Starr Lake (Lac-Saint-Jean-Est)

Starr Lake
Starr Lake
Location in Quebec
LocationBelle-Rivière (TNO), Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Coordinates48°00′53″N 71°54′54″W / 48.01472°N 71.915°W / 48.01472; -71.915
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflowsDischarge of 13 mountain streams, one of which drains Falcon Lake.
Primary outflowsMoncouche River (via Moncouche Lake)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Surface elevation491 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.