Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District

2502 Channel Dr., Lockport, Illinois. County/parish: Will.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 10, 2004. NRIS 04000167.

Part of Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS (NRIS 64500877).

2 contributing buildings. 3 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Lock 2 and Controlling Works

From Wikipedia:

Lockport Powerhouse

The Lockport Powerhouse is an American run-of-the-river dam used by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to control the outflow of the Sanitary and Ship Canal and limit the diversion of water from Lake Michigan into the Des Plaines River.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891488