DuPage River

DuPage River
Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve on the West Branch of the DuPage River, where Julius Warren claimed land in Warrenville in 1833.
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of the East Branch and West Branch in Bolingbrook, Illinois
 • coordinates41°42′07″N 88°08′51″W / 41.7019745°N 88.1475649°W / 41.7019745; -88.1475649 (DuPage River origin)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Des Plaines River near Channahon, Illinois
 • coordinates
41°24′56″N 88°13′10″W / 41.4155866°N 88.2195063°W / 41.4155866; -88.2195063 (DuPage River mouth)
 • elevation
502 ft (153 m)
Length28.3 mi (45.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationShorewood, Illinois
 • average348 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
ProgressionDuPage River → Des Plaines → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf Mexico
GNIS ID407441

The DuPage River is a 28.3-mile-long (45.5 km)[2] tributary of the Des Plaines River in the U.S. state of Illinois.[3]

  1. ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05540500 DU PAGE RIVER AT SHOREWOOD, IL".
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: DuPage River