Lake Otradnoe (Priozersky district, Leningrad region) is the second largest reservoir on the Karelian Isthmus, located in the basin of the Veselaya River. It got its name in 1948. Prior to this, the lake was called Pyhä-järvi for several centuries, which means “Sacred (or holy) lake” in Finnish.
Scientific Experimental Station "Otradnoye"
In the northern part of the lake, on the peninsula, since 1946, there has been a scientific and experimental station of the Botanical Institute. Komarov RAS. The station owns an area of 54 hectares. On its territory there is a dendrological research park and experimental fields and plantations, where more than four hundred unique plants grow, imported from different parts of the globe.
Lake Otradnoe: characteristics
The length of the lake is more than 13 km, and the width in some places can reach 8.5 km. Otradnoye has five islands with a total area of almost 3 sq. km. The largest of them are Badger and Triple. The banks are flat, slightly indented, in some places steep. gratifying refers toslow-flowing lakes. From Lake Gusinsky, a channel enters it, and the Pionerka River serves as a drain going from Otradnoye to Komsomolskoye Lake. Also, the reservoir is fed by several nameless streams and groundwater.
The deep surface of the bottom is silty, near the coast - sandy, in some places rocky. Lake Otradnoe is convenient for swimming and fishing. The water is slightly greenish-yellow, but not cloudy. Where the coast is sandy, the bottom is visible up to 2 meters. The maximum and minimum depths are 28 and 7.5 meters. Area - 72.6 sq. km. In recent years, the lake, or rather its western part, has been very actively overgrown, mainly with reeds and reeds, although due to strong surfs, which are not uncommon here, the vegetation is rather poorly developed. Only 6 km separate Otradnoye from Lake Ladoga, there are several streams between them, there are swamps, so the ecosystems of the two reservoirs are partially interconnected.
Using a body of water
Lake Otradnoye is located in an area with a relatively clean environment, only slightly spoiled in recent years by the construction of coastal cottage settlements and roads leading to them. But there is no industry nearby, and this explains the purity of water, soil and air in the area of the reservoir. Recreation centers operate here all year round, so there is no shortage of vacationers.
Flora and fauna
A large number of coniferous trees contribute to the purity of the air. From almost all sides, the sandy shoreline of the lake is surrounded by coniferous forests. Most of them are pines. Almost completely coveredpines and Badger Island. Due to the fact that Lake Otradnoye is surrounded by mixed and coniferous forests growing along the entire perimeter of the coastline, foxes and deer, wolves and wild boars, elks and bears, ferrets and hares live here.
The local world is rich in feathered representatives. Ornithologists count almost 280 of their species. Wild geese and ducks are seen in the swamps. Capercaillie, hazel grouse and black grouse are often found. The flora of these places is extensive and varied - there are at least thirty species of medicinal plants alone. The forests surrounding the lake are rich in mushroom and berry places. Some of the species of local vegetation are listed in the Red Book.
Lake Otradnoe: fishing
In Otradnoye there are a huge number of fish species: from roach and perch to pike perch, pike and trout. Fans of winter fishing are waiting for whitefish, ruff, burbot and perch. In spring, roach and bream are caught the most.
It is not difficult for fishing enthusiasts to get to the lake. If you go on foot, then from the station "Sukhodolie" to the reservoir is 2 kilometers. Also, country roads lead here, along which you can drive a car. The Priozerskoye Highway passes near the lake. In order to get to its coastline, you need to turn right at the Gromovo station and move towards the village of Yablonovka. Also, the path can be laid through the Otradnoye station.
