Lake Talkas

Talkas is a lake located on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains. It is located on the Baymak district square in Bashkortostan.

The lake is fresh, has a tectonic origin. The basin occupies a small intermountain depression. It is located near the western slope of Irendyk, 4 kilometers southeast of the village of Tubinskoye.

On the southern shore is the village of Isyanovo. The west and east shores are steep, and the north and south are gentle. The eastern shore is covered with forests of birch, alder and larch. Western is a birch forest. It has a periodic watercourse in the Shugur River, which is a tributary of Tanalika. In 1978, Lake Talkas was recognized as a natural monument.

There are many fish in the lake. A variety of birds nest along the shores. At the eastern shores at a depth of 10 meters lies sapropel and bottom deposition, which are used in mud treatment.