DuPage River
The DuPage River is a 28.3-mile-long (45.5 km) tributary of the Des Plaines River in the U.S. state of Illinois.
| DuPage River | |
|---|---|
Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve on the West Branch of the DuPage River, where Julius Warren claimed land in Warrenville in 1833. | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the East Branch and West Branch in Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 41°42′07″N 88°08′51″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Des Plaines River near Channahon, Illinois |
• coordinates | 41°24′56″N 88°13′10″W |
• elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Length | 28.3 mi (45.5 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Shorewood, Illinois |
| • average | 348 cu/ft. per sec. |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | DuPage River → Des Plaines → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 407441 |
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