Des Plaines River

The Des Plaines River (/dɪsˈpleɪnz/) is a river that flows southward for 133 miles (214 km) through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the United States. They meet in the Kankakee River west of Channahon to form the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River.

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition