Moncouche Lake (Lac-Saint-Jean-Est)
| Moncouche Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lac-Moncouche (TNO), Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Coordinates | 47°57′28″N 71°57′26″W / 47.95778°N 71.95722°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (clockwise from the mouth) Discharge of Lac Saint-Véran and discharge of lac Constantineau. |
| Primary outflows | Moncouche River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
The Moncouche Lake is a freshwater body at the head of the Moncouche River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in province of Quebec, in Canada. Moncouche Lake is located in the western part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Its location is almost at the limit of the administrative regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale.
A forest road runs along the southeast shore of Moncouche Lake. Some secondary forest roads serve this area for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of lake Moncouche 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.