Voronezh region is located in the central European part of Russia. This is a transport and industrial hub of the Russian Federation and the CIS. The climate in the region is temperate continental. The average annual temperature is +5 degrees. Here is a fat and powerful black soil. There are many lakes in the region, especially in the arm of the Don River.
Lakes
The main waterway of the Voronezh region is the Don River, which determines the presence of a huge number of lakes in the region. All water bodies are freshwater with a huge fish content, and almost all of them are assigned to the recreational zone. There are many sanatoriums, recreation centers and fish farms on the shores. In the waters of lakes, not even on the territory of industrial enterprises, you can catch sturgeon, paddlefish.
Steppe
This lake of the Voronezh region is stocked. The reservoir has clear water and amazingly beautiful beaches. The main period of fishing occurs in the winter season. It is in the cold season where you can meet fishermen who catch on a winter spoon, spinning rods, on a balancer and mormyshka. Most often there are pike, roach and perch. There is practically no information on why the catch is not very good here in the summer season, since the reservoir has not been studied.
Pogonovo
One of the largest lakes in the Voronezh region is Pogonovo. It occupies about 1.15 square meters. km, its length is 4 km. The people also call the pond the local Baikal, for the similarity of the outlines of the two ponds and the purity of the water in them.
The reservoir is located near the village of Rudkino, in the Khokholsky district. From Voronezh to a reservoir of some 20 km. Not far from it is a military training ground with the same name - Pogonovo.
On the west side, the lake is swampy, has a low and gentle shore. In the east, the coast is elevated. On this side of the land is a dense pine forest. And in the north of the lake is the tract of Chechnya.
This lake of the Voronezh region is classified as a natural monument of the region. On the shores were found the remains of an ancient person dating from the Iron Age.
Here are found: perch, crucian carp, bream, common carp, roach, pike perch and pike. Some fishermen are sometimes very lucky, and they manage to pull out the sterlet, which is listed in the Red Book. It is this fish that instantly responds to water pollution. On the shores you can meet heron and gulls.
Kremenchug
The lake of the Voronezh region Kremenchug is a system of reaches (Nikosnaya, Soapy and Sonkin). Relict and rare plants are located around the reservoir with a dense wall. Here you can find unique ones: light green fern, water chestnut, which are surrounded by chunky oaks and branched ash trees. There are a lot of plankton in the waters, including rare - rotifers.
In the east and west, the shores of the lake are steep. Local residents claim that the water in the lake is healing and helps with gastrointestinal upset. And they attribute the healing properties to the fact that the roots of oaks and buckthorn in many places go to the depths of the lake. The reservoir is famous for its depth, the maximum is about 30 meters.
There are bream, perch, roach and pike in the lake. Local legend says that a huge catfish 6 meters long lives in the waters. On the surface, he is seen only before a thunderstorm, when he rubs against the roots of trees, trying to remove leeches from his body.
Rich
On the south side of Voronezh, 98 kilometers away, is the lake of the Voronezh region Bogatoe. In some 500 meters from it on the shore there is a sanatorium "Radon".
It is believed that in ancient times, many ships with gold sank here. It was because of this legend that the pond was so named.
The maximum width of the lake is 250 meters, but in length it is about 7 kilometers. On the west side, the shores are sandy, in other places boggy. The bottom of the lake is mostly sandy, and the water is fresh.
Here you can catch perch, carp, bream and pike.
Indian
The Indian Lake of the Voronezh Region is located in the Anninsky District. Since 1998, the reservoir has been classified as a natural monument of the region.
These waters got their name due to the fact that pelicans lived here 150 years ago, and then they were called the “woman bird”.
The reservoir has an almost perfectly rounded shape, and the coast confirms its non-volcanic origin. Perhaps the crater was formed due to a meteorite fall. After World War II, nickel deposits were found here, but to this day there is a ban on its development.
Ilmen
In the Povorinsky district, in the east of the region, there is Lake Ilmen near the village of the same name. Locals call the reservoir even Big Lake.
The shores of the lake are covered with reeds, and in summer many species of birds fly here, from cranes to ducks. Fishing is prohibited here, and it’s not worth breaking the law, as fish surveillance is always ready to catch poachers. There are many wild animals in the area.
The uniqueness of this lake in the Voronezh region (photos confirm this) is that a castle is located on one of the shores. It was erected recently, from modern building materials, but fits perfectly into the area.
In total, there are about 4.5 thousand reservoirs in the region. With minimal space. Natural reservoirs cover about 35 square meters. km There are much more artificial ponds and reservoirs in the region than reservoirs of natural origin.