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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: see Chicago Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, 30 mi (48 km) long, 22 ft (6.7 m) deep, and from 162 to 290 ft (49–88 m) wide, built (1892–1900) on the South Branch to prevent the pollution of Lake Michigan by Chicago's sewage; locks prevent the river from entering the lake.
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Scientists caution that failure to stop the Asian carp's march up the Illinois River and though the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal to Lake Michigan could wreak more havoc on Great Lakes ecosystems than the previous invasions of the sea lamprey and the zebra mussel combined.
When fish strike back by Lydecker, Ryck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
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