Illinois Waterway

noun

1. a waterway system in N Illinois made up of canals and rivers connecting Lake Michigan in Chicago with the Mississippi River. 336 miles (541 km) long.

Example Sentences

Just two carp have ever been detected in the Illinois Waterway - a shipping channel linking Lake Michigan to the Illinois River - beyond an electric barrier designed to keep them out.

From Reuters

Army Corps spokesman Allen Marshall explained it as a navigation structure on the Illinois Waterway designed as a “…potential one-way choke point to stop the spread of aquatic nuisances like Asian Carp” and prevent them from traveling out from the Mississippi River Basin toward Lake Michigan.

From Fox News

Geological Survey, launched a study sampling water at different times of year from several locations along the Illinois Waterway.

From Scientific American

Army Corps of Engineers says it will release a previously delayed report on measures that could be taken at an Illinois waterway chokepoint to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

From Washington Times

Ellie is a very good dog, eventually rescuing a kidnapped twelve-year-old from the jaws of the Illinois Waterway.

From The New Yorker