Des Plaines River
The Des Plaines River is a river that flows southward for 133 miles through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the United States Midwest, eventually meeting the Kankakee River west of Channahon to form the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Illinois River
- Also known as: “De Plein River”, “Desplain River”, “Desplaines River”, “La Riviere Divine”, “Plein River”, “River Des Plains”, “デスプレーンズ川”, and “デプレーンズ川”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.Millsdale
Hamlet
Millsdale is an abandoned village located in Channahon… Millsdale is situated 6 miles northeast of Des Plaines River.
Des Plaines River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3917° or 41° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
-88.2584° or 88° 15′ 30″ west
Elevation
505 feet (154 metres)
Open location code
86HH9PRR+MJ
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Des Plaines River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Des Plaines”
- Catalan: “Des Plaines”
- Catalan: “Riu Des Plaines”
- Cebuano: “Des Plaines River”
- Chinese: “平原河”
- Chinese: “德斯普兰斯河”
- Dutch: “Des Plaines River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ديس پلاينيس”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Des Plaines”
- Finnish: “Des Plaines”
- French: “Des Plaines”
- French: “rivière Des Plaines”
- German: “Des Plaines River”
- Hebrew: “נהר דפליינס”
- Irish: “Abhainn Des Plaines”
- Italian: “Des Plaines”
- Japanese: “デプレインズ川”
- Polish: “Des Plaines”
- Russian: “Дес-Плейнс (река)”
- Russian: “Дес-Плейнс”
- Slovenian: “Des Plaines”
- Spanish: “Des Plaines”
- Venetian: “Des Plaines”
- Vietnamese: “Des Plaines River”
- Welsh: “Afon Des Plaines”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Divine and Goose Lake Prairie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kankakee River and Skinner Island.
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Worth a closer look: Chicago and Springfield.
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