Iset River - a fish river with a dog's smell

In the Urals there is or is its origina lot of different rivers, large and very tiny. Beginning with fontanelles, flowing out of swamps or lakes, they are completely different from each other. And each has its own story, its own secret, its own beauty.

One of the longest rivers in the Urals is the riverIset. Its length exceeds 600 km. The river begins in the Sverdlovsk Region and, flowing through the territory of two more regions (Kurgan and Tyumen), flows into the Tobol River. Iseti has many tributaries: Lattice, Sysert, Patrushikha, Brusyanka, Kamyshenka, Kamenka, Kanash, Sinara, Techa, Ichkina, Barnev, Ik, Miass, Mostovka, Tersyuk, Iryum. At an average depth of about 2 m, the width of the Iset is 30 to 70 m. The flow of the river averages 2.5 m / s. Below the town of Shadrinsk, the river becomes navigable.

As to how the river got its nameIset, there is no one-sided opinion. There are several options, the oldest of which: from the Tatar "ist", which translates as "a dog's smell." However, there are two more versions: from the Ket "fish river" ("iset set") and Vogul "a lot of fish." There are a lot of fish in Iset: dace, ruff, crucian carp, bream, perch, tench, gudgeon, roach, pike perch, carp, stick, chebach, pike, ide.

The Iset River was inhabited since ancient times.Discovered by archaeologists the remains of ancient settlements suggest that the man settled here more than nine thousand years ago. And till now scientists find petroglyphs, stone tools, ancient altars, arrowheads. More than 140 archaeological sites were found in the upper part of the Iset.

Iset was a waterway connecting Siberia with Europe. The antique coin found here is considered proof that the Iset River was one of the links of the Great Silk Road.

The Iseti basin is rich in various usefulfossils, although over time these reserves were depleted, and the environment suffered significant damage. Since ancient times, they traded in gold, and in the nineteenth century gold-bearing placers near n. etc. Small Istok discovered diamonds. In addition, rubies, topazes, aquamarines, chrysoberyls, aquamarines, and also iron ore were mined here.

The banks of the Iset are unusually beautiful.Here there are many famous monuments of nature - basalt rocks, stone gates and caves (the most famous is Smolinskaya cave). What are only the names of the rocks: Three caves, Dinosaur, Elephant's legs, Seven brothers, Owl, Stone pillar, etc.

Ural is a favorite place for fansextreme sports. Climbers and water workers are very attracted to the Iset River. The threshold of the Revun (in the local - Burkan) is rightly considered the most famous place among amateurs to float on the water on various types of boats.

Cutting consisting of volcanic rocksstone ridge, by its complexity, Revun is estimated from the 2nd to the 5th category, depending on the water level and the category of vessels used. There are almost all local obstacles: shafts, clamps, barrels, plums. It is not without reason that it is called the Mecca of water experts, and not only at the local level. Situated only 20 km from the place where the Iset River created this miracle, Kamensk-Uralsky is a large railway junction. He made the Howler accessible to extremists from other regions.

A fascinating element of stone and water, whichis the threshold of the Howler, and indeed the whole Iset river in general, attracts nature lovers. And the one who has only been here once, will certainly strive to come back here again.