The Rivière du Loup is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in southeastern Quebec

Quebec

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 which empties into the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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 at the city of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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There is a hydroelectric plant on the river near the city.

The river's name means Wolf River in French

French language

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 and may have come from a native tribe known as "Les Loups" or from the many seal

Pinniped

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s, known in French as loup-marin, once found at the river's mouth.