The rivière du Loup (in English: river of Wolf) is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, in the region administrative office of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Rivière du Loup Old name: Rivière Linière | |
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.jpg) Rivière du Loup | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Émilie |
| • location | Saint-Robert-Bellarmin, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec |
| • coordinates | 45°43′29″N 70°25′52″W / 45.72474°N 70.431118°W |
| • elevation | 618 metres (2,028 ft) |
| Mouth | Chaudière River |
• location | Sartigan |
• coordinates | 46°05′22″N 70°39′04″W / 46.08944°N 70.65111°W |
• elevation | 171 metres (561 ft) |
| Length | 76.5 kilometres (47.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 900 kilometres (559.23 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rivière du Loup (station:023428 - Pont-route at Saint-Côme) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Paquet, ruisseau Lestin, ruisseau Rochette, ruisseau Laplante, ruisseau Boutin, ruisseau Gilbert, ruisseau Poulin |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Donocan, ruisseau Grenier, ruisseau Patrick, Vachon River, Metgermette River, ruisseau Moore, Wilson River, rivière du Portage, ruisseau Croche, ruisseau Oliva, Taschereau River, rivière du Monument, ruisseau Caouette, rivière Noire |
The rivière du Loup empties on the east bank of the Chaudière River at a place called Sartigan, near Saint-Georges. It is the most important tributary of the Chaudière River in the county of Beauce.[1]
Toponymy
editThe toponym Rivière du Loup was made official on February 28, 1980, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Dictionary of rivers and lakes of the Province of Quebec, Department of lands and forests 1914 Eugène Rouillard, p. 87.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière du Loup.