Des_Plaines_River
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The Des Plaines River ( diss-PLAYNZ) (French: Rivière des Plaines) is a river that flows southward for 133 miles (214 km) 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. Native Americans used the river as transportation route and portage. When Fre
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| Des Plaines River | |
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 A section of Des Plaines River in Lake County, Illinois | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | West of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin |
| • coordinates | 42°40′25″N 88°01′35″W / 42.6736°N 88.0265°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Illinois River |
• coordinates | 41°23′23″N 88°15′18″W / 41.3898°N 88.2549°W |
| Length | 133 mi (214 km) |
| Basin size | 630 mi (1,600 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Joliet, Illinois |
| • average | 3,799 cu/ft. per sec. |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Des Plaines River → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
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