Illinois Gazetteer
Des Plaines River is a physical feature (stream) in Grundy County. The primary coordinates for Des Plaines River places it within the IL 60410 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Des Plaines River |
| Category: | Illinois physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 214 kilometers long. Heads in Wisonsin 0.8 km (0.5 mi) west-southwest of Union Grove, flows south-southeast into Illinois just west of Chicago, where it flows southwest to join the Kanakakee River to form the Illinois River 20.8 km (13 mi) southwest of Joliet. (US-T121) |
| County: | Grundy County |
| Latitude: | 41.3916978 |
| Longitude: | -88.2583964 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Des Plaines River: Des Plaines River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Des Plaines River does not include property ownership information.
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