Lac de la Belle Rivière
| Lac de la Belle Rivière | |
|---|---|
| Location | Belle-Rivière |
| Coordinates | 48°14′11″N 71°43′11″W / 48.23639°N 71.71972°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (clockwise from the mouth) Discharge of lac des Scarabées, discharge of lac Bélair, discharge of lac des Vases, rivière du Milieu, discharge of Grand lac des Cèdres and an unidentified stream. |
| Primary outflows | La Belle Rivière |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
The lac de la Belle Rivière is a freshwater body at the head of Belle Rivière on the watershed of lac Saint-Jean, in the unorganized territory of Belle-Rivière, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Lake Belle Rivière is located in the northwestern part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
This small valley is served by the route 169 and by the route des Laurentides which runs along the lake on the northeast side. A few secondary roads serve this area for the needs of forestry, recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Belle Rivière Lake is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.