Métascouac Lake
| Métascouac Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier, La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Coordinates | 47°50′15″N 71°50′18″W / 47.8375°N 71.83833°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (Clockwise from the mouth) Décharge d’un ensemble de lacs dont Durocher, des Mûres, Taillefer et Themers, décharge des lacs Isabelle et Flynn, décharge du lac Tomochiche et du lac Sérigny, décharge du lac Lescarbeau. |
| Primary outflows | Métascouac River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
The lac Métascouac is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métascouac River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Lac Métascouac is part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The area around the lake is served indirectly by the route 169 (connecting Quebec (city) to Alma) and by the route 155 (connecting La Tuque and Chambord). A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lac Métascouac is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.