Lake Sivers
Russia, Vologda region, Kirillovsky district
Description:
Siverskoe Lake is located in the Vologda region, on its banks is the city of Kirillov. It is about a hundred and twenty kilometers from Vologda. The lake has been known since antiquity, in written documents of the XV-XVII centuries you can read about the sacred Siversky Lake. In the lake there are several islands, on which, according to legend, there is a cross, which was put by St. Cyril. The length of the lake is 6.6 kilometers, and the width is 3 kilometers, the greatest depth reaches 26 meters.
Lake Siverskoye is located in the Russian North National Park. The Sviyaga River flows into it. It is believed that the lake is very good fishing, there are many fish in it: roach, bream, ulcer, pike, perch, pour, perch and ruff. The water in Lake Siversky is cold, in July the water temperature is about 17 degrees.
On the shore of the lake is the Cyril-Belozersky monastery.