Rybinsk reservoir. Rybinsk Reservoir, Russia
areas. The area of the water surface is 4580 km?, the volume is 25.5 km?, the greatest depth is 30 m, the average depth is 5.5 m. The length along the river bed. Volga about 110 km, along the river. Sheksna about 328 km and Mologa - 226 km. The greatest width of the Rybinsk reservoir is 60 km between the villages of Malafeevo (right bank) and Prozorovo (left bank) Yaroslavl region. Coastline The Rybinsk reservoir reaches a length of 1,724 km.
History of creation
About 17 thousand years ago there was a glacial lake on the site of the Rybinsk reservoir. Gradually, it became shallow, and a vast Mologo-Sheksna lowland arose.
The Rybinsk reservoir was planned as the largest artificial lake in the world! It is formed by water-retaining structures of the Rybinsk hydroelectric complex, located in the northern part of Rybinsk. The capacity of the Rybinskaya HPP is 346 MW. The construction of the hydroelectric complex began in 1935 near the village of Perebory, at the confluence of the Sheksna and the Volga. In the autumn of 1940, the Volga channel was practically blocked, and on April 13, 1941, it was completely blocked and the filling of the reservoir bowl began. To complete the work, more than 600 villages and the city of Mologa had to be relocated to new places. The filling lasted longer than planned - until 1947 - due to the fact that during the Great Patriotic War, water was dumped to the lowest levels for maximum electricity generation.
After achieving the main goals at the time of the creation of the Rybinsk reservoir: energy and transport (shipping), the question arose of supplying the central part of Russia with fish. In order to study the ichthyofauna and stocking of fish in the Rybinsk Reservoir, the Institute of Biology of Inland Waters of the Russian Academy of Sciences was established in 1952, headed by the legendary polar explorer Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin. To date, the ichthyofauna of the Rybinsk reservoir and animal world the surrounding territories is among the ten richest and most diverse in Russia.
present tense
The ship fairway goes far from the coast. Navigation lasts an average of 190 days a year. Ports: Cherepovets - at the confluence of the Sheksna River into the reservoir, Vesyegonsk - at the confluence of the Mologa River. Through Sheksna, the reservoir is connected with the Volga-Baltic water system.
The fish stocks of the Rybinsk Reservoir are: sterlet, sprat, vendace and peled, smelt, pike, eel, catfish, burbot, bighead goby, sculpin, loach, char, common loach. The family of cyprinids is most diversely represented: blue bream, bream, white-eyed fish, quicksand, bleak, asp, silver bream, golden carp, silver carp, podust, common carp, gudgeon, chub, ide, dace, sabrefish, roach, tench, lake minnow and common minnow. The main types of fish caught in the reservoir are: bream, roach, blue bream, smelt, burbot, pike, zander, perch. Thanks to this, the Rybinsk reservoir is very popular among fishermen. Along the banks there are several hunting farms, fishing bases and many recreation centers providing their services to both tourists and hunters.
When preparing for fishing on Rybinsk, it is interesting to see data on the water level in the reservoir and the surrounding rivers, both at the present time and with charts from previous years. And without fishing, there is also something to be curious about.
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Of course, there is also an interactive map of the Rybinsk Reservoir on Yandex maps and similar services.
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The Rybinsk Reservoir is one of those attractions that everyone has heard about at least once. And it well deserves it.
The Rybinsk Reservoir is an artificially created reservoir on the Volga and its tributaries - the Sheksna and the Mologa. It was built between 1935 and 1940. as part of the construction of the Rybinsk hydroelectric complex - a large system that included the Rybinsk hydroelectric power station. The project turned out to be typical of the late 30s: expensive, economically inefficient and destroyed everything in its path. This was due to his ambitiousness: it was planned without fail to create the largest man-made lake in the world. Huge areas of arable land and forests were flooded, hundreds of villages, several cities, six monasteries and much more, 130 thousand inhabitants were forcibly relocated. The region was ancient, so there were a lot of irreparable losses during flooding.
Sterlet is still found in the Rybinsk Reservoir, as well as eels, catfish, burbots, pike perches, carp, and all ordinary river fish.
Now it is a huge (more than 4.5 sq. km) lake of bizarre shape and indescribable beauty. Its shores are gently sloping and often peaty, it is surrounded by old forests and swamps. The coastline is very uneven, there are many bays, small bays and channels. Tiny islands are scattered across the lake - once they broke away from the shore, but did not fall apart, but began to live their own lives.
When the water subsides (in a hot summer or when water is drained into a reservoir), flooded buildings protrude from under it: destroyed church bell towers, crumbling cathedrals of monasteries, the remains of city buildings. The spectacle is somewhat gloomy - for an amateur, let's say so.
They come here mainly lovers of outdoor recreation. There are great opportunities for them here: you can walk through the forests, pick mushrooms and berries, you can swim on the lake in a boat (for example, get to one of the islands or ride along the coast), you can just swim - the water here is quite warm in summer, and the beaches are small, but mostly sandy.
The most frequent visitors are hunters and fishermen, for them there is a lot of things here. Sterlet is still found in the Rybinsk Reservoir, as well as eels, catfish, burbots, pike perches, carp, and all ordinary river fish. There are many wildlife in the region, especially near the Darwin Reserve. There are wolves, bears, lynxes, elks, wild boars, a lot of smaller animals and a lot of birds, including rare ones.
Be careful in the forest. The wolves and bears here are not cartoonish, harmlessly cute, but real, ordinary ones, and you can serve them as lunch. Be careful yourself and be sure to keep an eye on the children.
Practical information
There are many old towns around the lake.
There are many recreation centers, campsites, small private hotels and private owners renting housing in the surrounding villages and along the shores of the lake. Prices are low.
The easiest way to get here is by train - the most convenient ones go from the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow to the city of Cherepovets or from the Belorussky railway station to the city of Rybinsk, they are right on the shore. You can also take a train or bus to Vologda or Yaroslavl, and from there take local transport to Cherepovets or Rybinsk. You can also go by car.
It is usually noticeably cooler around the reservoir than away from it.
You can get a route for the car by entering the name of the place from where you want to leave and where to get. Enter the names of points in the nominative case and in full, with the name of the city or region separated by commas. Otherwise, the wrong path may be laid on the online route map.
Free Yandex-map contains detailed information about the chosen area, including the borders of regions, territories and regions of Russia. In the "layers" section, you can switch the map to the "Satellite" mode, then you will see a satellite image of the selected city. The "People's Map" layer contains metro stations, airports, names of neighborhoods and streets with house numbers. It's online interactive map- you can't download it.
Nearest hotels (hotels, hostels, apartments, guest houses)
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Shown above are the five nearest hotels. Among them there are both ordinary hotels and hotels with several stars, as well as cheap accommodation - hostels, apartments and guest houses. These are usually private mini-hotels of economy class. The hostel is a modern hostel. The apartment is private apartment with daily rent, and a guest house is a large private house, where the owners themselves usually live and rent rooms for guests. You can rent a guest house with an all-inclusive service, a sauna and other attributes have a nice rest. Check with the owners here.
Usually hotels are located closer to the city center, including inexpensive ones, near the metro or train station. But if this is a resort area, then the best mini-hotels, on the contrary, are located away from the center - on the coast of the sea or river.
Nearest airports
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You can choose one of the nearest airports and buy a plane ticket without leaving your seat. The search for the cheapest flights takes place online and you are shown best offers including direct flights. This is usually e-tickets on a promotion or discount from many airlines. Having chosen a suitable date and price, click on it and you will be taken to the official website of the company, where you can book and buy the necessary ticket.
