Lake Troilus

Lake in Quebec, Canada

Lake Troïlus is of the Broadback River watershed, located in Baie James, in the Nord du Québec, in the province of Quebec, Canada. This body of water is part of the Assinica Wildlife Sanctuary. The surrounding areas are conducive to hunting and fishing. The hydrographic slope of the Troilus is generally difficult to access, except for some forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism activities. These roads connect on the west side to a main road leading south to Chibougamau; this route passes west of Troilus Lake, straddling the strait between the main part of Troilus Lake and Moleon Bay (located to the southwest). The surface of Troilus Lake is usually frozen from late October to early May, however safe ice movement is generally from mid November to the end of April.

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 Mesgouez Lake. The toponym "Troilus Lake" was formalized on August 2, 1991, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.