A narrow stream through most of its length, the river flows through a city park in Lisle and Greene Valley Forest Preserve between Woodridge and Naperville. It is followed downstream by five more developed launch sites before the DuPage’s confluence with the East Branch.Įast Branch-The usually canoeable part of the East Branch begins south of Warrenville Road in Lisle. Lions Park on Beecher Road in Winfield is the first developed canoe launch. Log jams across this narrow stream and shallow stretches are occasional obstacles. The Forest Preserve District is developing a greenway along its banks to protect the river from development and to provide a peaceful, wildlife-rich experience for paddlers.
West Branch-Beginning at West Branch Forest Preserve, near Carol Stream, the West Branch flows through a number of DuPage County Forest Preserves. Therefore, the upper sections of both branches are not recommended as water trails.
The upper East Branch resembles a channelized drainage ditch more than a potential recreational resource. The upper stretches of both branches run through residential neighborhoods. However, both branches are shallow in their upper stretches and occasionally difficult to paddle due to low water in the summer months. The lower part of the West Branch has several developed canoe launch sites. Scenery along its East and West branches is mostly suburban with low grassy banks, while the DuPage mainstem is mostly rural. The East Branch is largely channelized, and the West Branch is mostly natural and meandering. Together, they make up eighty-four miles of waterway that drain a watershed of 326 square miles. The DuPage consists of east and west branches which meet south of Naperville. The DuPage River is a small-to-medium sized stream flowing north to south through DuPage and Will counties and ending at its confluence with the Des Plaines River in Channahon.
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