Rivière du Loup (Chaudière River tributary) facts for kids

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Rivière du Loup
Native name	Old name: rivière Linière
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Main source	Lake Émilie Saint-Robert-Bellarmin, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec 618 metres (2,028 ft) 45°43′29″N 70°25′52″W / 45.72474°N 70.431118°W / 45.72474; -70.431118
River mouth	Chaudière River Sartigan 171 metres (561 ft) 46°05′22″N 70°39′04″W / 46.08944°N 70.65111°W / 46.08944; -70.65111
Length	76.5 kilometres (47.5 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system	St. Lawrence River
Basin size	900 kilometres (559.23 mi)
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 (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.

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.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière du Loup was made official on February 28, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.