The Kempt Lake is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Matawin, Quebec in the MRC Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.

This reservoir is located on the route of the Manouane River (La Tuque) in northern Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve.

The dam has a height of 4 m and a holding capacity of 40.7 million m³.

[1] Dam Manouane-A A second dam of a strong capacity on Kempt Lake designated Manouane-A, was built in 1941 for the end of hydroelectricity.

The distance by road is 173 km from the center of the town of Saint-Michel-des-Saints and Kempt Lake.