Lake Kravtsovo
Description:
The lake basin is oval-shaped. The height above sea level is 550 meters, and the area is 0.68 square kilometers.
The reserve is hydrological, designed to preserve and restore the ecological system of Lake Kravtsovo, preserve the flora and fauna of a relic object of wetland forest-steppe ecosystems. Vegetation is typical for both open natural reservoirs and swamps. The water surface is a resting place for migratory birds, and the eastern and southern parts are a nesting place for waterfowl. In the bottom sediments there is peat and silt with plant spores that grew here in past centuries. Also there were found two types of diatoms, typical for peat bogs: tabellaria patchy and eunotia small.