Okha is a river of beautiful species

The Okha - river, which is the largest tributary of the Volga, flows through seven regions: Orel, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, along its channel there is a significant number of fairly large cities. The names of some of them even come from the name of the river. Oka, for example, Kashira and Kaluga, and also Kolomna presumably describe the features of the Oka channel in the area, respectively, "Oka wide", "Oka meadow", "Oka broken".

The name itself has many versions of origin, one of them is extremely interesting: according to this hypothesis, the name of the river comes from the ancient "water", and this term was later borrowed by different peoples, reflected in their language. In the example are Latin aqua, French eau, Spanish agua, etc. Historians and philologists even trace the relationship between the words "eye" and "ocean". Pretty curious, is not it?

Okak - the river, which takes its source in the center of the Central Russian Upland, after the confluence of the Moskva River, it becomes extremely meandering and remains so until the confluence in the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod, gradually expanding as it approaches it.

At the beginning of the last century, the Oka River was a full navigable river, but now the flights are carried out mainly in the spring and early summer, during the spill, in other seasons, not all its sections are sufficient for passing large vessels, therefore officially the river is navigable from Kaluga , Transit - from Kolomna, from the mouth of the Moscow River. In addition, it has a lot of areas with stony recesses and flutter, which greatly complicates the navigation.

Ships are mainly cruise liners, as the river flows in very picturesque places attracting many tourists who want to see what it is - the main river of Ancient Rus, the river Oka. Photos of beautiful species along the coast illustrate the impressions obtained in cruises along it, so it's worth to take a camera with you to capture the beautiful views.

Oka - the river, which is also rich in fish, so it attracts its waters and fishermen. Experienced fishermen especially recommend such places as Serpukhov, Kashira, Kolomna, Ozery, as well as the place where Lopasni flows into it. After Kolomna, when the Moscow River flows into the Oka , its water becomes much more polluted, and the variety of fish sharply decreases.

Nevertheless, the Okka River, which has a significant recreational potential, attracts tourists from the European part of Russia year after year, there are a large number of boarding houses and rest houses with beaches, despite a fairly rapid current, there are a lot of places on the Oka with sandy beaches And shoals, where it is so nice to swim on a hot day. In addition, there are many large and not very cities with a rich history and interesting sights. Tour operators offer both long cruises and short trips that can be made over the weekend.

Some tendency towards shallowing, as well as a decrease in the number of offered vouchers, bought out long before the beginning of navigation, suggests that it is better to hurry and make a journey on the Oka, which will be forgotten for a long time soon.