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Des Plaines River

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The Des Plaines River is a river that flows southward for 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 French explorers and missionaries arrived in the 1600s, in what was then the Illinois Country of New France, they named the waterway La Rivière des Plaines (River of the Plane Tree) as they felt that trees on the river resembled the European plane tree. The local Native Americans showed these early European explorers how to traverse waterways of the Des Plaines watershed to travel from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River and its valley.

Address: Des Plaines 60016
State: IL
City: Des Plaines
Zip Code: 60016
categories: arts & entertainment, river, landmark & historical place


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Reviews
Don't go there! The kayak/canoe launch is awful! Mosquitoes will eat you alive before you even try to get on your kayaks. Also, it's so muddy that you sink and it's impossible to stabilize yourself.
This is a truly amazing place nearby Chicago when you can just go and relax fishing kayaking. I just wish that they had more kayak launching pads along the banks of the river.
Do not I repeat do not ever in your life come to des Plaines. Many people were kill by John Wayne Gacy and his ghost lies hear along with many dead men. He burns in the fires of hell forever!!!!!!!!! I hate 's
Haha, this is now one of my most wanna go place on the world. That's due to the seriel murderer John Wayne Gacy.
here John Wayne Gacy threw Robert Piest
one of the thickest and prettiest rivers.
Few know but this lake was used for the serial killer John W Gacy to throw his victims: very unfortunate fact that remains in the memory of the relatives.
Timothy D. O'Rourke 20 June 16–23, 1978, Item 31. Des Plaines River. Frank William Landing 19 November 4, 1978, Item 32. Des Plaines River. James Mazzara 20 November 24, 1978, Item 33. Des Plaines River. Robert Jerome Piest 15 December 11, 1978, Item 30. Des Plaines River. John Wayne Gacy
Something good is being able to enjoy nature and catch big fish
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