River Svir: fishing, photo and history

The Svir River flows along the north-eastern part of the Leningrad Region near the border of Karelia. It is part of the Volga-Baltic route.

Description of the water body

The Svir River of the Leningrad Region carries its waters from the Onega Lake (near the village of Voznesenie) from the east to the southwest. After 33 km it flows into the Ivinsky spill, and then past the town of Svirstroy and the village of Sviritsa - to the Ladoga Lake. Two hydrological distribution centers were built on the river - Nizhnesvirsky and Verkhnevirsky. They divide the water body into three sections: Upper Svir (its length is 95 km), Middle Svir (45 km) and Lower Svir (80 km).

Settlements

The Svir River flows through three administrative districts, on its banks are many cities, towns, villages. So, in the Podporozhsky region, the Ascension, Yannavalok, Nimpelda, Krasny Bor, Vyazostrov, Gakruchey, Rovskoye, Plotichno, Ostrechino, Pidma, Miasusovo, Upper Mandrogi, Podporozhye, Uslanka and Hevronino are neighbors to it; In Lodeinopolskiy district - Svirstroy, Harevschina, Ruchy, Gorka, Lodeynoye Pole, Rotten, Konevo and Lower Shotuka; In the Volkhov district - Sviritsa and the Bird Island.

Main tributaries

More than 30 rivers flow into the channel of the water body, the most important and large are Pasha, Vazhinka, Ojat, Ivin and Yandeba. Some of them are navigable. The left tributaries are Yanruchey, Kuzra, Toiba, Meldusa, Svjatuha, Kiselevka, Pogra, Yandeba, Pekhtega, Janega, Mungala, Pudanka, Kanomka, Shamoksha, Zaostrovka, Shakshozerka, Shotkusa, Oyat and Pasha. The right tributaries - Shavreka, Muromla, Pidemka, Pidma, Ivin, Uslanka, Mandroga, Segezha, Tensei, Negezhma, Rudeia, Vazhinka, Irvinka, Saryba, Ostrechinka, Korela and Fox.

Relief, soil and vegetation

The river Svir (photos in this article will help the reader understand all its beauty) flows mainly in the lowlands, in which glacial water bodies were located in the deep past. The lower reaches of this water body are on the Ladoga lowland. The riverbed is asymmetric: its left tributaries significantly prevail over the right. The soils of the adjacent territories are mainly clayey and marshy, sometimes sandy and partly stony. The banks of the river are almost everywhere covered with forests and shrubs, and sometimes meadow vegetation.

Hydrological regime

The river Svir has a length of 224 km. Its height at the source is 35 m, in the mouth - 4.84 m. The water flow is 785 m ³ / s. The width along the entire length varies from 100 m to 10-12 km (Ivinsky spill). The water regime of the river is uniform throughout the year. About 80 percent of the catchment area falls on Lake Onega. Primer mainly consists of stones and clay, in some places - from sand and silt. There are many places on the Svir with a predominance of rocky bottom. In the middle part of this water body there used to be rapids, but after the cascade of power plants were built they were flooded. A deep-sea route has now been established along the entire length of the channel.

Ice on Sviri rises depending on weather conditions for a period of 3-6 months. The stages of its formation and dissection at different sites due to individual characteristics vary widely. The first ice is formed in November-December, and descends in April-May. In warm years, as well as in places with strong currents, a continuous cover may not form.

River Svir: fishing

This water object is a paradise for lovers of fishing. Salmon, bream, asp, grayling, pike, minnow, ide, pike perch, roach, catfish, burbot and many other species are found here. All the year round the river is prohibited from catching whitefish, while other species are allowed to catch only near settlements. Fans of hunting for salmon fish should know that fishing is allowed:

- From the mouth to the five-hundred-meter forbidden zone of the Lower HPP. Bottom and float gear - no time limits. Fishing for spinning is prohibited from October to November and mid-May to mid-June.

- Throughout the whole of the Svir, apart from the forbidden zones of dams and bridges, ice- fishing is carried out by two single-barreled footsteps (the length should not exceed two meters, and the diameter of the hoop is half a meter).

- Above the dam of the Lower HPP and further along the entire riverbed. Fishing only with a float tackle with no more than ten hooks without any time limits.

- From the mouth to the village of Alekhovschina. The fishing is allowed for float equipment without any limitations of time and place. Zherlitsy - no more than five units per fisherman from the beginning of the melting of ice and until the first of June.

Tourism and rest

The river Svir (the map of the Leningrad region will help to decide the route to anyone who wishes) is interesting not only for fishing, but also for its sights. For example, in the lower reaches of this water body the Nizhnesvirsky Reserve is located . In addition, the river Svir is also known for its Storozhensky lighthouse. In the summer-autumn period there is very active navigation: passenger and freight traffic. On the tributaries of Pasha and Oyat there is an alloy of forest.

The Svir River: history

Svir is the third most famous river after the Neva and Volkhov in the northwestern part of Russia. Through it all cruises pass to Kizhi and to the village of Mandrogi. In pre-Petrine times, Svir was not the main trade and transport artery, but its role increased markedly with the onset of the Northern War. One of the most important and famous settlements of that era was the village of Sunday. It is located near the very source of the river, where it flows from Onega Lake. Its beautiful name is due to the Voznesensky Monastery built here in the fifteenth century. It lasted three hundred years. Not far from the monastery was a small fishing village - Svirskoye Ustye. In 1810, the Mariinsky Channel System was launched, as a result of which the village grew to the level of a large village and was renamed Ascension. Large ships came from the lake here, from which the goods were redistributed in the port to medium and small floating crafts, which they transported through the cities of this river. Both banks were built up by berths, platforms for unloading, rows of warehouses and barns. By the end of the nineteenth century, shipbuilding yards appeared as shipping developed. With the outbreak of the civil war, the settlement, which at that time was known as the Namy Sands, was able to receive a division of patrol ships, and also provide them with a preventive check of technical condition and carry out necessary repairs. Today this settlement can no longer be called an important and large port. However, the repair base is still here. With the beginning of the construction of the Upper-Svir reservoir, small and large villages from Sunday to Podporozhye were moved away from the shore, since they fell into the flood zone. Not touched only by those who settled on the top of the mountain range.

Through the eyes of a traveler

Passing the village of Krasny Bor, the river Svir is divided into several sleeves that run around small low islands. The largest of them, up to five kilometers long, has the beautiful name of Ivankoostrov. The motor ships always go around it on the left side, which is adorned with rocky shores. Further, the Svir expands and bypasses the next island, Vyazostrov, from both sides. After it, the waters again merge into a common stream. Further, the river narrows considerably, and a "throat" is formed. But behind him, the Svir is selected for the expanses of the Iven spill. Here the width of the river reaches 12 kilometers. Previously, it was the basin of a lake formed in the ice age. After passing the spill, the river again narrows and flows almost along the ideal straight line. Here on the right bank is the Rivne Quarry, famous for its dark red quartzite. Further, the river sharply turns to the south-west and again flows in a straight line, passing the village of Plotichno, known for its ancient forestry. Ends Svir its way in the waters of Lake Ladoga.