Lac à la Chute

Lac à la Chute
Lac à la Chute
Location in Quebec
LocationLac-Jacques-Cartier (TNO), La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale
Coordinates47°18′42″N 71°19′22″W / 47.31166°N 71.32278°W / 47.31166; -71.32278
Lake typeNatural
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 outflowsDischarge of the lake going to rivière à la Chute
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Surface elevation653 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.