Sea Eye Lake - the pearl of the Mari Republic

"Mariyskaya Switzerland" - so they call wonderful places in the Mari republic for their unusual beauty. In this republic there are more than 200 lakes. Here is the national park Mari Chodra, which is characterized by a variety of terrain. But the real pearls of the national park are its lakes. To enjoy their beauty, tourists come from different cities. Each of the Mari lakes has its own flavor, legend and history. The deepest (56 meters) of the lakes is Lake Zryv. Lake Glukhoe, recently ranked among the monuments of nature, has the shape of a crescent moon. It is famous for high pine trees, which fell to the bottom many centuries ago. These pines form a real underwater forest. But the most legendary and unusual is the Sea Eye Lake. The local name is Mushil. About him and his origin, a lot of amazing legends have been composed. These legends are passed on from generation to generation. They say that the lake is connected by underground springs with the sea. One of the wonders of Russia is the Sea Eye lake. The photo with its image amazes with its beauty.

A lake that looks like an eye

Near the village of Shariboksad, on the slope of the Sharin Mountains, is the unique Sea Eye Lake. It was not for nothing that he was called that. It has a rounded shape and from the cliff it really looks like an eye. And the age-old pines that spread their branches around the lake are like eyelashes. The water in the lake is blue-emerald. This unusual color is due to the green algae. Around the lake there is a sandy beach. Despite the small size (45 to 50 meters), the Sea Eye Lake is very deep. Its depth reaches 35 meters. Therefore, the bottom of the water is always very cold (about 2 degrees   Heat), although on the surface it can warm up to 20 degrees. The bottom of the lake is dotted with caves, in which underground springs are beaten. These springs feed the lake. Also, the Sea Eye Lake is fed by atmospheric precipitation and meltwater.

Favorite place to relax

The Sea of Mornings is very popular among tourists. On the map, you can easily pave the way to the lake. They go there as a part of bicycle and horse tours, ride independently on cars. On the night you can stay in a nearby forest, putting a tent. The water in the lake is characterized by considerable transparency (up to 5.5 meters). Due to the unique purity of water in the lake, tourists and local residents like to swim. From the lake flows a stream, the water of which locals use for drinking needs. They say that water has medicinal properties and cures many diseases.

Fauna and flora of the lake

Due to the fact that many spruces and firs grow around the lake, there is not enough sunlight. Therefore, the vegetation is very poor. In the main near the lake there grow forget-me-nots and an arrow-shooter. Here you can see lichens, moss and mushrooms. Algae are represented by chlorella, chlamydomonade, volvox, spirogyro, ulotriksom, elodea. The fauna of the lake is also not very diverse. Here there are a toothless, an ordinary pond snake, frogs and some fish. Of the fish in the lake live silver and golden crucian, loach, roach, pike, perch, bleak, tench. The presence of the line indicates the purity of the water.