This picturesque mountain lake with clean and clear water is located in the sunny Bashkiria, in the western slope of the ridge Irendyk. For the purity of it sometimes is compared with Baikal, it is considered one of the most beautiful in Bashkortostan. Translated from the Bashkir Talkas - & laquo; quiet water & raquo; .
Located in a narrow mountain valley lake of tectonic origin fell in length by 4 kilometers. Width of up to 1 kilometer. The water surface area & ndash; 3.9 square kilometers, the volume of water nearly 16 million m3. The average depth of the lake & ndash; 4.5 meters, maximum & ndash; 12 meters. Lake has a seasonal runoff, its water level is gradually reduced.
eastern shore of the lake higher, towering over them mountains. This beach is covered with mixed forest, southern and western coast, on the contrary, the absence of forests. Along the banks there are rocky outcrops (common rock & ndash; porphyry, volcanic origin). Rocky outcrops and there at the bottom of the lake. Southern and northern shores of the most gentle and partly swamped. On the western shore of paved road.
In the south-western shore of the lake is a small village Isyanovo and near Sanatorium & laquo; Talkas & raquo;.
Since its inception, at the bottom of the lake Talkas accumulated many tons of therapeutic mud & ndash; sapropel. It lies on an area of 3 million m2, therapeutic sapropel reserves - about 5.5 million tons. Local sapropel used to treat patients in the sanatorium & laquo; Talkas & raquo ;, founded in 1931. The lake water contains radon, which is also beneficial to the health of patients (especially in the treatment of skin diseases).
The lake water has a mineralization of 0.29 g / l, and the composition refers to gidrokarbonatnokaltsievomagnievoy group.
On the lake nesting ducks, gray geese, rare black-throated diver for Bashkiria. You can also find rare black-throated diver and turpans. Because fish are found carp, carp, bream, pike, perch, bleak. A lot of cancers.
Since 1978, Talkas lake is considered to be a natural monument Bashkortostan republic, it needs protection. Over the weekend, many tourists come here.
Tourists coming to rest on the lake Talkas, do not miss the opportunity to climb to the scenic ridge Irendyk that on the east coast. In fact, it is an extinct volcano. The height of the mountains reaches 987 meters. At the top there are jasper outputs. From the heights of a beautiful view of the lake and surroundings! And what sunsets here!
It is worth visiting and beautiful waterfall Gadelsha. He cascade type, one of the most famous in Bashkiria. Water noise decreases with three levels and two height of 1.2 to 7 m.
Waterfall Gadelsha can be found on the eastern slope of the ridge Irendyk. It was formed on a tributary of the river Hudolaz.
