Loup (river)
{{About|the river Loup in southeast France|the Loup River in Nebraska, US|Loup River}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Loup
| native_name ={{native name|fr|La Liane}}
| image = Gorges_du_Loup.jpg
| image_caption = The Gorges du Loup in Tourrettes-sur-Loup
| map = Loup (rivière).png
| source1_location = Montagne de l'Audibergue (Alpes-Maritimes)
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43|46|3|N|6|47|20|E|region:FR}}
| mouth_location = Mediterranean Sea
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|38|35|N|7|8|41|E|region:FR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|49|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|289|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Loup ({{IPA|fr|lu|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Loup.wav}}; {{langx|oc|Lop}}) is a river in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Southeastern France. With a length of {{convert|49|km|mi}}, it ends in the Mediterranean Sea in Villeneuve-Loubet, near Cagnes-sur-Mer.{{sandre|id=Y5610500|nom=Le Loup}} It takes its source in Andon.
Geography
The total length of the river is {{convert|49.3|km|miles}}.
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 {{convert|1,200|meters|feet}} 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 {{convert|289|km2|abbr=on}},[http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/loup-le-73.html Bassin versant : Loup (Le)], Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA and the average flow rate is 4.480 m3/s.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721161237/http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stations/Y5615030%26procedure%3Dsynthese | url=http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stations/Y5615030&procedure=synthese | archive-date=July 21, 2019 | publisher=French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy | title=Le Loup à Villeneuve-Loubet (Moulin du Loup) | access-date=March 18, 2020 | url-status=live }}
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
File:Gourdon, bridge over Gorges de Loup, Grasse, France, ca. 1895.jpg
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.
File:sautduloup2.jpg|Saut du Loup
File:sautduloup1.jpg|Saut du Loup
File:SautDuLoup.jpg|Saut du Loup
File:MK54518 Cascade de Courmes.jpg|Cascade de Courmes
= Climbing =
File:Alexandre Chabot - PuntX 9a - Gorges du Loup.jpg climbs the 9a sport route PuntX]]
The gorge is a popular climbing area with several high-level routes, with at least 22 routes above the grade {{climbing grade|5.14}}.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190721155621/https://www.thecrag.com/climbing/france/gorges-du-loup/routes/with-grade/YDS:5.14a:5.15d/?sortby=at,desc|url=https://www.thecrag.com/climbing/france/gorges-du-loup/routes/with-grade/YDS:5.14a:5.15d/?sortby=at,desc|title=Routes in Gorges Du Loup for selected grade|archive-date=July 21, 2019|access-date=July 21, 2019|url-status=live}} According to UKClimbing the gorge offers a total of 451 routes set in the French limestone.{{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719131205/https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=3292 | url= https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=3292 | title=Gorges du Loup | publisher=UKClimbing| archive-date=Jul 19, 2017}} The first free route in the gorge was Déversé Satanique, opened by Bernard Duterte in the mid-1980s. Now graded {{Climbing grade|8a+}}.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721182044/https://www.climbing.com/videos/gorgeous-french-limestone-at-the-gorges-du-loups-deverse-sector/ | url=https://www.climbing.com/videos/gorgeous-french-limestone-at-the-gorges-du-loups-deverse-sector/ | archive-date=Jul 21, 2019 | title=Gorgeous French Limestone at the Gorges du Loup's Deverse Sector | publisher=climbing.com}}
== 9a difficulty routes ==
- Kick Ass - August 2012 - Enzo Oddo{{cite web|url=http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/falesia/enzo-oddo--9a-a-devers-|title=Enzo Oddo, 9a a Deversé|publisher=up-climbing.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305192821/http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/falesia/enzo-oddo--9a-a-devers-|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}
- Trip Tik Tonik - July 2011 - Gérome Pouvreau{{cite web|url=http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/falesia/9a-per-g-r-me-pouvreau-|title=9a per Gérôme Pouvreau|publisher=up-climbing.com|date=Jul 31, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806002209/http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/falesia/9a-per-g-r-me-pouvreau-|archive-date=August 6, 2011}}
- PuntX - 12 August 2007 - Alexandre Chabot{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721152756/http://www.czechclimbing.com/clanek.php?key=6147&lim=250&==&caut=|archive-date=July 21, 2019|url=http://www.czechclimbing.com/clanek.php?key=6147&lim=250&==&caut=|title=Alex Chabot climbs the new may be hardest route in Deverse|publisher=czechclimbing.com|date=Aug 16, 2007}}
- Abysse - 28 July 2006 - Alexandre Chabot{{cite web|url=http://www.planetmountain.com/News/shownews4.lasso?l=1&keyid=35234|title=Alex Chabot sale Abysse 9a|publisher=planetmountain.com|date=Aug 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721153201/https://www.planetmountain.com/it/notizie/arrampicata/alex-chabot-sale-abysse-9a.html| archive-date=July 21, 2019}}
- Kinematix - 6 October 2001 - Andreas Bindhammer{{cite web|url=http://www.planetmountain.com/News/shownews4.lasso?l=1&keyid=33667|title=Andreas Bindhammer libera KinematiX|publisher=planetmountain.com|date=Oct 26, 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721153429/https://www.planetmountain.com/it/notizie/arrampicata/andreas-bindhammer-libera-kinematix.html| archive-date=July 21, 2019}}
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Category:Rivers of Alpes-Maritimes