Lac à la Chute is located in Jacques-Cartier National Park.

The surface of Lac de la Chute is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.

This lake sunk between the mountains is made in length, resembling a woolen sock whose part of the toes is oriented towards the northeast.

From the mouth of Lac à la Chute, the current goes consecutively first to the outlet of the lake over 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) generally towards the southwest in a deep valley; on 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) southwards following the course of the rivière à la Chute; on 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) towards the southwest by following the course of the Sautauriski River; then on generally towards the south along the current of the Jacques-Cartier River to the northeast bank of the Saint-Laurent river.

This denomination appears on cartographic documents at least since the end of the 19th century, in particular - in the form "L. at the Fall" - on the map of "Parc National des Laurentides" dating from April 30, 1896.