The name Quatre Lieues refers to the location of the lake, which is four leagues, or 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west of Shelter Bay, Quebec.

[4] The northern part of the lake is 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) long and 390 metres (1,280 ft) wide.

[7] The southern extension forms a narrow and winding basin 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long cut into the plateau.

[5] The Cartier Railway owned by ArcelorMittal runs along the northeast shore of the lake before turning west along the MacDonald River valley.

The hunting area is about 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi) with hardwood forests about 50 years old and mature spruce.