Thorn Creek is a
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accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the
Little Calumet River that travels through
Will
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and
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counties in northeastern
Illinois just south of
Chicago.
It starts in the high land of the
Valparaiso Moraine before dropping to the lower elevations of the
Little Calumet River valley. Along its path it has cut many deep
ravines and
valleys. It is usually quite narrow, though the width of the river varies. Under 26th Street in
Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,480 at the 2020 census. In earlier years, Chicago Heights was nicknamed "The Crossroads of the Nation". Currently, it is nicknamed "The Heights".
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, a dam built in 1928 forms
Sauk Lake
Sauk Lake (also known as Sauk Trail Lake) is a small, freshwater lake located in Cook County, Illinois, between the municipalities of Park Forest, Illinois and Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is an enlarged portion of Thorn Creek created by a dam on ...
(which is very wide), but just north of the street it is just a few feet across. This dam creates an accumulation of several feet of silt in Sauk Lake and is being considered for Notching in 2016 by the Corps of Engineers. The intent is to 'improve stream habitat'. The impact upon Ground Water Recharge, mitigation of Thorn Creek's 'flashiness' and future recreational activities are also concerns of Water-Shed Stakeholders.
See also
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Thorn Creek Nature Center and Preserve Thorn Creek Woods Nature Center and Preserve is located in Will County, Illinois, near the municipality of Park Forest, Illinois. It is part of the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The entranceway to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve is loca ...
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Sauk Trail Woods
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Calumet River
The Calumet River is a system of heavily industrialized rivers and canals in the region between the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and the city of Gary, Indiana. Historically, the Little Calumet River and the Grand Calumet River were one, the ...
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Valparaiso Moraine
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Tinley Moraine
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List of rivers in Illinois
References
*Kenneth J. Schoon, ''Calumet Beginnings'', 2003
Rivers of Illinois
Rivers of Will County, Illinois
Rivers of Cook County, Illinois
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