На Урале в Челябинской области есть замечательная its beauty is the system of lakes, the name of which contains the word Kisegach. They are where the lowland meets the mountainous. Because of tectonic activity, cracks, faults, folds first appeared in the earth's crust, and then they were filled with water. So lakes were formed.
Where they cut wood
In the Chelyabinsk region there are five lakes withwith a similar name. In the Chebarkulsky area there is the Big and Small Kisegach, in the Sosnovsky area - just Kisegach, in Kaslinsky - two more lakes with the same name.
The largest and most beautiful of them is Big Kisegach. The lake is located in the Chebarkulsky region, the resort region of the Southern Urals, and is popular with those who like to relax in nature.
Thirteen thousand years ago
Lake Big Kisegach of ancient origin. His age, according to scientists, may be about 13 thousand years.
Of course, for such a long period, the lake not only changed its outlines, but also became warmer and colder depending on the climate.
Once on its shores ran the tundra. Deciduous forests rustled here about nine thousand years ago. And now in these places you can find birch, pine, oak, linden, elm and other deciduous trees.
Первозданность природы сохранилась в этих местах, probably because they were not inhabited for a long time. At least, archaeologists still do not find evidence of sites near the Grand Kisegach primitive people. Not found traces of residence and a later period. Only there are burials of ancient Scite origin. Scientists suggest that the Old Believers here were hiding from the persecution of the authorities.
Deep and transparent
The lake area is about 15 square kilometers. Kisegach is a lake that stretches over six kilometers in length and four kilometers in width.
In the Chelyabinsk region, Big Kisegach belongs to the top three of the deepest lakes.
Its maximum depth is 33 meters.Deeper than it are only lakes Turgoyaka and Uvildov. The depth of the latter reaches 38 meters. The depth of Lake Kisegach on average throughout its length is 10 meters.
The water on this forest lake is very clean, almost transparent. The bottom is visible at a depth of 10 meters. Therefore, rest on Lake Kisegach is so appreciated.
In addition, the lake is with running water.Six small rivers flow into it, which mainly originate in the Ilmensky mountains. Some of them connect the Kisegach-Lake with other water bodies of the Ural region, thereby contributing to the journey to these places by boat and catamaran.
Picturesque shores
The coastline of this Ural lakestretched for 26 kilometers. And there is hardly a corner on it that would not attract with its unique beauty. On the stony slopes of the shores rise slender pines and birches, as well as many other trees and shrubs. At the same time, here and there along the entire coast there are cozy bays, bays, clumps and sandy beaches. It is not surprising that recreation centers on Kisegach Lake are popular.
In 1969, the environs of the Big Kisegach and the lake itself received the status of a natural monument and a conservation area. In addition, the western shore of the lake is closely approaching the Ilmensky State Reserve.
Numerous islands
At a time when the water level in the lake goes down(either because of the heat, or for other reasons), stone ridges, which are called shad, protrude from under the water. They love to rest the birds. By the way, there are a lot of birds on Kisegacha islands. They nest there and stop to rest on long-haul flights. After all, Big Kisegach, a lake rich in fish, is also well protected from the winds, since hills surround it from almost all sides.
Island of lovers of fishing
Not only wonderful nature attractsholidaymakers on Kisegach, but also great opportunities for fishing. There are a lot of different fish here: pike, perch, crucian carp, chebak, ruff, tench, ide. And even there are rare smelt and whitefish for these places. The latter is very large.
Fans of fishing not only occupy the coastlakes, but also islands. And in the winter they go fishing directly from the ice, arranging whole tent settlements on it. Smelt attracts them at this time of the year.
На озере Кисегач может представиться возможность and hunt, but for this you need to get permission in local forest areas. But on the territory of the Ilmensky reserve, which borders the lake in the west, both hunting and fishing are prohibited.
Recreation on the lake Kisegach
Of course, you can relax on the lake yourself, as a tourist, with a backpack and a tent. However, not everybody likes this kind of rest. There is an alternative: sanatoriums and recreation centers.
Уже в советское время Кисегач являлся известным balneological resort of the Southern Urals. The first holiday home was opened in 1926. During the war years, a hospital worked there, and in the post-war period, the Kisegach sanatorium opened. He is now considered one of the best health resorts of the Urals. In addition to coniferous forests, clean air, the sanatorium offers mineral baths, procedures with sapropelic mud, hydromassage, magnetic therapy and other various treatments.
If you do not put the treatment at the forefront, then forgood rest fit pensions and bases on Lake Kisegach. For example, you can settle in the pension "Cliff" or at the recreation center "Ural Dawns". This list can be continued: “Spark”, “Metallurg”, “Kisegach” are all recreation centers. We are happy to see guests in the ski resort “Sun Valley” and in the hotel complex “Utesoff”. And in the holiday village Kolokolenka you can rent a house. So the choice is big enough, the main thing - it would be a desire to go to these wonderful places.
How to get there
Going on a trip by car is easierjust take a car map and find Big Kisegach on it (lake, Chelyabinsk region). If you have to go from the side of Ekaterinburg, then you need to move along the Chelyabinsk highway to Miass. There turn on Chebarkul. Before reaching the city a few kilometers, turn onto the road to the lake. There should be signs: "Big Kisegach" or "Sanatorium" Kisegach.
From public transport, you can choose a trainor a bus that can take you to Chebarkul. From there it is not difficult to get to the sanatorium "Kisegach" - minibuses and local buses go to it daily. And in general, a distance of 5-6 kilometers from Chebarkul to Big Kisegach Lake can be overcome even on foot, getting additional impressions of contemplation of the beauty of the surrounding nature on the way.
