[1] Recreational tourism activities, including boating, are developed in this sector.

From the Senneterre railway bridge, it is possible to sail north 50 kilometres (31 mi) via the Chenal de l'Épinette which joins up at Parent Lake at the mouth of the Robin River.

The Parent Lake watershed is serviced on the west side by route 113, which connects Senneterre and Lebel-sur-Quévillon.

The "Passe de l’Épinette” (English: Spruce Pass), which is located between the west bank of the Bell River and the northward peninsula, connects the Senneterre Lake upstream.

Replacing the Algonquin name of Chabogama or Shabogama, the channel lake in 1921, this hydronym pays tribute to Simon-Napoléon Parent (1855–1920), former mayor of the city of Québec and former premier of province of Quebec, for his entire public career.