River des Peres
The River des Peres is a 9.3-mile metropolitan river in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the backbone of sanitary and storm water systems in the city of St. Louis and portions of St. Louis County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bluelion, Public domain.
- Type: River
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “River of the Fathers” and “Riviere des Peres”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carondelet Park and Francis Park.
Carondelet Park
Park
Photo: DiamondRemley39, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carondelet Park, established in 1875, is the third largest park in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The park contains nearly 180 acres and is located in the southeastern portion of the city, just west of Interstate 55, and is accessible at the Loughborough Avenue exit.
Francis Park
Park
Francis Park is an urban park located in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Francis Park is located between Eichelberger Street, Nottingham Avenue, Donovan Avenue and Tamm Avenue.
River Des Peres Park
Park
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
River Des Peres Park is a municipal park in St. Louis that opened in 1934. River Des Peres Park is located near River Des Peres and the St. Louis City/County border line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilbur Park and Bella Villa.
Wilbur Park
Village
Wilbur Park is a village in Concord Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 439 at the 2020 census.
Bella Villa
Village
Bella Villa is a city in Lemay Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 757.
Mackenzie
Hamlet
Mackenzie is an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census. In April 2018, the village of Mackenzie voted to dissolve, reverting to unincorporated St.
River des Peres
- Category: body of water
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.56713° or 38° 34′ 2″ northLongitude
-90.29004° or 90° 17′ 24″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
86CFHP85+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 552713370OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
4405782Wikidata ID
Q3024048
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River des Peres” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu des Peres”
- Catalan: “River des Peres”
- French: “Des Pères”
- French: “River Des Peres”
- French: “rivière Des Pères”
- Venetian: “River des Peres”
- Welsh: “Afon des Peres”
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Explore places such as Princeton Heights and Boulevard Heights.
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