lake Michigan is one of the five North American Great Lakes. It is bounded, in clockwise order from the south, by the US states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, which is named for it. Lake Michigan is the only... Lake Michigan or into the Downtown buildings line the Chicago River The Chicago River is a 156 mile (251km) long river flowing through downtown Chicago. Originally, the river flowed into Lake Michigan, but in 1871 much of the flow was diverted into the Illinois and Michigan Canal. In 1900, the Sanitary District of Chicago completely... Chicago River, which itself flowed into the lake. The city’s water supply also came from the lake, through water intake cribs located offshore. Inevitably, sewage infiltrated the water supply, leading to This is about the disease typhoid fever. See typhus for an unrelated disease with a similar name. Typhoid fever is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. Very common worldwide, it is transmitted by food or water contaminated with feces from an infected person. After infection, symptoms include a... typhoid fever, distribution of cholera Cholera (also called Asiatic cholera) is an infectious disease of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. These bacteria are typically ingested by drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation or by eating improperly cooked fish, especially shellfish. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and... cholera and Dysentery is a severe diarrhea illness often associated with blood in the feces. There are two major types: shigellosis, which is caused by one of several type of Shigella bacteria; and amoebic dysentery, which is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Shigellosis A patient with shigellosis will often recover without... dysentery. A cholera An epidemic is generally a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. An epidemic may be restricted to one locale or may even be global (pandemic). An outbreak of a disease is defined as being epidemic, however, not by how many members or what proportion of the population... epidemic in Events January 13 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. February 11 - Major streets lit by coal gas for first time. February 14 - Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the United States, when a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas is completed. February 17 - The British... 1854 killed more than 5 percent of the city’s population. Deaths from typhoid fever averaged 65 per 100,000 population a year between 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. Events March March 6 - Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April April 3 - The Pony Express makes its first run. May May 1 - A chondrite type meteorite fell to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New... 1860 and 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 - Chicago Canal opens. January 5 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule... 1900. The water cribs were moved farther out into the lake, but this effort did not stem the epidemics.

By 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 20 - The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 26 - Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat Italians... 1887, it was decided to reverse the flow of the Chicago River through In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. Most civil engineering today deals with roads, structures, water supply, sewer, flood control, or traffic. Engineering has... civil engineering. Engineer Rudolph Hering noted that a ridge about 12 miles from the lake shore divided the Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge 16,200 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98.5%) Canada (1.5%) This page is about the river in the United States; for other... Mississippi River drainage system from the The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. They are the largest group of fresh water lakes on the earth, and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system is the largest fresh-water system in the... Great Lakes drainage system. A plan soon emerged to cut through that ridge and carry waste water away from the lake, through the Des Plaines and This article is about the river in the U.S. state of Illinois. For other rivers with this name see Illinois River (disambiguation) The Illinois River, as seen from Starved Rock The Illinois River is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 273 miles (439 km) long, in the... Illinois rivers, to the Mississippi River and the The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. The gulfs eastern, north, and northwestern shores lie within the United States of America (specifically, the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas); its southwestern and southern shores lie within Mexico... Gulf of Mexico. In Events January-April January 8 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 - Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 - Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress Marie Vetsera commit a double suicide... 1889, the The Illinois General Assembly convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The Illinois General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state of Illinois in the United States, created by the first constitution adopted in 1818. It works beside the executive branch led by the state governor and the... Illinois General Assembly created the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (now the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (http://www.mwrdgc.dst.il.us/)) to carry out the plan.

The canal, linking the south branch of the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River at Lockport is a city located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,191. Lockport is located in northeastern Illinois, north of Joliet, at locks connecting Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal with the Des Plaines River. It also has locks of... Lockport, was completed in 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 - Chicago Canal opens. January 5 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule... 1900. The rate of flow is controlled by sluice gates at Chicago Harbor and at the O'Brien Lock in the Calumet River, and also by pumps at Wilmette Harbor. Two more canals were later built to add to the system: The North Shore channel in 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). Events January-April January - In Greece, the Military League forces parliament and the king to summon National Assembly to revise Constitution. January 15- In the United Kingdom, General Election held in response to House of Lords rejection of... 1910, and the Calumet Sag Channel in 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-legal parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 - Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann... 1922.

Construction of the Ship and Sanitary Canal was the largest earth-moving operation that had been undertaken in World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the... North America up to that time. It was also notable for training a generation of engineers, many of whom later worked on the Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a large canal, 51 miles (82 kilometers) long, that cuts through the isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Because of the S shape of Panama, the Atlantic lies to the west of the canal and the Pacific to the east, reversing... Panama Canal.

Water diversions from the Great Lakes system are now regulated by an international treaty with Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. Bordering the United States, its territorial claims extend north into the Arctic Ocean as far as the North Pole. Canada is a federation of ten provinces... Canada and by governors of the Great Lakes states.