Itkul Lake in Khakassia

From the very beginning it should be noted that the name of Itkul has lakes in the Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk regions and in Khakassia. Common to them besides the name is freshwater. Itkul is a toponym, that is, the name of a geographical object. In Russia there are 10 of them - villages, villages, settlements, railway stations. There are four lakes, one of which, Big Itkul, is located in the Chelyabinsk region. There are similar names that differ only one letter, and also toponyms - in the Siberian Federal District there is a natural reservoir Utkul, and not Lake Itkul. The Altai region has two more villages, a river and recreation center with the name of Utkul, and is absolutely devoid of any geographical object known as Itkul.

The homeland of tens of thousands of lakes

"Blue edge" is so often called the Southern Urals because of its lakes, the number of which is 3170, and the area occupied by them is up to 2100 square meters. Km. 39 natural reservoirs are recognized as natural monuments of regional importance.

Among them Itkul is a lake, which is one of the most beautiful places in the Chelyabinsk region, in the north of which it is located. A beautiful pond occupies an area of about 30 square meters. Km, in length it stretched for 7 km, in width on 5. The lake is completely a security object with a total length of the border of 31.04 km, 21.53 of which pass through the territory of the Verkhneufaleiskiy urban district.

Main attraction

Among the famous sights there is the famous Shaitan-stone, the 10-meter rock-remains, sung by PP Bazhov, which is an independent monument of nature. Naturally, the picturesque rock has many legends, one of which is called "Golden Hair". According to the same legend, Shaitan-stone was the home of Poloz. After that in 1973-1976. Because of the activity of the pumping station built on the west bank for the transfer of the lake's water to Chusovaya, the water level decreased by 2.5 m, a cave opened beneath the rock.

Geographical information

The deepest place of the reservoir reaches almost 17 m with an average depth of about 7. The total length of the coastline is 15 km. The height above sea level, on which the lake is located, is 273 meters. Itkul is a lake with a rocky and precipitous eastern shore and a more or less gentle southwest. The opposite southeast has a cut of rocks, very interesting in the composition of minerals - there are large crystals (up to 10 cm) of black hornblende. Grenades and chrome spinel are often found. Special attention should be paid to the beaches of the southeastern coast with white sand, in which garnet crystals, sometimes quite large, gleam, which is why they are called "pomegranate beaches". The lake is encircled by mountains (the highest of them is Capabayka reaches 544 m above sea level) and beautiful dense forests. At the foot of the mountain runs a small river of the same name. Its name is translated from the Bashkir language as "black bai", or the rich man. Itkul is a lake that feeds on a lot of streams and streams, but only one source - Istok.

Sights of the Bashkir lake

300 years of the shore of the reservoir are inhabited by Bashkirs, the same number of years and the same-named Bashkir village of Itkul, located, like the village of Bautovo, on the northern shore of the lake. In this village there is a monument to the heroes of the war of 1812, the Bashkirs of the tribe "rubbish", who came to the Russian troops in Paris. Even near the village of Bautovo there is a hill with a forest cut down at the top. As a result, there is a beautiful view of Lake Itkul (photo attached). The peculiarity of the reservoir is added by a group of boulders located closer to the middle and resembling cows wandering into the water. This nameless island, or simply "pebble," stretched out to a length of 125 meters. In addition, there is also a coin beach, the rocks of the Ship, the rock ridge Altash, on the outskirts of the village, the same name with the lake, there are the so-called Itkul gates - there are centuries-old poplars, touching the crowns.

Lake, praised by PP Bazhov

This wonderful corner of nature was described by PP Bazhov in his work "Demidov's caftans", in which the singer of the Urals gives his interpretation to the name "Meat lake". He writes that the water in the lake is of unusual clarity and transparency, but a little reddish, as if meat was rinsed in it. Others explain the name of the richness of fish in the waters of the lake. With the factory owner Demidov another "meat" story is connected. For the disobedience and rebellion of the Bashkir population against the construction on the bank of the plant, Demidov wanted to poison the lake, ordering him to drop the chopped cow carcasses into it. Ostensibly since that time the Sacred Lake began to be called Meat. This story also told the world PP Bazhov.

Archaeological treasure

Call it and "Second Turgoyak with the shores of Arkaim." Turgoyak is also a large freshwater lake, located in the same area, near the city of Miass, and also a natural monument. Arkaim is a large archaeological center. With the fortified settlement of the Middle Bronze Age, located all in the same Chelyabinsk region, Itkul related archaeological finds found in many places of the coastline. It can be judged from them that in the 3rd millennium BC here blacksmith, pottery and other kinds of crafts flourished. And man lived on these shores and in the 7th millennium BC. No archaeological expedition returned empty-handed, valuable finds were always brought, and on the shore numerous traces of ancient settlements were discovered.

Tourist paradise

Itkul is a lake that attracts thousands of tourists. Forests and hills, beaches and clear water, abundance of fish and wonderful air - such beauty could not go unnoticed, and people were drawn here. First people came to rest residents located 20 km in the city of Verkhny Ufaley, now the pond turned into a tourist object. Even without describing the achievements in the sphere of services for holidaymakers, it can be argued that Itkul is a lake, the rest of which will be guaranteed to be unforgettable. The site is a nature reserve, and not all places are available for wild rest. It should be noted that entry to the territory of paid (350 rubles.), And any person crossing the border of the reserve, issue a garbage bag. But there are many more places for those who like to relax in the tent, which is rich in Lake Itkul. The recreation center or sanatorium can provide a high level of civilized and cultural pastime. They are in large numbers located on the west bank. The most popular of them are Itkul, Uralelement, Depo, Vagonnik, Zheleznodorozhnik, Metelitsa. It should be noted a high level of comfort and service of holiday destinations.

Pearls of Khakassia

As already noted above, in Siberia several such toponyms are Itkul. The lake, (Khakassia has its own reservoir with a similar name), which has an oval shape and stretches from the north-west to the southeast, is the first largest freshwater reservoir in Khakassia. It refers to the Shirinsky district. This administrative-territorial unit derives its name from the legendary meromictic drainless Lake Shira. At three kilometers from it in the east direction is Itkul. Meromictic - a term for deep chemically stratified two-layered lakes, in which there is a complete absence of water circulation between the layers. Examples - the Black Sea, Lake. Grave on the island of Kildin in the Barents Sea and Lake Shira. The water in it is bitter-salty in taste. This reservoir is located 100 meters below the Itkul reservoir. The lake (Khakassia has 500 large natural reservoirs with a surface area of more than 10 hectares, more than 100 of which are saline), is located higher along the terrain and provides fresh water to the resort "Lake Shira" and the village of Kolodezny.

Some information about the lake

The area of the lake's mirror is 23.5 square meters. Km, depth reaches 16 meters, height above sea level - 456 m. Three rivers flow into it, the largest of them Kartash. The banks in the vicinity of the confluence and outflow of streams are swamped (western and south-western). Here you can find small salty Spirinsky lakes in the amount of 5 pieces. Unlike them, Itkul is a freshwater lake, with clear and transparent water (absolute transparency reaches 9 meters). It feeds, besides rivers, 50 underground springs. A significant part of its territory, namely 6.2 square meters. Km, located in the south, belongs to the reserve of federal significance "Khakassky". On one of the surrounding elevations of the reservoir there is an observation deck with a magnificent view of Lake Itkul. The photo is attached and fully confirms what has been said.

Places of civilized rest

Of course, there are civilized recreation areas - separate cottages for rent, well-maintained private houses, sanatoriums and hotels. To very many of what is meant by the concept of modern cultural rest, Lake Itkul fully enjoys. The recreation center of the Siberian Society of Hunters and Fishers (any of the five - "Mnogoozernoe", "Lake Petrovskoe", "Gordeeka", "Klepikovo", "Utkul") can serve as an indicator and a visiting card of rest on this magnificent lake. Therefore, the residents of not only the nearby settlements, but also from everywhere, go there to rest, because the rest on a reservoir like Lake Itkul, the reviews have the most positive.

A modern source of information

Naturally, in our time, advertising plays a huge role, and any institution for recreation, and not only to attract visitors, has its own website, where you can get all the information you need, which details what Itkul is. The lake, the rest on which you are going to spend, is widely known, there are exhaustive data about it. The information is about the sights of the lake and the surrounding area, there are recommendations on how best and what kind of transport to get to the site, you can find out the approximate cost of the proposed journey, everything about the history of the lake, the flora and fauna. So tourists can only choose the right option. And the choice is more than good.