Description of the attraction
The name "Segozero" in translation from the Karelian language means "bright lake". Segozero belongs to the White Sea basin and is located in the northern part of the Karelian Republic. Until the moment when the reservoir was created on the lake (1957), the area of the lake with the adjacent islands was 753 sq. Km. At the moment, Segozero occupies an area of 816 sq. Km. The surface of the lake has a total of about 70 islands. In addition, Segozero is a very deep reservoir, because its average depth is 23 meters, and in some parts of the lake there is a depth reaching up to 97 meters. Several rivers flow into the deep waters of Segozero - Luzhma, Pudashiega, Sona (Voloma), and the Segezha River flows out of the lake, which intensively feeds Vygozero. The weakest tributaries are those that flow into the southern lips of the lake.
The coastline of Segozero is quite indented, and numerous and various rocky spits and capes protrude into the water. The picturesque landscapes along the coastline are also distinguished by an extraordinary variety: in this area you can find rocky outcrops, and you can also see especially swampy low areas or sandy shores. There are many hard-to-reach and uninhabited places. A dense coniferous forest stands proudly almost everywhere around Segozero. It is worth knowing that the lake is a cold-water reservoir, it is for this reason that the freeze-up occurs in the month of December, and the breaking of the ice occurs only in May.
The famous lake is also famous for its fishing grounds. During 1952-1954, caviar of Onega pike perch and Ladoga smelt were imported to Segozero. At the moment, the Segozerskoe trout breeding farm is actively developing on the lake, which is at the disposal of the Russian fishing group "Russian Sea". In total, the lake is home to 17 species of various fish: char, salmon, whitefish, vendace, grayling, roach, pike, ide, bleak, minnow, bream, perch, burbot, nine-spined stickleback, ruff, perch, sculpin, slingshot goby.
For the first time, the flora and fauna of the lake was described in detail in numerous reports of the expedition of G. Yu. Vereshchagin, which carried out research work in the Karelian Republic in the period from 1919 to 1924. As a result of a huge number of expeditionary work, about 110 unique lakes were studied.
