Nugush reservoir: recreation center and reviews

The Nugush reservoir and the nearby national park are the favorite places of rest in Bashkortostan. A reservoir, often referred to as the "sea" or "lake," is surrounded by picturesque ridges. In the immediate vicinity of the mountains, surrounded by forests, amazing natural monuments of the Southern Urals, there are recreation centers, campsites, children's health camps and places for accommodation of unorganized tourists who prefer to come to Nugush "savages".

Main hydrographic features of the Nugush River and reservoirs

Nugush - the right tributary of the river. White, flowing into the Kama. In the translation from Turkic, the name of the river means "pure flow". The sources are in the ridge of Yurmatau on the territory of Beloretsky district. The length of the channel to the confluence of the Belaya River is 235 km. The tributaries of the Nugush, ensuring its fullness, are the small rivers Nugush, Uryuk and others.

Surprisingly, surrounded by industrial regions, this corner of the virgin nature has been preserved. The Nugush reservoir belongs to the National Nature Park "Bashkiria", it limits 80 km of its territory from the north-west. Upper Bely are located to the east of the South Ural Reserve, and the middle course of the Nugush falls on the territory of the Shulgan-Tash Reserve.

The appearance of a reservoir in this area is associated with the construction in 1965 of a dam and the launching in 1967 of a hydroelectric power station. Over a 2.5 km long dam, 400 million cubic meters of clean water are stored. The man-made lake stretches from the north-east to the south-west, its length is 20 km, and the width is 5 km. The average depth of the reservoir is 15.8 m, the maximum reaches 30 m. The Nugush hydro power station regulates the level of the river in the period of floods, the reservoir serves for water supply to the population and enterprises of the cities of Salavat, Ishimbay, Sterlitamak, Meleuz.

Nugush reservoir: how to get there by car

The path to the Nugush reservoir for many travelers begins with a trip to Ufa. Arriving in the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan from the European part or from the east - from Magnitogorsk and Chelyabinsk, you need to travel about 250 km to the south - towards Sterlitamak and Salavat. These cities are best to bypass the bypass roads in order to quickly get to Meleuz, the administrative center of the same area. From it it is necessary to go about 35 km to the north-east to the settlement of Nugush. Those travelers that travel from Orenburg arrive in Meleuz and from here already go to the reservoir.

Nature in the vicinity of the reservoir

The national park "Bashkiria" is located on the territory of three districts of Bashkortostan (Meleuzovsky, Kugarchinsky and Burzyan). The area is 823 km ² , of which 25 km ² is located in the Nugush reservoir. In this region, the western slopes of the Southern Urals are descending, here there is a picturesque interfluve of the Belaya and Nugush rivers, the Bash Alatau ridges, Yamantau and others rises.

Mountain forests and reservoirs of the Southern Urals are important components of a unique natural complex. All of its territory is a site of ancient folding with an amazing geological history. About 400 million years ago, there stretched a vast paleoceanic, in which volcanic island arcs, resembling modern Kurils, rose. The remains of these islands are preserved in the area of Magnitogorsk, and the consequences of later geological processes - karst craters, caves, rocks - can be seen in the vicinity of the reservoir. Mountain ridges and forests create reliable natural protection against cold air masses and winds.

Rest on the Nugush reservoir

The bottom and places of the coast of the man-made lake are covered with crushed stone crumbs of various shapes and sizes. At many parts of the coast tourist bases are built, there are rest houses with equipped sandy beaches, campsites. Fans of water sports are offered here:

• To go in for windsurfing - entertainment, "hybrid" between sailing and surfing waves on a surfboard;
• Try your hand at kiting - flights on the "kite";
• Ride with the wind after the boat on the board for wakeboarding;
• To ride on jet skis and boats.

If you are lucky, then in the summer on the water surface of the Nugush reservoir you can watch how the participants of the Bashkortostan championship in sailing compete. Various kinds of entertainments and rental of necessary equipment are offered by recreation centers on the Nugush reservoir. Popular among tourists are walks along the rivers and man-made lake by boat, rafting, horse and foot tours along the mountain trails of the Southern Urals surrounded by wild nature.

Recreation bases on the shore of the reservoir and in the settlements of Meleuzovsky district

Good accommodation is one of the main conditions for an excellent holiday. On the banks of the Nugush reservoir there are about 30 tourist facilities designed for travelers with different incomes. The well-groomed areas of the complexes are surrounded by forests and mountains bordering the Nugush reservoir from all sides.

The recreation center "Nugush" attracts by the fact that it is located on the side of the National Park "Bashkiria". Good conditions for accommodation of tourists are created in a cozy building, those who wish can rent residential quarters "Quadro", designed for two people. Holiday Village "Lesnaya Skazka" offers accommodation in two-story houses, "Solnechnaya" provides campgrounds for campers, "Berezka" - spacious cottages and wooden houses. The majority of the equipped beaches belong to recreation centers and sanatoriums, where there are dining rooms, water entertainments, sports grounds, rental points for boats and catamarans. The hostel "Parus" offers not only summer, but also winter kinds of rest: walks on snowmobiles, snowkiting, hire of sledges, skis and skates.

Protected places in the vicinity of Nugush

In tourist booklets Nugushsky water basin is called "Mountain fairy tale", "Pearl of Bashkiria". In these places it is possible to combine beach rest with ecological tourism, sports, get acquainted with national cuisine. Many include in the program of their holiday a visit to the Bashkir National Park, located almost on the border of the mountain forest complexes of the Southern Urals and the steppe zone. In the east, the Shulgan-Tash reserve is adjacent to the park. The creation of the national park "Bashkiria" in 1986 pursued several goals. One of them was the ordering of the recreational use of the beautiful mountain landscapes of the Southern Urals. Unorganized parking of tourists, amateur routes caused great damage to the vulnerable nature of the Urals. At organized visits it is easier to provide quality rest and reliable protection of unique nature monuments.

Kutuk is a landmark of the Nugush reservoir

In the national park "Bashkiria" nature has created a lot of places that tourists are happy to visit. The Kutuk tract, bounded by mountain ranges, the rivers Nugush and Belaya, is located 20 km east of the village of Nuguz. Here is the longest cave of the Urals - Kutuk-Sumgan, there are other interesting constructions created by the main architect - nature (karst tunnel, disappearing rivers, karst lake). As a result of karst processes, a non-handicapped "Cooper bridge" appeared. The name of the nature monument was given by the name of the river, which disappears in the underground canal. A narrow limestone "bridge" 30 meters long is the rest of the collapsed arch of a fuzzy cave. Behind it, the river forms a cascade of waterfalls 3 and 15 meters high.

Reviews about the rest

Visiting the Nugush reservoir and the territory of the National Park "Bashkiria" is a good kind of recreation surrounded by mountains and forests. Water activities, interesting overland excursions and trips by boat, boat are organized. Tourists are particularly attracted by their ecological and aesthetic value Nugushskoye reservoir. Reviews of travelers who visited the left bank with tourist bases and the right where they rest "savages" differ mainly in the description of the methods of accommodation. You can put a tent in the forest, bring a boat or a boat with you, leave the car in the parking lot. Many tourists note the large size of the reservoir, appreciate its cleanliness, are pleased with the opportunity to fish, ride a motor ship, a water motorcycle. One of the main tips of those people who have already rested on the shore of Nugush Lake, concerns the features of beaches and the bottom. It is better to worry in advance about the special shoes with a back, in which you can go into the reservoir and swim.