The lac Savane (''English: Savannah lake'') is a body of fresh water located northeast of the city of

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, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in Canada. This body of water straddles the

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of: *

La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions within ...

: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier (southwest part of the lake); *

Charlevoix Regional County Municipality Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul. Subdivisions There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Baie-Saint-Paul ;Municipalities (3) * L' ...

: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba (northeast part of the lake). Savane Lake is served by a few secondary forest roads for forestry purposes.Open Street Map - Accessed March 31, 2020
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. Because of the altitude, the surface of Savane Lake is generally frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the beginning of December until the beginning of April.

Geography

The eastern shore of the lake turns out to be the southeastern limit of the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...

. This deep lake between the mountains is located at: * northeast of a mountain peak located on the west side of Lac Savane; * northwest of a mountain peak located on the east side of Lac Savane; * southwest of the course of the Sainte-Anne river; * southwest of downtown

Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Saint-Paul ( 2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is ...

.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Lac Savane - Distance and altitude measurements established from the application of site measurements.
/ref> This lake has a length of , a width of and an altitude of . The outlet of the lake is located on the northeast side and empties into the

rivière Savane du Nord The Savane du Nord river is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River, flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River. This river successively crosses the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba and the city of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix, ...

. Lake Savane is mainly fed by: * Portage stream (coming from the south) which drains a group of six lakes upstream; * the outlet (coming from the east) of Lake Mestashibo; * two streams (coming from the west); * a stream (coming from the east). Savane Lake is an artificial body of water formed by the construction in 1923 of a dam at its mouth. This infrastructure was used to control the water supply to the reservoir of the Sept-Chutes power station on the Sainte-Anne river. This power station was decommissioned in 1983 and since the wooden infrastructure of the dam is no longer used. From its mouth, the current goes down following the course of the

Rivière Savane du Nord The Savane du Nord river is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River, flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River. This river successively crosses the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba and the city of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix, ...

, then flows on first towards the south-east, then the south-west, following the course of the Sainte-Anne river, which crosses downtown Beaupré, to the northwest shore of the

Saint-Laurent river The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...

Toponymy

In the past, this body of water was designated "Grand lac Savane". The toponym "lac Savane" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Lac Savane
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Geography

Toponymy

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