DuPage River
The DuPage River is a 28.3-mile-long tributary of the Des Plaines River in the U.S. state of Illinois.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Du Page River” and “Dupage River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Briscoe Mounds and Channahon State Park.
Briscoe Mounds
Historic site
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The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois.
Channahon State Park
Park
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Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after a Native American word meaning "the meeting of the waters".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Millsdale.
Channahon
Town
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Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River.
Millsdale
Hamlet
Millsdale is an abandoned village located in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois, United States. In 1903, it had a population of 25. In 1946, it had a population of 20. The Santa Fe Railway stopped at Millsdale Station. Millsdale is situated 3 miles northeast of DuPage River.
Minooka
Town
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Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 3½ miles northwest of DuPage River.
DuPage River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover DuPage River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“DuPage River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu DuPage”
- Catalan: “DuPage”
- Cebuano: “DuPage River”
- Chinese: “杜佩奇河”
- French: “DuPage river”
- French: “DuPage”
- French: “Rivière DuPage”
- German: “DuPage River”
- Hungarian: “DuPage folyó”
- Irish: “Abhainn DuPage”
- Japanese: “デュページ川”
- Japanese: “デュペイジ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “DuPage River”
- Slovenian: “DuPage River”
- Slovenian: “DuPage”
- Venetian: “DuPage”
- Welsh: “Afon DuPage”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Drummond and Blodgett.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moose Island and Lock Number 7.
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