Lake Troïlus is of the

Broadback River The Broadback River (french: Rivière Broadback) (In Cree: ''Chistamiskau Sipi'') is a river in northern Quebec, Canada. It drains into Rupert Bay (a smaller bay at the south end of James Bay), just south of the Rupert River and Cree community ...

watershed, located in

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, in the

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, in the

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. 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.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Troilus are: * north side:

Rupert River The Rupert River is one of the largest rivers in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows west into Rupert Bay on James Bay. The Rupert drains an area of . There is some extremely la ...

, Natastan River, Boisfort Lake, Canotaican Lake, Avanches Lake, Swallow Lake; * east side: Testard Lake (Broadback River), Épervanche Lake, Savignac Lake, Artaud Lake, Armagnac Lake, Saint-Urcisse Lake, Saint-Urcisse River,

Lake Mistassini Lake Mistassini () is the largest natural lake by surface area in the province of Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of approximately and a net area (water surface area only) of . It is located in the Jamésie region of the province, appro ...

; * south side: Frotet Lake, Lake Regnault, Samuel-Bédard Lake, Lemieux Lake, De Maurès River, Du Sauvage Lake,

Chibougamau River The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: R ...

; * west side: Chatillon Lake, Chatillon River,

, Avranches Lake, Robineau Lake. Located west of Lake Mistassini, Troilus Lake has an area of . This lake has a length of , a maximum width of and an altitude of . 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 . This bay is fed on the west side by a discharge of seven unidentified lakes. This bay has an island with a length of ; * South-Central Bay, stretching south-west on . Note: It has a secondary bay stretching southward on . This bay receives the discharge (coming from the South-West) of the lakes rotet lakeand Regnault Lake, as well as the discharge of the South-West bay; * East Bay, stretching to the northeast on , with two large peninsulas (one is oriented towards the Northeast on , the other opposite stretches 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 . Note: A peninsula stretching 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: * west of

lake Mistassini Lake Mistassini () is the largest natural lake by surface area in the province of Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of approximately and a net area (water surface area only) of . It is located in the Jamésie region of the province, appro ...

; * south-west of the mouth of

Mistassini Lake Lake Mistassini () is the largest natural lake by surface area in the province of Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of approximately and a net area (water surface area only) of . It is located in the Jamésie region of the province, appro ...

which is the head of the

; * northwest of the village center of

Mistissini (Cree village municipality) Mistissini ( cr, ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃ/Mistisinî meaning Big Rock) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec, Canada; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipal ...

; * north of downtown Chibougamau; * north-east of the mouth of

Lake Evans (Quebec) Lake Evans is a freshwater lake in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in western Quebec, Canada. This lake is crossed by the Broadback River. Geography Surrounded by a generally flat la ...

; * East of the confluence of the

and

Rupert Bay Rupert Bay is a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay, in Canada. Although the coast is part of the province of Quebec, the waters of the bay are under jurisdiction of Nunavut Territory. Geography This bay has a width of 16 ...

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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 Mesgouez Lake. The toponym "Troilus Lake" was formalized on August 2, 1991, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.no_seq = 271282 Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of Place Names - Toponym: "Troilus Lake"
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