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The River des Peres (French: rivière des Pères) (English: / dʌˈpɛər /) is a 9.3-mile (15.0 km) [1] metropolitan river in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the backbone of sanitary and storm water systems in the city of St. Louis and portions of St. Louis County. Its largest tributaries are Deer Creek and Gravois Creek.
Geography of St. Louis. St. Louis is located at 38°38′53″N 90°12′44″W. [1] The city is built primarily on bluffs and terraces that rise 100–200 feet (30–61 m) above the western banks of the Mississippi River, just south of the Missouri -Mississippi confluence. Much of the area is a fertile and gently rolling prairie that features ...
The name Des Pères is a French term which means "of the Fathers". In 1834 a small church, the Des Peres Presbyterian Church, 38°37′22″N 90°25′12″W (Old Des Peres Church;Old Stone Church) is a historic church on Geyer Road in Frontenac, Missouri. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
River des Peres; Roaring River; Rock Branch; Roubidoux Creek; Sac River 107 miles (172 km) St. Francis River 470 miles (760 km) Saling Branch; Salt River; Shoal Creek; Skinner Creek; South Grand River; South River; Spring River (Arkansas), of Missouri and Arkansas 57 miles (92 km) Spring River (Missouri), of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma; Squaw ...
Deer Creek is a stream in St. Louis County the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the River des Peres. The stream headwaters arise at 38°40′05″N 90°26′16″W and it flows to the southeast to its confluence with the River des Peres at 38°36′00″N 90°18′57″W. [1] just within the St. Louis city limits. [2]
Grant's Trail is a mixed-use trail in St. Louis County, Missouri, that begins at the River Des Peres Greenway at River City Boulevard and I-55 and runs northwest to Holmes Ave and I-44 in Kirkwood. [1] The trail is 12.14 miles (19.54 km) and is part of the Gravois Greenway. It connects the Meramec River Greenway to the River des Peres Greenway.
The St. Louis administrative region of the Missouri Department of Conservation encompasses Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren, and Washington counties. The regional conservation office is in St. Charles. This area offers access to the Meramec River. There is a boat ramp.
River Des Peres Park is a municipal park in St. Louis that opened in 1934. River Des Peres Park is located near River Des Peres and the St. Louis City/County border line. The parks borders are Lansdowne Avenue, Morganford Avenue, and River Des Peres Boulevard. It is located near the neighborhoods of St. Louis Hills, Lindenwood Park, and ...