Lac à la Chute
| Lac à la Chute | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier (TNO), La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale |
| Coordinates | 47°18′42″N 71°19′22″W / 47.31166°N 71.32278°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (clockwise from the mouth) Discharge of lac du Lièvre, décharge du lac Kewe, discharge of lac Cauchon and discharge of lac Guay. |
| Primary outflows | Discharge of the lake going to rivière à la Chute |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 653 m (2,142 ft) |
Lac à la Chute (English: Lake of the Fall) is a freshwater body on the hydrographic side of rivière à la Chute, located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
Lac à la Chute is located in Jacques-Cartier National Park. Its southern half is located in the canton of Cauchon.
The Lac à la Chute watershed is mainly served on the east side by the route 175 which links the cities of Quebec City and Saguenay. A few secondary roads serve this area for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second.
The surface of Lac de la Chute is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.