Blaiklock River


The Blaiklock River is a tributary of the Barlow River, flowing into the Regional County Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The course of the river flows in the townships of Chérisy, Beaulieu and Blaiklock. This river flows into the Albanel, Mistassini and Blaiklock Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary.
The hydrographic slope of the "Blaiklock River" is accessible by a forest road which cuts the river and which connects to route 167 to the southwest of Waconichi Lake. This last road comes from Chibougamau, going north-east along the shoreline. Southeast of Waconichi Lake and the river of the same name.
The surface of the "Blaiklock River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however safe ice traffic is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

Toponymy

This hydronym uses the same name as the township of Blaiklock. This term evokes the memory of Frederic William Blaiklock, surveyor, native of Quebec. He was the first to conduct topographic measurements in the valley of the Ashuapmushuan River which is located north of Lac Saint-Jean. He also mapped out the two provincial roads leading to Lac Saint-Jean, via Stoneham and via La Tuque. From 1850 to 1853, he surveyed the territorial boundaries between Canada and New Brunswick. For 23 years, he was in charge of the Cadastre Office at Montreal. The Geography Commission, the current Commission de toponymie du Québec, approved this place name in 1953.
The toponym "Blaiklock River" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, that is to say, the foundation of this commission.