Lake Shelubey
Russia, Tengushev region of Mordovia, Shelubey p
Description:
Tengushevsky district of Mordovia, can be called the heart of lakes and reservoirs. It was here, near the village of Shelubey, that an old lake with the same name spilled.
The size of the lake is quite impressive: its length reaches 2200 meters, and its width is 100 meters, while the average depth reaches 3 meters. The pond is characterized by clean and transparent water, which is also fresh. The lake is surrounded by vegetation of mixed type: the northern side is covered with blackwood and other types of trees, and the southeastern part is covered with floodplain meadows.
Lake Shelubey is the habitat of many rare species of plants, which are listed in the Red Book: cereal casket, yellow bucket, cereal garden. In addition, insect species such as the dolomedes and silver spiders are also protected species. On the pond, there are crested blackness, beaver, field luna, gray toad and scum. Given the list of rare species of flora and fauna, one of the main functions of the lake is the preservation of these species of plants, animals and insects.
Along with many other lakes of the Tengush Territory, Lake Shelubey also belongs to a specially protected natural area.