Lake Uzunkul: description, location, photo

Did you know that there are two Uzunkul lakes in Russia? One of them is in the Chelyabinsk region, the second - in the Uchalinsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan. We will tell about them in the article.

Lake in the Chelyabinsk region

In the Chelyabinsk region in the territory of Sosnovsky district, 30 km from the regional center along the Sverdlovsk tract, 200 km south of Ekaterinburg, there is a surprisingly beautiful freshwater lake Uzunkul. It has an elongated shape, by the way, its name is literally translated as a "long lake".

With an area of 4.2 square meters. Km, a length of 3.5 km, a width of 1.5 km, its average depth is 3 m, and the maximum reaches 7 m. On the western side there are sharp deep drops. The reservoir is powered by precipitation and melting snow. Several small streams flow into Lake Uzunkul. There is no flowing river from this pond.

Lake in Bashkortostan

Not far from the same Chelyabinsk region, but already in the Bashkir Trans-Urals, a little west of the Tashyar peak (545 m) lies another lake Uzunkul. It was located in a narrow mountain valley near the small village of Uzungulovo and the village of Ozerny. The distance from it to Chelyabinsk is 250 km.

It is interesting that this lake Uzunkul (Bashkiria), whose photo is in the article, is also very long in length from north to south. The reservoir is famous for its therapeutic silt-sapropel, which is excellent for dermatological problems, joint diseases and gynecological diseases. Its reserves are promising for construction on the banks of the reservoir of a sanatorium or mud baths.

Geographical location

ирота - 53°57′, долгота - 58°50′. The exact coordinates of Lake Uzunkul (Bashkiria) are: 53 ° 57 'longitude and 58 ° 50' longitude.

Coordinates of the Chelyabinsk waterway of the same name: latitude - 55 ° 25 ', longitude - 61 ° 18'.

How to get there

First we'll tell you how to get to the lake in the Chelyabinsk region: the reservoir is 1.5 km from the federal highway M-5 "Ural", so it's easy to get to it. It is necessary to move from Ekaterinburg towards Chelyabinsk, not reaching 30 km to the city, at the village of Urefty it is necessary to turn to the right to the bulk dirt road. There is no sign here, but there is a convenient asphalted wide exit. You can also focus on the nearest villages and a holiday village. After passing from the exit 200 m, you can find a pointer to the pond. Moving along the index about five kilometers, vacationers will get to the southern low-lying coast, before them a wonderful view of Lake Uzunkul will open.

Now we will find out how to get to the same reservoir in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Given that it is remote from large settlements and lies among the mountains, it's easiest to get there by car, driving along the route Beloretsk - Uchaly or Beloretsk - Verkhneuralsk. From the city of Beloretsk to Uzunkul is only 26 km along the mountain road. Local people will always show the right direction. Now you know where the lake Uzunkul (Bashkiria) is.

Rest on Chelyabinsk pond

On each of these reservoirs you can perfectly relax. Let us consider this question in more detail.

The beautiful, quiet and quiet Chelyabinsk lake Uzunkul (where we are already located) is very popular for recreation, fresh air with the aromas of steppe grasses will pleasantly refresh the body, fill it with vitality. You can come by savages in a car family with tents to buy on a hot day, organize a picnic or get out on the zoo for fishing.

Along the shore of the pond are the gardens of the cottage village "Cranes", on the eastern, elevated rocky shore there are popular recreation centers "Kamyshi" and "Rodnichok". This lake is very rich in different kinds of fish. Particularly many are caught here: crucian, roach, pike, bleak, carp, carp, rotan, perch, white cupid, peled. Reserves in the pond are quite suitable even for industrial fishing. The reservoir is in use by JSC "Chelyabinsk fish farm".

Rest on the Bashkir reservoir

And what can the second lake of Uzunkul (Bashkiria) offer? Reviews of it testify that it is always quiet here, there are practically no people on the shore. Therefore, this place is perfect for lovers of peace and quiet. Fishermen from the nearest villages of Ozerny and Uzungulovo, Dolgoderevensky and Argayash, Smolny and Miassy go here for small carps and carp. You can fish here from the shore in the bays, and from the boat.

The waters of this lake are very clean, the Uzunkula reservoir is a valuable natural territory, it is very promising for the establishment of specially protected natural areas. It is planned that in the near future a unique Kulbash swamp with the northern part of Uzunkul will constitute a complex biosphere reserve.

Archaeological excavations on the lake in Bashkortostan

Lake Uzunkul in Bashkiria surprised historians. During the excavations, archaeologists discovered ancient jasper-making workshops, more than 20 thousand different items - scrapers, arrows, primitive knives - from processed jasper. All the objects were buried in the ground by accumulations, most likely in semi-earthly workshops. The walls of such rooms from below to a height of up to a meter are made of stone treated slabs. At the bottom of the rooms were found objects, crafts and implements from Kushkuldinskaya jasper. The scientists found out that the workshops were built more than 10 thousand years ago.

Priceless archeological artifacts give scientists the opportunity to learn more about the ancient inhabitants of the Bashkir Trans-Urals, to find out the conditions of their residence in the given territory, the tradition of processing tools from a fairly solid rock of jasper. Scientists have already appreciated the skill of ancient rockets.

The find will also provide an opportunity to establish, a more accurate time interval for settling the ancient peoples of this territory, will allow a new look at the history of the region.