Barguzin river: description, sights and reviews

Baikal is one of the most famous lakes on the planet. It lies in Eastern Siberia. It is deepwater, it is the largest reservoir in the world of pure fresh water. One of the significant tributaries of the Baikal is the Barguzin River, the description and main characteristics of which are given in the article.

Description

The length of the Barguzin River, which flows through Buryatia and is its main waterway, is 480 kilometers, the basin area exceeds 21,000 square kilometers. The source of this reservoir lies to the east of Lake Baikal, in a place where the Ikat and South Muy Ridge meet. Further, the Barguzin River carries its waters through the relic glacial Amut depression on the territory of the state nature reserve "Djerginsky".

Below the channel passes through a taiga marshy valley, which is gradually transformed into a deep gorge. Here the river is very picturesque, it forms a lot of rapids and powerful plums.

The next section of the current is represented by a flat terrain, which forms the intermontane Barguzin basin. The local waters flow relatively calmly to the village of Barguzin.

Near the northeastern shore of Lake Baikal, the river passes Barguzinsky ridge and flows into the largest and deepest Baykalian bay - Barguzinsky. The mouth of the pond lies on the eastern side in the central part of the lake. Its waters in this place pass small rapids, round the shiver - underwater and exposed stones on the surface, clouded by numerous silt and rainfall.

Hydrology

The basin of the river is mainly fed by rainfall. Water content of the river varies with the current: the minimum - 130 cubic meters. M / s, the maximum - 670 cubic meters. M / s.

The reservoir is navigable all year round within the Mogoyto pier, which is located 226 km from the mouth. During the spring flood and during the summer floods, ships reach the Garga tributary, which is 250 km from the mouth of the Barguzin River.

Part of the valley of the river is used for agricultural land, and its waters are irrigated fields and gardens.

Tributaries

The Barguzin River has many small, medium and large sleeves. The main tributaries are:

• The rapid river Garga with clear clear water feeds the main artery of Buryatia to the left;
• The river Argada - on the left;
• Ina - the left tributary, almost completely flows through the mountain-taiga area;
• The Ulyun River is the right sleeve.

Flora

On the banks of the river grow larch stems - light coniferous forests, the main breed of which is larch. The undergrowth is formed by alder, shrubby birch, willow, rhododendron, cedar stalk, marshy ledum (this medicinal plant is successfully used in folk medicine). A total of 650 species of plants have been studied in the local area, more than 30 of which are rare or endemic.

In addition to the forest belt, river valleys are characterized by meadows, wetlands and willows occur.

Fauna

The coast of the river has become home to many species of animals. The upper part was taken by the river otter. In the forest belt, there live sables, squirrels, foxes, columns, ermines, lynxes, roe deer, musk deer, and red deer. From large animals there are Siberian roe deer, moose, wild boar and brown bears. Black-capped marmot settled on the slopes of the hills in small colonies.

In winter, in the area of the river you can stumble upon a nomadic herd of reindeer. True, they are very rare.

Many birds nest along the banks of this reservoir. Here you can see black-throated loons, the meat of which the indigenous population uses for food, graceful swans-klikunov, black mallards, horn-nosed turpans. For the summer, a cheglock arrives in this region - a small predatory bird belonging to the falcon family. Competition in hunting for prey to him is a white-tailed eagle - a feathered predator from the family of hawks, a hawk owl.

The Barguzin River is very rich in fish. Impression produces not only its quantity, but also the species diversity. In the pond there live graylings, lenoks and huge taimen, which are listed in the Red Book, burbot, golyany river, Siberian char, perch, Amur spike. Also in the river there are a lot of "Sorbo" fish: these are pike, carp, carp. Barguzin omul comes here to spawn, although its population has recently declined sharply.

Where is the Barguzin River

It flows through Buryatia in the Barguzinsky and Kurumkansky districts. The coordinates of the river are 55 degrees and 05 minutes north latitude, 111 degrees and 50 minutes east longitude. As already mentioned above, it flows into Lake Baikal, and from there it reaches the Kara Sea through the Angara and the Yenisei.

Infrastructure

On the banks of the river are scattered single settlements. As a rule, these are small settlements, the number of inhabitants in which rarely exceeds several hundred. The largest:

• Village Kurumkan with a population of 5.4 thousand people (according to the 2010 census), the administrative center of the Kurumkansky district;
• The village of Barguzin, where more than 5.7 thousand people live, which is confirmed by the 2010 population census, the administrative center of Barguzinsky district.

The indigenous population - the Buryats - is known for its peaceableness and hospitality.

In the upper reaches of the river there are practically no settlements. For many kilometers, the riverbed is surrounded only by wild taiga and rocky shores.

Recreation and tourism

Throughout its entire length, the river, which is described in the article, is very picturesque. Its coast attracts lovers of outdoor activities and eco-tourism. What leisure can the Barguzin River offer? Rafting along its numerous rapids has recently become a very popular tourist destination. In the upper reaches it is a real mountain river, the waters of which break through the shivers, rapids, ruts, plums, clamps and standing shafts. The big plus is that the complexity of the sites is different, changing by increasing, which makes it possible to float along the channel to beginners and experienced water experts.

In addition to rafting, what else does the Barguzin River attract? Fishing for grayling, lenca and taimen is excellent here! Fans often use spinning, trolling or reels. The place is also known for healing mineral springs, which were discovered only recently.

12 km from the village Barguzin there is a well-known Shaman threshold, high banks on both sides of which adorn ancient rock paintings.