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The remains of Lake Calumet lie east of the Bishop Ford Freeway (Interstate 94) on the far south side of Chicago, between 103rd Street and 130th Street. The lake itself is part of the underutilized Port of Chicago. A lakeside grain elevator can be seen from the freeway. South of the lake, the freeway passes the Paxton Landfill, including pipes that collect methane and other gases generated by the landfill.
The vestigial lake itself officially lies within Chicago's South Deering community area. Cleanup efforts in former landfills areas continue as of 2010; see Superfund status subsection below.
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