Starr Lake (Lac-Saint-Jean-Est)
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, 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. Geography. The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Starr are: Lake Starr features is landlocked between the mountains. It has a length of , a width of , an altitude of . Its mouth is located to the southeast at the bottom of a narrow bay long, ie: From the  mouth of lake Starr, the current descends Moncouche River on generally southward, the Métabetchouane River northward on to the south shore of lac Saint-Jean; then, the current crosses the latter on towards the northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River via La Petite Décharge on to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. Toponymy. The toponym "lac Starr" was formalized on August 28, 1973, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.