Rivière du Loup (Chaudière River tributary)

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
Rivière du Loup
Rivière du Loup (Chaudière River tributary) is located in Quebec
Rivière du Loup (Chaudière River tributary)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie, Chaudière-Appalaches
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality, Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Émilie
 • locationSaint-Robert-Bellarmin, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec
 • coordinates45°43′29″N 70°25′52″W / 45.72474°N 70.431118°W / 45.72474; -70.431118
 • elevation618 metres (2,028 ft)
MouthChaudière River
 • location
Sartigan
 • coordinates
46°05′22″N 70°39′04″W / 46.08944°N 70.65111°W / 46.08944; -70.65111
 • elevation
171 metres (561 ft)
Length76.5 kilometres (47.5 mi)
Basin size900 kilometres (559.23 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationRivière du Loup (station:023428 - Pont-route at Saint-Côme)
Basin features
ProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. 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

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The 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

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  1. ^ Dictionary of rivers and lakes of the Province of Quebec, Department of lands and forests 1914 Eugène Rouillard, p. 87.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: Rivière du Loup.