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MID-CONTINENT DIVIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

To read this map, one must first put its parts together in the mind, seeing it as a chain tying together the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley. The proposed canal reaches across a Mid-Continent Divide to connect the "Chicago Creek" with the Illinois River.

CONT

Note that beaches themselves were new to the lakefront--before the Sanitary and Ship Canal breached the Mid-Continent Divide, it was just too unsafe to bathe or swim in the lake.

Key term(s)
  • Mid Continent Divide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie

Spanish

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