This body of water straddles the regional county municipalities of: Savane Lake is served by a few secondary forest roads for forestry purposes.

The eastern shore of the lake turns out to be the southeastern limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

The outlet of the lake is located on the northeast side and empties into the rivière Savane du Nord.

This infrastructure was used to control the water supply to the reservoir of the Sept-Chutes power station on the Sainte-Anne river.

The toponym "lac Savane" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.