The Barlow River is a tributary of the Chibougamau River, flowing into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The upper part of the hydrographic slope of the "Barlow River" is accessible by a forest road from Chibougamau and going up to the North.

The lower part is served by some forest roads that come from the south where passes route 113 which connects Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau.

The surface of the "Barlow River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

The Barlow River originates at the mouth of Lake Sirois (length: 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi), elevation: 413 metres (1,355 ft)) in Richardson Township.