Loup (river) explained

Loup
Map:Loup (rivière).png
Source1 Location:Montagne de l'Audibergue (Alpes-Maritimes)
Source1 Coordinates:43.7675°N 6.7889°W
Mouth Coordinates:43.6431°N 7.1447°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:49km (30miles)
Basin Size:289km2

The Loup (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Lop) is a river in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Southeastern France. With a length of 49km (30miles), it ends in the Mediterranean Sea in Villeneuve-Loubet, near Cagnes-sur-Mer. It takes its source in Andon.

Geography

The total length of the river is 49.3km (30.6miles).

The source of the Loup is north of the mountain of Audibergue in the municipality of Andon, a small town in the Alpes-Maritimes situated at nearly 1200meters above sea level and surrounded by small ski resorts.

The stream first turns east, then turns south and forms the Gorges du Loup, a series of gorges. After passing Bar-sur-Loup, it resumes its course towards the east, passes south of the city of Vence, then moves towards the south-east and arrives at Villeneuve-Loubet.

From there it flows into the Mediterranean Sea southwest of Cagnes-sur-Mer.

Hydrology

The water flow in the Loup was observed for a period of 34 years (1980-2013) in Villeneuve-Loubet, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department, located at its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea. The river's catchment area is 289km2,[1] and the average flow rate is 4.480 m3/s.[2]

Cities and villages along the river

The Loup flows through the following cities and villages (source to mouth):

Andon, Gréolières, Cipières, Courmes, Gourdon, Pont-du-Loup, Bar-sur-Loup, La Colle-sur-Loup, Villeneuve-Loubet

Gorges du Loup

The Gorges du Loup is a gorge carved by the Loup river in the Maritime Alps in France, about 45 minutes from Nice.

Waterfalls

There are several cascades in the gorge. Among them are the Saut du Loup and the Cascade de Courmes.

Climbing

The gorge is a popular climbing area with several high-level routes, with at least 22 routes above the grade .[3] According to UKClimbing the gorge offers a total of 451 routes set in the French limestone.[4] The first free route in the gorge was Déversé Satanique, opened by Bernard Duterte in the mid-1980s. Now graded .[5]

9a difficulty routes

Notes and References

  1. http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/loup-le-73.html Bassin versant : Loup (Le)
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161237/http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stations/Y5615030%26procedure%3Dsynthese . Le Loup à Villeneuve-Loubet (Moulin du Loup) . July 21, 2019 . French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy . March 18, 2020 . live .
  3. Web site: https://archive.today/20190721155621/https://www.thecrag.com/climbing/france/gorges-du-loup/routes/with-grade/YDS:5.14a:5.15d/?sortby=at,desc. Routes in Gorges Du Loup for selected grade. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. live.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170719131205/https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=3292 . Gorges du Loup . UKClimbing. Jul 19, 2017.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190721182044/https://www.climbing.com/videos/gorgeous-french-limestone-at-the-gorges-du-loups-deverse-sector/ . Gorgeous French Limestone at the Gorges du Loup's Deverse Sector . Jul 21, 2019 . climbing.com.
  6. Web site: Enzo Oddo, 9a a Deversé. up-climbing.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305192821/http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/falesia/enzo-oddo--9a-a-devers-. March 5, 2016.
  7. Web site: 9a per Gérôme Pouvreau. up-climbing.com. Jul 31, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110806002209/http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/falesia/9a-per-g-r-me-pouvreau-. August 6, 2011.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190721152756/http://www.czechclimbing.com/clanek.php?key=6147&lim=250&

    &caut=

    . July 21, 2019. Alex Chabot climbs the new may be hardest route in Deverse. czechclimbing.com. Aug 16, 2007.
  9. Web site: Alex Chabot sale Abysse 9a. planetmountain.com. Aug 9, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721153201/https://www.planetmountain.com/it/notizie/arrampicata/alex-chabot-sale-abysse-9a.html. July 21, 2019.
  10. Web site: Andreas Bindhammer libera KinematiX. planetmountain.com. Oct 26, 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721153429/https://www.planetmountain.com/it/notizie/arrampicata/andreas-bindhammer-libera-kinematix.html. July 21, 2019.

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