9-724: Brock River may refer to: Brock River (Chibougamau River) , a tributary of the Chibougamau River, in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec Brock River West , a tributary of Brock River, Quebec Brock River North , a tributary of Brock River, Quebec Brock River (Missisquoi River) , a tributary of the Missisquoi River, in Sutton, Quebec See also [ edit ] Brock (disambiguation) River Brock ,
18-552: A river in Lancashire, England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brock_River&oldid=962432794 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
27-574: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brock River (Chibougamau River) The Brock River is a tributary of the Chibougamau River , flowing in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James , in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . The course of the river crosses successively (from the upstream)
36-647: The East shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River) . The latter is crossed to the Northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake . The mouth of the "Brock River" located at: This hydronym evokes the memory of Reginald W. Brock , who, at the end of the 1896 geological exploration campaign, was assistant to Dr. Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada, made a rapid geological reconnaissance of
45-561: The South of the lake. The surface of the "Brock River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April. The "Brock River" originates at the mouth of Brock Lake (length: 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) altitude: 400 metres (1,300 ft)) in the Township of Beaulieu. This source is located at: From its source, the "Brock River" flows over 104.6 kilometres (65.0 mi) according to
54-411: The cantons of Beaulieu, Cherisy, La Rochette, Rageot, Livillier, La Touche and Opémisca. The hydrographic slope of the "Brock River" is accessible by a forest road that cuts across the northern part of the river, at 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) south of Villebois Lake. This road comes from the South where it separates from the route 113 which connects Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau and passes to
63-660: The creation of this commission Download coordinates as: Reginald W. Brock Reginald Walter Brock , FRSC, FRGS (10 January 1874 – 30 July 1935) was a Canadian geologist, academic, and civil servant. He was Director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1907 to 1914, in addition to being Deputy Minister of Mines in 1914. On the outbreak of the First World War , he joined the Canadian Army. In 1919, he became Professor of Geology and Dean of Applied Sciences at
72-464: The following segments: Upper Brock River (segment of 37.7 kilometres (23.4 mi)) Lower Brock River (segment of 66.9 kilometres (41.6 mi)) The "Brock River" flows on the North shore of the Chibougamau River , at 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) downstream from the mouth of Michwacho Lake in the township of Ospémisca. From this mouth, the current flows southwesterly along the Chibougamau River to
81-545: The road between the lakes Waswanipi and Mistassini through the rivers Waswanipi , Chibougamau and Barlow River and the Lake Waskonichi. Reginald W. Brock, Director of the Geological Survey of Canada, provided the work maps and survey instruments for the 1910 Chibougamau Geological Survey (Quebec) expedition. The toponym "Brock River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec , i.e. at
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