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The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers, including the Ashuapmushuan, the Mistassini , the Péribonka , the Des Aulnaies , the Métabetchouan, and the Ouiatchouane . The towns on its shores include Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Roberval, Normandin, and Saint-Félicien .

The lake was initially named Piékougami (Flat Lake) by the Kakouchak Innu who lived on its shores. It was given its French name after Jean Dequen, a Jesuit missionary who in 1647 was the first European to reach its shores.

Industry on the lake was dominated with the fur trade until the 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended. Colonization began in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-JeanThe Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec, Canada is distinguished by its physical beauty, especially the Fjord du Saguenay, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region, and by the cordial character of its inhabitants. region in the early 1800s and continued intensively until the early 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre. Industry was mainly forestrySkills Forestry is the art and science and practice of studying and managing forests and related natural resources. Much research and development has been invested in learning about managing forest ecosystems, improving varieties of trees, and in better m and agricultureFarming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). Agriculture is also known as farming .. In the 20th century, pulp and paperThe global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American ( United States, Canada), northern European ( Sweden, Finland) and southeast Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. mills and aluminum smelting rose to importance, encouraged by hydroelectricHydroelectricity hydroelectric-power or Hydropower is a form of hydropower that uses the energy released as a result of water falling, or flowing downhill or by wave-differences, under the influence of gravity to produce electricity. Specifically, the mec dams at Alma and on the Péribonka River. Lac Saint-Jean also has an important summer resort and sport-fishing industry.