Indiana
Harbor and Canal - Existing Navigation Project
The
existing Federal navigation project at the Indiana Harbor and Canal was
authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of 1910 and subsequent Acts of 1913,
1919, 1922, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1960 and 1965.
The
Federal navigation project consists of the following features:
1.
Northerly
rubblemound breakwater, 1,120 feet long.
2.
Easterly
reinforced concrete-caisson breakwater, 201 feet long.
3.
Easterly
rubblemound breakwater, 2,234 feet long, and a lighthouse crib.
4.
An
outer harbor approach channel, generally 800 feet wide with a depth of 29 feet.
5.
And
anchorage and maneuver basin in the outer harbor, 28 feet deep, and canal
entrance channel 27 feet deep.
6.
A
main canal, generally 160 feet wide and 22 feet deep.
7.
A
turning basin lakeward of Canal Street, 22 feet deep.
8.
A
turning basin at The Forks, 22 feet deep.
9.
The
Calumet River Branch, generally 160 to 250 feet wide and 22 feet deep.
10.
The
Lake George Branch, generallly 160 feet wide and 22 feet deep.