River Iset

The Iset River flows in the Urals, through the territories of the Sverdlovsk, Tyumen and Kurgan regions. The length of the river is 606 kilometers. It is one of the longest rivers of the Sverdlovsk region and one of the most beautiful rivers of the Urals. The name of the river is explained from the Turkic and Ket languages as “fish river”.

The source of the river begins in Lake Iset, 25 kilometers northwest of Yekaterinburg. The dam regulates the drainage of the lake.

Several centuries ago, Iset worked on the Verkh-Iset, Yekaterinburg and Uktus plants, the river was also a place of gold mining, which negatively affected the environment. Wastewater from the city of Yekaterinburg is regularly discharged into the river waters. In 2008, a mass freeze occurred on the river due to lack of oxygen. The river is considered one of the most polluted rivers in Russia.