Loup River

General data

Water type: River
Source: North Loup River, Middle Loup River
Progression: Platte River -> Missouri River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

The Loup River (pronounced /lup/) is a tributary of the Platte River, approximately 68 miles (109 km) long, in central Nebraska in the United States. The river drains a sparsely populated rural agricultural area on the eastern edge of the Great Plains southeast of the Sandhills. The name of the river means ’wolf’ in French, named by early French trappers after the Skidi band of the Pawnee, whose name means ’Wolf People,’ and who lived along its banks. The river and its tributaries, including the North Loup, Middle Loup, and South Loup, are known colloquially as ’the Loups’, comprising over 1800 mi (2900 km) of streams and draining approximately one-fifth of Nebraska.

Loup River

General data

Description

Source

North Loup River

Middle Loup River

Rivers

Cedar River (Nebraska)

Catches