DuPage River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of the East Branch and West Branch in Bolingbrook, Illinois |
• coordinates | 41°42′07″N 88°08′51″W / 41.7019745°N 88.1475649°W |
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 |
• elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
Length | 28.3 mi (45.5 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Shorewood, Illinois |
• average | 348 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | DuPage River → Des Plaines → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf Mexico |
GNIS ID | 407441 |
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]