Métabetchouane Lake
The lac Métabetchouane is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métabetchouane 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 the province in Quebec, to Canada. This lake constitutes the demarcation between the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve and zec Kiskissink.
The lake Métabetchouane is indirectly served by the route 155. 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 Métabetchouane Lake 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.
Geography
The main watersheds near lake Métabetchouane are:- north side: Métabetchouane River, Chaîne River, Chute River, Fouet River;
- east side: Moncouche River, rivière aux Écorces, Lac aux Écorces;
- south side: Great Bostonnais Lake, Bostonnais River, Kiskissink Lake, Métabetchouane River;
- west side: Commissioners River, Perche river, Croche river.
A peninsula stretching over to the north separates two bays: one stretches over towards the south. The other bay stretches for to the south. While Naquagami Bay stretches for to the east to collect the discharge from the Métabetchouane River.
The mouth of Métabetchouane Lake is located at the bottom of a bay at the far north of the lake, at:
- north-east of the bottom of a bay in Grand lac Bostonnais;
- north of Kiskissink Lake;
- north-east of the center of the village of Van Bruyssel located along the Canadian National railway;
- east of lac des Commissaires;
- north of the village center of Lac-Édouard;
- south of the mouth of the Métabetchouane river, on the south shore of lac Saint-Jean.
- the Métabetchouane river on generally towards the northwest;
- the lac Saint-Jean on north-east until la petite Décharge;
- the Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.