Lake Nichatka
Russia, Trans-Baikal Territory
Description:
The name of the lake comes from the Evenki word – “nicha” in translation means “fish”. And Nichatka fully justifies the name: in the freshwater lake there are many species of fish. Here and noble salmon: sig, taimen, harius, davatchan. And the usual pikes, perches, nalimas, gobs, gallians, pinches and chars. The first mention of Nichatka in publications refers to 1867, P. A. Kropotkin wrote about the Trans-Baikal lake, and later many travelers, geologists, researchers of glaciers visited the line.
Lake Nichatka attracts naturalists with its secrets, still not fully disclosed. For example, it is a mystery to scientists why, being a flowing lake, Nichatka has a concentration of salts much less than in Baikal, and the mineralization of lake water is closest to rainwater? Transparent and exceptionally clean water bluish even in summer does not warm up above +13 - +15 ° C, and at a depth, year-round, remains cold +3.5 - +4 ° C. The beauty of the lake surface of Nichatka is emphasized by the picturesque coastal landscapes.