Lakes of the Sverdlovsk region: Peschanoe - small Switzerland on the outskirts of Yekaterinburg

Karelia is rightly called the country of thousands of lakes. Well, no one argues with this. However, to buy, sunbathe on the beach or fish, it is not necessary to go on a long journey. In our country there are many places where you can also organize an excellent beach holiday on the shore of a picturesque lake. Sverdlovsk Region is not an exception. Only in the outskirts of Yekaterinburg there are more than a dozen beaches where you can have a great time - swim, sunbathe, go for a boat or jet ski. If you are attracted to the lakes of the Sverdlovsk region, Peschanoe is probably the most optimal option. At least for the reason that it is almost in the city.

Despite its name, the bottom of the lake and most of its coastline are stony. So the name of the reservoir is not entirely true.

The surface area of Sandy does not exceed half a square kilometer. The length of the coastline is approximately two and a half kilometers. The average depth of the reservoir is about one meter, although in some places it can reach a mark of 3.5 meters. From the lake flows only one small rivulet - Berezovka, and the Black Creek flows into it. However, like other lakes in the Sverdlovsk Region, Sandy feeds on surface and underground waters. In form it resembles a rectangle with dimensions of 800x500 meters.

Like many other lakes in the Sverdlovsk region, Peschanoye has the status of a hydrological nature monument of regional importance. Responsibility for its content is assigned to the Ural State Forestry Academy.

History of Peschanoe Lake

Now it is quite difficult to establish reliably when the Peschanoe Lake was formed . Sverdlovsk region, according to scientists, once was at the bottom of a large lake, in size not inferior to the sea. The reason for this was a huge glacier that prevented the waters of the Ob and the Yenisei from reaching the Arctic Ocean. The liquid accumulated at the edge of the glacier formed this large natural reservoir. Over time, the water left, leaving a deposit at the bottom, including sand, which is now on the shores of Peschanoe Lake.

If to talk about a later period, then on the shore of Lake Peschanoye in July 1951, the sports and recreational base Burevestnik was established, the USTU-UPI, later renamed the Peschanoye sports and recreation complex. Then there was a recreation center for the Forestry Institute and a pioneer camp. After the summer houses began to be intensively built in the vicinity of the lake in 1970, the waters of Peschanoye Lake became contaminated. And this was expressed not only in intensive "flowering" and silting of the bottom, but also in worsening of bacteriological parameters. In the second half of the nineties the eastern part of the coast was partially cleaned and landscaped, but since that time entry into this territory has become paid. And therefore, to get to the Peschanoye Lake, sometimes many kilometers are built up. This is especially typical for the summer holidays.

And yet Peschanoe Lake enjoys extreme popularity among local tourists and holidaymakers. Its waters are distinguished by their transparency, and on the shore there are many beaches separated by small riverbeds and piles of massive granite boulders.

According to the majority of tourists who visited the Peschanoye Lake (Sverdlovsk Region), photos of the local neighborhoods are strikingly reminiscent of Switzerland - the same low, forested mountains. To the north of the lake is Mount Pshenichnaya, which has a height of 427 m, and to its western outskirts there is the picturesque mountain Ostra.

In addition, like many other famous lakes in the Sverdlovsk region, Sand is popular among local fishermen. In the lake there are minnow, crucian carp, perch, Chebak, pike. Although, compared to other water bodies, the fish here are much smaller.

How to get to Peschanoe Lake?

The reservoir is located not far from the regional center of Ekaterinburg. To get to the place, you need to move along the Moscow tract in the direction of n. The village of Severka, beyond which there is an asphalt road leading directly to the lake.

As for public transport, it is best to get here by train, the next to the station. Severka (direction Kusino, Shala, Shamary), and then walk about four kilometers.