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'''Lake Troïlus''' is a [[lake]] in [[Quebec]] [[Canada]], 80 kilometres west of [[Lake Mistassini]]. |
'''Lake Troïlus''' is a [[lake]] in [[Quebec]] [[Canada]], 80 kilometres west of [[Lake Mistassini]]. |
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== Geography == |
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The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Troilus are: |
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* north side: [[Rupert River]], [[Natastan River]], Boisfort Lake, [[Canotaican Lake]], [[Avanches Lake]], Swallow Lake; |
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* east side: [[Lake Testard (Broadback River)]], [[Lac Épervanche]], [[Savignac Lake]], Artaud Lake, [[Lake Armagnac]], Lake Saint-Urcisse, [[Saint-Urcisse River] ]], [[lac Mistassini]]; |
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* south side: [[Frotet Lake]], [[Lake Regnault]], [[Samuel-Bédard Lake]], [[Lemieux Lake]], [[De Maurès River]], Lac du Sauvage, [[Chibougamau River]]; |
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* west side: Chatillon Lake, Chatillon River, Broadback River, Avranches Lake, Robineau Lake.Located west of Lake Mistassini, Troilus Lake has an area of {{convert|52|km|2}}. |
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This lake has a length of {{convert|28.1|km}}, a maximum width of {{convert|3.3|km}} and an altitude of {{convert|372|m}}. |
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This asymmetrical lake has four large deformed parts, each of which includes an archipelago, as well as numerous bays and peninsulas: |
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*'''South-West bay''', stretching over a length of {{convert|8.6|km}}. This bay is fed on the west side by a discharge of seven unidentified lakes. This bay has an island with a length of {{convert|1.4|km}}; |
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* '''South-Central Bay''', stretching south-west on {{convert|13.1|km}}. Note: It has a secondary bay stretching southward on {{convert|4.2|km}}. This bay receives the discharge (coming from the South-West) of the lakes [Frotet lake] and [[Regnault lake]], as well as the discharge of the South-West bay; |
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* '''East Bay''', stretching to the northeast on {{convert|15.0|km}}, with two large peninsulas (one is oriented towards the Northeast on {{unit|2.3|km}}, the other opposite stretches {{convert|1.8|km}} to the southwest), which almost meet, forming a strait. This bay receives two unidentified lake discharges from the northeast side and the [Lake Testard (Broadback River)] discharge from the south; |
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* '''North West Bay''', stretching to {{convert|7.5|km}}. Note: A peninsula stretching {{convert||km}} to the southwest separates East Bay and North West Bay. This bay receives the discharge (coming from the North-East) of a set of unidentified lakes. The mouth of the lake is located on the west shore of this bay. |
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The mouth of Troilus Lake is located at the bottom of a bay in the north of the lake, at: |
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* {{convert|51.6|km}} west of [[Mistassini Lake]]; |
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* {{convert|78.7|km}} south-west of the mouth of [[Mistassini Lake]] which is the head of the [[Rupert River]]; |
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* {{convert|68.6|km}} northwest of the village center of [[Mistissini (Cree Village Municipality)]]; |
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* {{convert|72.2|km}} north of downtown [[Chibougamau]]; |
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* {{convert|155.9|km}} north-east of the mouth of [[Evans Lake]]; |
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*{{convert|300|km}} East of the confluence of the [[Broadback River]] and [[Rupert's Bay]]<ref>River segments measured from the Atlas of the Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.</ref> |
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==Toponymy== |
==Toponymy== |
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The toponym "Troilus lake" evokes the work of life of Troilus de La Roche de Mesgouez (around 1540-1606), viceroy "so-called Terres-Neuves". His title of lieutenant-general "of the countries of Canada, Newfoundland, Labrador and Norembegue", received in 1598, conferred him the property of the country and the monopoly of the trade. Troilus is the name of the godfather of La Roche, Troilus de Mondragon, Spanish colonel.In 1945, the Quebec Geography Commission attributed the name of Troilus to this waterbody, previously designated Lake Seven. This numeral-based designation - there was also a Lake Five, a Lake Six, and a Lake Eight - appeared on the map entitled Mistassini and was published in 1943. The Crees gave names to parts of this lake, but not to all of this complex water table. See: [[La Roche (Canton)]] and [[Lac Mesgouez]]<ref>Work: "Names and Places of Quebec", a work of the [[Commission de toponymie du Québec]] published in 1994 and 1996 under the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.</ref>.The toponym "Troilus Lake" was formalized on August 2, 1991 by the [[Commission de toponymie du Québec]] <ref> [http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx? no_seq = 271282 Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of Place Names - Toponym: "Troilus Lake"]</ref>. |
The toponym "Troilus lake" evokes the work of life of Troilus de La Roche de Mesgouez (around 1540-1606), viceroy "so-called Terres-Neuves". His title of lieutenant-general "of the countries of Canada, Newfoundland, Labrador and Norembegue", received in 1598, conferred him the property of the country and the monopoly of the trade. Troilus is the name of the godfather of La Roche, Troilus de Mondragon, Spanish colonel.In 1945, the Quebec Geography Commission attributed the name of Troilus to this waterbody, previously designated Lake Seven. This numeral-based designation - there was also a Lake Five, a Lake Six, and a Lake Eight - appeared on the map entitled Mistassini and was published in 1943. The Crees gave names to parts of this lake, but not to all of this complex water table. See: [[La Roche (Canton)]] and [[Lac Mesgouez]]<ref>Work: "Names and Places of Quebec", a work of the [[Commission de toponymie du Québec]] published in 1994 and 1996 under the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.</ref>.The toponym "Troilus Lake" was formalized on August 2, 1991 by the [[Commission de toponymie du Québec]] <ref> [http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx? no_seq = 271282 Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of Place Names - Toponym: "Troilus Lake"]</ref>. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 03:11, 10 June 2018
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| Lake Troilus | |
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| Location | Baie-James, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 50°53′58″N 74°33′21″W / 50.89944°N 74.55583°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
Lake Troïlus is a lake in Quebec Canada, 80 kilometres west of Lake Mistassini.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Troilus are:
- north side: Rupert River, Natastan River, Boisfort Lake, Canotaican Lake, Avanches Lake, Swallow Lake;
- east side: Lake Testard (Broadback River), Lac Épervanche, Savignac Lake, Artaud Lake, Lake Armagnac, Lake Saint-Urcisse, [[Saint-Urcisse River] ]], lac Mistassini;
- south side: Frotet Lake, Lake Regnault, Samuel-Bédard Lake, Lemieux Lake, De Maurès River, Lac du Sauvage, Chibougamau River;
- west side: Chatillon Lake, Chatillon River, Broadback River, Avranches Lake, Robineau Lake.Located west of Lake Mistassini, Troilus Lake has an area of 52 kilometres (32.31 mi).
This lake has a length of 28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi), a maximum width of 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) and an altitude of 372 metres (1,220 ft).
This asymmetrical lake has four large deformed parts, each of which includes an archipelago, as well as numerous bays and peninsulas:
- South-West bay, stretching over a length of 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi). This bay is fed on the west side by a discharge of seven unidentified lakes. This bay has an island with a length of 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi);
- South-Central Bay, stretching south-west on 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi). Note: It has a secondary bay stretching southward on 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi). This bay receives the discharge (coming from the South-West) of the lakes [Frotet lake] and Regnault lake, as well as the discharge of the South-West bay;
- East Bay, stretching to the northeast on 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi), with two large peninsulas (one is oriented towards the Northeast on Template:Unit, the other opposite stretches 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the southwest), which almost meet, forming a strait. This bay receives two unidentified lake discharges from the northeast side and the [Lake Testard (Broadback River)] discharge from the south;
- North West Bay, stretching to 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi). Note: A peninsula stretching [convert: needs a number] to the southwest separates East Bay and North West Bay. This bay receives the discharge (coming from the North-East) of a set of unidentified lakes. The mouth of the lake is located on the west shore of this bay.
The mouth of Troilus Lake is located at the bottom of a bay in the north of the lake, at:
- 51.6 kilometres (32.1 mi) west of Mistassini Lake;
- 78.7 kilometres (48.9 mi) south-west of the mouth of Mistassini Lake which is the head of the Rupert River;
- 68.6 kilometres (42.6 mi) northwest of the village center of Mistissini (Cree Village Municipality);
- 72.2 kilometres (44.9 mi) north of downtown Chibougamau;
- 155.9 kilometres (96.9 mi) north-east of the mouth of Evans Lake;
- 300 kilometres (190 mi) East of the confluence of the Broadback River and Rupert's Bay[1]
Toponymy
The toponym "Troilus lake" evokes the work of life of Troilus de La Roche de Mesgouez (around 1540-1606), viceroy "so-called Terres-Neuves". His title of lieutenant-general "of the countries of Canada, Newfoundland, Labrador and Norembegue", received in 1598, conferred him the property of the country and the monopoly of the trade. Troilus is the name of the godfather of La Roche, Troilus de Mondragon, Spanish colonel.In 1945, the Quebec Geography Commission attributed the name of Troilus to this waterbody, previously designated Lake Seven. This numeral-based designation - there was also a Lake Five, a Lake Six, and a Lake Eight - appeared on the map entitled Mistassini and was published in 1943. The Crees gave names to parts of this lake, but not to all of this complex water table. See: La Roche (Canton) and Lac Mesgouez[2].The toponym "Troilus Lake" was formalized on August 2, 1991 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec [3].
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- ^ River segments measured from the Atlas of the Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Work: "Names and Places of Quebec", a work of the Commission de toponymie du Québec published in 1994 and 1996 under the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
- ^ no_seq = 271282 Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of Place Names - Toponym: "Troilus Lake"