Description of the attraction
Lake Paleostomi is a freshwater lake on the outskirts of the port city of Poti, located in the Colchis lowland. The lake looks more like an estuary, since it is fed by the waters of two rivers flowing into it - Kaparcho and Fechora. Lake water is characterized by a high concentration of peat deposits and hydrogen sulfide.
Lake Paleostomi, with a total area of 18.2 square meters, reaches a depth of 3.2 m. Its main feature is that until 1933 this lake was considered freshwater, but it turned out that seawater from the Black Sea partially gets into it. This lake, located in a humid subtropical zone, is also unique in that its water almost never freezes in winter. Today, this truly stunning water body is part of the Colchis Nature Reserve.
The waters of Lake Paleostomi are home to about 90 species of fish, making it very popular with anglers who can fish here both from the shore and from a boat or boat. In addition to fishermen, Paleostomi is also interesting for bird watchers, who observe the life of a huge number of birds here. Many tourists visit this lake just to take a boat trip and admire the blue surface of this body of water.
In 1961, archaeologists at the bottom of Lake Paleostomi discovered traces of human settlements of about the 2nd century. ad. In 1985 a special expedition was sent here in search of the ancient city. Soon, at the bottom of the lake, at a depth of more than 2 meters, a wall made of cobblestones was discovered, about 1 meter thick and 20 meters long. And in the northwestern part of the lake, fragments of another ancient settlement were found, dating back to the III-VII centuries. As a result of archaeological research from the bottom of the Paleostomi, a huge number of ceramic products of various eras were raised and even an ancient human burial was discovered.
Description added:
Larry 03.11.2017
In 1924, a canal was dug between Lake Paliastomi and the Black Sea, and as a result of a severe storm in 1933, this canal was eroded and widened.
