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Loup River

American  
[loop] / lup /

noun

  1. a river in E central Nebraska, flowing E to the Platte River. 68 miles (109 km) long.


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He and his wife later struck a deal to will their 60-acre property on the Loup River to the Pawnee Nation, which had been forcibly moved in the 19th century to a reservation in Oklahoma.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

The flooded Loup River battered dams, bridges and roads last month, splitting the Twin River Public Schools district in two.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2019

In Nebraska, one of the worst states in the country for energy efficiency standards, the CEO of the Loup River Public Power District offered the same basic argument last month.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2012

Loup River in turn got what it wanted, a contract to sell power to Nebraska Power.

From Time Magazine Archive

From there they went to the Loup River, to the island in the Platte River and at last to the lodge under Center Island; but without avail.

From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de

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