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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ 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.