Loups Marins River
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| Loups Marins River Rivière aux Loups Marins | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• coordinates | 50°15′33″N 65°44′40″W / 50.259167°N 65.744444°W |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Basin size | 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi) |
Loups Marins River (French: Rivière aux Loups Marins, Seal River) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
The Loups Marins River rises on the Canadian Shield and flows south to the Saint Lawrence. The course of the river is dictated by fractures in the bedrock.[1] The mouth of the river is in the municipality of Sept-Îles of the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality.[2] The name was made official on 5 December 1968. Its origin is not known.[3] The river's estuary is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of the Pointe à la Perche. It gives boats shelter from west winds.[4] A wooden cross standing on the rocks marks the western entrance to the river's estuary, which has about 3 metres (9.8 ft) of water.[5]
Basin
The river basin cover 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi). It lies between the basins of the Matamec River to the west and the Pigou River to the east.[6] The basin is partly in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Nipissis and partly in the municipality of Sept-Îles.[7]
