Peschanoe Lake (Altai Territory) is located in the north-west of the region, about 548 km from the city of Barnaul and a little more than 300 km from the Novosibirsk Region and Kazakhstan. It is a natural freshwater body belonging to the Burla River Basin. Its area is more than 26 square meters. km
The uniqueness of the reservoir
The unique location is Sandy Lake. The Altai Territory is characterized by a special climate: in the summer the sun and heat dominate, and in the winter everything is chained with many-meter ice and covered with snow. The reservoir is surrounded by Kazakh steppes and Siberian taiga. However, thanks to the lake there is an unusual microclimate.
Many scientists believe that Sandy Lake is a remnant of the ancient sea that existed on the territory of the Kulundinskaya lowland. It is famous for its pure mineral water, endowed with unique properties, as well as healing clays and muds.
Description
If you look from a bird's eye view, then Peschanoe Lake (Altai Territory) looks like an elongated oval. Its length is approximately 8 km and its width is 4 km. As you probably already guessed, the lake owes its name to the sandy bottom. The shores here are mostly gentle, but in some places there are cliffs of several meters. Around the reservoir is insanely beautiful. Here you can fully enjoy nature, restore strength and recharge with positive energy.
Water enters the lake through the Burla River, and is also updated with the purest springs and springs. The pond is slightly deep. In mid-summer, the water level rarely exceeds 4 m, and during floods and heavy rains can reach 10 m.
The infrastructure here is well developed. Equipped beaches will delight tourists who come to relax on the Peschanoe lake (Burlinsky district). Altai Krai is unique in its kind, so you can enjoy the local landscapes at any time of the year. In summer, swimming here is a pleasure: sandy shore and bottom, the absence of deep holes and sharp drops. The beaches are for children. Parents do not have to worry about their safety, as the depth of the lake near the shore is only half a meter.
Vegetable world
What is the difference between Peschanoe Lake (Altai Territory)? The photos above clearly reflect the beauty of the local places that surrounds a beautiful forest. Trees such as cedar, fir, birch, and pine grow in it. And what is most interesting, sometimes you can meet thickets of rare larch. Such green spaces play an important ecological role. That is why the air here is clean and healthy for relaxation. In the forest, near the lake, there are many shrubs - raspberries, mountain ash, viburnum, currants, bird cherry.
Leisure facilities
The surrounding nature is really beautiful: perennial and majestic trees, rare species of birds and animals, clean and pleasant bathing water. All this makes travelers from all over the country visit Lake Peschanoe (Altai Territory).
Near the reservoir there are many sanatoriums, recreation centers, hotels and even private houses or family bungalows equipped with everything necessary for a pleasant stay. There are televisions, refrigerators, upholstered furniture, showers, etc.
Additional amenities are created by coastal cafes, where you can hide from the sun and have a tasty snack. By the way, in addition to living in sanatoriums, you can find a lot of opportunities to spend time actively and with health benefits: play football and volleyball, fly a paraglider, take a horse ride through a pine forest, ride boats, catamarans and jet skis. Want a quiet and relaxing holiday - you can go to the forest located around the lake to pick mushrooms and berries, while enjoying the clean, healing air.
Fishing
Sand Lake (Altai Territory) is a true paradise for fishing lovers. From the shore or boat you can catch bream, pike, burbot, ide, roach, perch and pike perch. Naturally, the most common fish here is crucian carp, which is caught all year round, even in winter. Rarely, the fishermen who visited Sandy Lake left without a trophy. Weighty carps, breams or pikes are not uncommon here. Big fish is more convenient to catch on spinners or fly fishing. Do not be surprised if the hook is a real peled. The fry of this fish is constantly imported here by local fisheries specialists .
Hospitality
The kindness and responsiveness of the local population contribute to attracting tourists who come to rest on Lake Peschanoe. Altai Territory is famous for its hospitality. Residents of nearby villages (Novopeschanoye, Novoalekseevka) are friendly with tourists and visitors. They can stay for the night, learn about fishing and mushroom places, try delicious village milk, cottage cheese and sour cream.
Winter holidays
Of course, most vacationers visit Sandy Lake in the summer, enjoying its hospitality, warm water and the sun. But today attracts people and winter recreation in the pond. In addition to excellent ice fishing, you can go skiing, ice skating, take a snowmobile tour and go around all the picturesque places near the coastline. Winter on Sandy Lake is a great time for hunting, after which you can swim in the ice hole and warm yourself in a real Russian bath.