Shingakkul Lake

Shingakkul is a picturesque lake in Bashkortostan, located in the Chishminsky district. It has been a natural monument since 1965. Thanks to this lake, the Shingakkul Reserve was formed in 1952. The area of the protected area is 240.0 hectares.

The name of the lake comes from "shengek" - "drying" and "kul" - "lake".

The lake is the habitat of near-water and waterfowl birds in need of protection. Like a swan spike. The coast of the reservoir is characterized by typical wet and slightly swampy floodplain meadows.