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Loup

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Loup

River flowing through eastern central Nebraska, USA; length 109 km/68 mi. It is formed by three branches flowing southeast from the High Plains into the Platte River valley, and joins the Platte River at Columbus.

Course

The North Loup rises in Cherry County, and flows 339 km/212 mi to join the Middle Loup (which also rises in Cherry County and flows 354 km/221 mi), forming the mainstream north of Grand Island. The South Loup rises north of North Platte and flows 243 km/152 mi to join the Middle Loup east of Boelus.

The 122-km/76-mi-long Calamus River joins the North Loup near Burwell, having passed through dam-created Calamus Reservoir, one of several power and flood control projects on the Loup system.



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"It may be well enough, to try the rifle," muttered a dull looking man, whose features, both in outline and expression, bore no small resemblance to the first speaker, and who loosened the stock of his piece and brought it dexterously to the front, while delivering this opinion; "the Pawnee Loups are said to be hunting by hundreds in the plains; if so, they'll never miss a single man from their tribe.
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