NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES
within the Chicago District regulated under
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
This does not include all the waters regulated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
NAME OF WATERWAY |
HEAD OF NAVIGATION |
Calumet River, IL |
Navigable throughout |
Calumet-Sag Channel, IL |
Navigable throughout |
Chicago River, IL |
|
Main Branch |
Navigable throughout |
North Branch |
Navigable throughout |
North Branch Canal |
Navigable throughout |
North Shore Channel |
Navigable throughout |
South Branch |
Navigable throughout |
South Fork of South Branch |
Navigable throughout |
(West Fork of North Branch and Skokie River are not Navigable waters) |
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, IL |
Navigable throughout |
Des Plaines River, IL |
Hofmann Dam at Riverside, IL |
Fox River, IL (includes Chain-of-Lakes area) |
Navigable throughout |
Grand Calumet River, IL & IN |
Navigable throughout, East to Marquette Park
|
Illinois and Michigan Canal, IL |
Navigable throughout remaining portions |
Indiana Harbor Canal, IN |
|
Main Stem |
Navigable throughout |
Calumet River Branch |
Navigable throughout |
Lake George Branch |
From the Main Stem to White Oak Avenue in East Chicago |
Kankakee River, IL & IN |
Navigable throughout |
Lake Calumet, IL |
Navigable throughout |
Lake Michigan, IL & IN |
Navigable throughout |
Little Calumet River, IL & IN |
Navigable throughout, East to I-94 as Kemper Ditch |
Trail Creek, IN |
E Street Bridge at Michigan City,
1 mile above mouth |