Down the river Viluy: Svetlinskoye Reservoir – part 1(2013)

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

So, first of all welcome interested in the topic of travel on our vast Yakutia. I want to tell you about Svetlinskoye reservoir. So there you go …

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

By tradition, the journey begins with a beat-UAZ. It should take me and my partner in the village. Chernyshevsky that Mirny area. Not a short path and not easy. Usually it takes us 3-4 days, as the road is not easy, ferries again, and loading machines can not go fast.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
On this trip I was accompanied by this one cat with brazen red muzzle. His name is simply Auburn.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

By tradition, the first overnight stay a little further Berdegestyaha. After all, any, even the longest road leads to the desired goal. Arrived in the village. Chernyshevsky, were noted in the administration, purchased fuel, bread and moved.
Our alloy began the confluence of river. Ulakhan Botuobiya in Svetlinskoye reservoir.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
Down there worth someone’s pickup – this is not our )

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
So I started the engine is warming up. As the pilots “all systems are working properly.” Water is running, the engine rumbles – beauty.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
So we sailed. Cat looking with curiosity and disbelief.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
I enjoy a leisurely movement, hot tea with cookies. In good weather on a catamaran trip gives me an indescribable pleasure. This is not a UAZ shaking, choking dust and heat.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
First stop, cooking dinners, the device camps. Installation hung networks.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

It should be noted that this entire trip was marked by slowness. Time we had heaps, so we were in no hurry. It is not in a hurry.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
This is our old tent, he has seen a lot – and the rain and the sun was scorching it, and the wind tore, and not very sober companions tried to crush, stumbled in the dark on his little yellow streamers, but he persevered and served us faithfully.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Our trip consisted of short hauls, kilometers of ten to fifteen, and long-term parking, during which we carried out their work, as well as doing research area, a little fishing.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
This is what we have got in the bed of a small tributary of the reservoir. At this point, suddenly run out of water, and we left our boat, posing on a background of spring vegetation. This is the beginning of June, the water was still very cold, but the air is already well warmed. my partner even bathed).

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
Here he engaged in underwater photography )))

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
And this is me, trying to find the secret channel is among the fallen trunks and other floating karyag threatens the integrity of our PVHashnogo little vessel of wood debris. Sunglasses – Polaroid, allow us to look deeper into the water, so I almost did not take off.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
But among this depressing landscape I maneuvering.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
Exhibit at the mouth of a small network of tributary.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
And here is the fish!

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Each morning begins with daily washing. It’s a tradition. I am of the opinion that even in the field should remain human. Washbasin, incidentally, quite significantly increases the comfort. Plus, it allows you to wash with warm water if the bucket put on fire. I do not like washing with ice water, so I do it all the time.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
Cat bandit – licked the pan, and thinks it can not see.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

In the reservoir shore, I would not say comfortable to relax and stay. Depth increases very quickly. In two meters from the shore for about 5 meters. Suitable place for the camp are rare, and comfortable place for staging networks are not always near the camp. so we always take with PVC boat and have her make forays to the base camp. But the steep banks can comfortably moor catamaran to the shore.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Quite often we met forest fires. Smoke from them hides the sun, like rain clouds. Keep away from fire we preferred on the opposite side, guess why.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

With these fires even tried to fight this one plane. At one of the sites he always woke us in the morning, not allowing sleep. He roared to draw water, and then splashed it on the seat of the fire. It helped a little, and until the rains came, these fires are not extinguished.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
Here he comes to the target with a load of water.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
That same fire only at night. Smoke was smaller, but light was stronger. It should be noted that the fires met us at the settlements. The closer to the village, the more burning wood – hence the disappointing findings follow …

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
But at this point I did not just accept the wildfire – that charred tree in fireplace. Brewed tea, and distracted for a moment – barely had time to put out good, wash socks, the water in the basin was at hand. Humpday.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
This is what we work for – the rhythm of our activity is extremely leisurely. Do not hurry love, especially at work.

It is necessary to pay tribute to the weather – all this time was sunny, and even hot weather, and on the last day of the trip, when we approached the dam Svetlinskaya HPP, it began to rain.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir
In this photo, one can already see how I overcome hardships). Only forward! Dress code was replaced by Szymanowski Beast Master (by the way, rekaomenduyu – is inexpensive, and well protected from rain and wind).

At hydroelectric dam Svetlinskaya journey Svetlinskoye reservoir over.

Svetlinskoye Reservoir

Oh, and a brief summary. Svetlinskoye reservoir – this is the second reservoir in the cascade Vilyuisk power plant (the first – it Vilyuy Dam – about it I plan a separate post). It recently created by the construction of hydroelectric Svetlinskaya. The length of the reservoir 138 km long and an average of about 500 m, depth 11 m, there are places and 50 m depth. It inhabits mainly pike, perch, roach Siberian (aka – roach), dace, ruff, burbot. In tributaries say there goldilocks, but we have to catch him failed. In addition to these types there are whitefish, Tugun and peled. Tugun, by the way, catch nets with a mesh size of 18 cm – rather large tugunok.

On the right bank of the trail passes Peace-Chernyshvsky, from which a number of branches in the side of the reservoir. The inhabitants of the town of Mirny, it is very popular as a place for leisure, family recreation and fishing.

My impression from the pond – rather positive, although I like it less than Viljujsky.

About the fact that the constant presence in the frame just me, and rarely – Lech, explain: first – mainly photos of his, as he is interested in this business, and secondly, it can not endorse that I filled his face without his consent.

That’s all, write comments, I will be glad! Yes, I want to lay out in the future continuation of this journey. There we move further down the river. Viluy to the village. Kyzyl-Cheese. Also interesting and informative.

Source: Dnevniki.Ykt.ru

Translation: Google

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