Lake Sartlan
Description:
The height above sea level is 110 meters, and the area is 238 square kilometers. The maximum depth reaches 6 meters. The Karapuz River flows into the lake.
It is assumed that the name Sartlan came from the Bashkir word surtan - pike.
There is carp, carp, perch, pedal, ulcer, roach, spruce, pike.
The name of the lake is closely related to the little-studied Sartlan disease (Juxovan disease, Gaffa disease). People showed signs of food poisoning, then began convulsions, and then refused kidneys and liver. The main version is toxicosis (eating fish that has temporarily acquired toxic properties). The exact cause of the disease can not be found to this day.