Starr Lake (Lac-Saint-Jean-Est)
| Starr Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Belle-Rivière (TNO), Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Coordinates | 48°00′53″N 71°54′54″W / 48.01472°N 71.915°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | Discharge of 13 mountain streams, one of which drains Falcon Lake. |
| Primary outflows | Moncouche River (via Moncouche Lake) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
The lac Starr (English: Starr Lake) is a freshwater body in the head area of the Moncouche River (via the lac Moncouche), in the unorganized territory of Belle-Rivière, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Lac Starr is located just north of the northwestern limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Its location is almost at the limit of the administrative regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale.
Many forest roads surround the Starr Lake area for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, is second.
The surface of Lake Starr is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March. However, the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.