Panorama of Verkh-Isetsky pond. Virtual tour of Verkh-Isetsky Pond
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Direction from Ekaterinburg: Permian
Distance from Yekaterinburg (range): up to 50km
How to get there:
Verkh-Isetsky pond is located within the city of Yekaterinburg in the Verkh-Isetsky district.
Average depth: 2.5m
Maximum depth: 10m
Maximum length and width (km): 10*2.5km
Water supply sources: the rivers Iset, Svetlaya, Volchikhinskoye and Nyazepetrovskoye reservoirs.
Flowing rivers: Iset River.
Height above sea level: 248m
Square: 16km 2
Age of the reservoir (years): The pond was created by the construction of a dam in 1725 for the needs of the Verkh-Isetsky plant.
Wild holiday: The water in the pond is considered unsuitable for swimming, but there are a lot of vacationers on the banks.
Available services: At the water station there are boat rentals, a yacht club, and boating competitions are held here. aquatic species sports (“Ekaterinburg Cup” and others).
Islands: There are the islands of Baran, Kamenny, Ploskiy, Vysoky, Shabur, Veselko, Lipovy. Most of them are a pile of stones and rocks; some have bushes and grass growing on them. Vysoky Island is covered with dense green groves.
Pay: For free
Bottom: silt, sand and stone, there is a lot of garbage along the coast.
Fish: The reservoir is inhabited by perch, chebak, bream, pike, and has been stocked with carp and silver carp.
An interesting document is “Drawing of the Isetskaya Upper Pond, also the Isetskaya and Melkago lakes and with the Isetskaya River originating from the Isetskaya Lake and its designated places, swamps, dry ridges and mountains with forests.”
Compiled in May 1726, it is the first plan of the Verkh-Isetsky pond, a reservoir within the boundaries of modern Yekaterinburg. The drawing reveals interesting facts from the history of the Verkh-Isetsky plant, which began with the creation of a dam and a pond 290 years ago.
In the fall of 1724, Major General V.I. Gennin, the chief manager of all Siberian and Ural factories at that time, who was on official business near Perm, received a message that at the Isetsky (Ekaterinburg) plant, due to a severe summer drought, water had become “very little” and that “due to the drought in the autumn weather in the winter, the plant will stop.” . Concerned about this, Gennin ordered the construction of another dam on the Iset River in the spring of 1725 to create sufficient water supplies.
He believed that a new dam should be built on Lake Isetskoye. To select a site for the dam, bergeshvoren K. Gordeev, commissioners S. Neelov and F. Neklyudov went to Lake Isetskoye in May.
However, the location proposed by Gennin (judging by the inscription on the drawing) turned out to be inconvenient, since building a dam here could only be done “with great effort and a long time.” This place (it is marked on the drawing with the letter “3”), located one and a half to two kilometers from the source of the Iset in the area of modern railway station The road was really inconvenient for construction. The Iset has low damp banks and is surrounded by coniferous forests, the cutting down of which would take a long time. Moreover, to retain big water it was necessary to build a very high and strong dam.
Top Isetsky Ekaterinburg
The people sent by Gennin “saw along the same river Iseta above the Yekaterinburg factories comfortable spot to the construction of the dam where the plant was to be built.”
The construction of the Verkh-Isetskaya dam began on the first day of 1725. The dam was built from earth, according to Gennin’s description, “first with cuttings, then filled with clay and earth, 150 long, 27 1/3 fathoms across, 4 ¾ fathoms high.”
The dam was built by peasants from the settlements of Aramilsky, Kamyshlovsky, Kamensky and Okunevsky districts assigned to Yekaterinburg, as well as the regiment of ensign Denisov from Tobolsk and other regiments.
Although the winter of 1725 - 1726 delayed the work, but already in March the busy season arrived. In the spring the dam was ready, it collected meltwater, forming a vast pond. The dam, built almost three centuries ago, turned out to be very strong; it has never been rebuilt, but only partially corrected.
“When the dam was locked up,” wrote Gennin, “and from this the disputed water above created a lake 15 versts long, and the circumference (around) was too 30 versts.” Then, in May 1726, by decree of Gennin, the master of charge, Mikhail Kutuzov, compiled this “Drawing of the Isetsk Upper Pond.”
The drawing is a long narrow sheet measuring 37 x 155 centimeters. The top - Isetsky pond and other reservoirs are painted blue, rivers - blue, low-lying land areas - green, and elevated and mountainous places - yellowish-brown. Along the entire length of the Verkh - Isetsky pond - from the confluence of the Iset into it, and to the erected dam - the former river bed is marked.
The appearance of the drawing seems unusual: the north is not at the top, but at the bottom, the pond and the river seem to be straightened. But this is how all such plans and maps were drawn in the 18th century. The drawings are written in cursive. The icons show forests, but without distinguishing between types of tree species, wetlands and raw meadows.
Top Isetsky Pond of Yekaterinburg
The letters indicate: A - Lake Isetskoye, B - the newly built Isetskaya reserve dam, C - dry ridges and mountains, D - swampy places, D - where coal should be burned, E - a new lake or sponged reserve water that came from the newly built reserve dam, F - a low place, which Mr. Berg - the master thought about, as if the water would go into Uktus, 3 - a place where it would be possible to build a dam, except with great dependence and a long time.
The outlines in the drawing of the Isetsky and Small lakes, as well as the Verkh-Isetsky pond, differ significantly from the current ones. But this is due not so much to the inaccuracy of the filming of those years, but to those natural processes that occurred almost 3 centuries ago.
Lake Isetskoye, depicted in M. Kutuzov’s drawing as a rounded reservoir with a relatively slightly indented coastline, already in the 70s of the last century changed its outlines, approaching modern ones.
In 1850, in the southern part of the lake, at the exit of the river. Iseti, began to build a dam, 20 years later it was built.
The lake rose one meter and expanded its boundaries. Somewhat later, the same dam regulating water flow was erected on Lake Shitovskoye. Excess water from both lakes flowed into the Verkh-Isetsky and city ponds, increasing their levels.
In 1946, the earthen dam near Lake Iset was replaced with a concrete one, as a result the lake level rose another two meters, and its area increased to its modern size - up to 26 square kilometers. Coastline the lake became quite indented, as the mouths of many rivers turned into bays, and high places became peninsulas. It is quite possible to travel around the reservoir on a yacht, boat or boat. By the way, you can learn to sail in advance in yacht school YachtDream in Turkish Marmaris.
Lake Melkoe is no longer a round body of water, but a shallow section stretched along the Iset. Its banks, like many years ago, are low-lying and swampy. And although Kutuzov’s plan states that “dammed water will not reach Lake Melkoye,” the swampiness of its shores is undoubtedly associated with an increase in the groundwater level above the dam.
The builders of the dam found a convenient place not only for the dam itself, but also for the entire future pond, so as not to flood a lot of good forest. The icons and inscription on the plan show that... “in this place before the construction of the new dam, there was no water except the Iset River, and that’s why hay cuttings and low places"testify. It is possible that the higher and drier ridges turned into rocky islands, of which there are about a dozen on Verkh-Isetsky Pond.
Top - Isetsky Pond, depicted in the drawing as a huge reservoir, has now become much smaller - the shallowing of the sources has affected it. But even now it is the largest of all reservoirs in Yekaterinburg. It stretches for more than 10 kilometers, the width of the pond is 2 - 2.5 kilometers, and the water surface area is 14 square kilometers.
Verkh - Isetsky Pond - the main source fresh water for the city and a place for residents to relax. Ships along the Chusovaya - Iset canal from the Volchikha reservoir and through the Reshetka River, the right tributary of the Iset, water comes from Chusovaya. And now she came here from the Ufa River, from near the city of Nyazepetrovsk.
The Verkh - Isetsky pond gave rise to the Verkh - Isetsky plant. Having originally appeared as a reserve for the Yekaterinburg plant, the pond, thanks to the abundance of water in it, could itself provide energy to a large plant. After all, all metallurgy factories of that time worked only from a water wheel - an indispensable engine of that time; without it it was impossible to set the bellows in motion to supply air to the blast furnace, move hammers and rolling mills in order to roll and forge metal ingots.
Verkh - Isetsky plant - the oldest in the Urals. Among the ironworks in Russia built in the first quarter of the 18th century, it was the twelfth. The old VIZ workshops, those on the right bank of the pond, are the oldest and the only ones in Yekaterinburg that have survived from the beginning of the 18th century to the present day.
Construction of the plant began “in 1726 with government funds on state land, near the Iset River.” Since 1758, by decree of the Senate, VIZ was given to Count Vorontsov, who transferred it to other persons. For many years, two centuries, the plant smelted cast iron and produced iron - roofing, sheet, strip, boiler, and sectioned iron. It went all over Russia and abroad.
In Soviet times, the plant specialized in the production of high-quality transformer steel. On the left bank of the pond, on an area of 25 hectares, the buildings of a giant workshop for cold rolling of electrical steel were built. The workshop issued the first sheets in 1974.
Cold-rolled electrical steel, the largest supplier of which in our country was Verkh - Isetsky Metallurgical Plant, is used in the manufacture of various electrical machines that meet the modern level of technology and international standards.
Verkh - Isetsky Plant and Verkh - Isetsky Pond are brothers. Their birth is one of the first pages in the history of old Yekaterinburg.
November 19, 1976 was the plant's birthday. 290 years ago, on November 6 (19), 1726, the plant began producing its products.
Coming up with an idea is not difficult, but following it is difficult. A few days ago, watching with longing the rapidly melting days of vacation, I decided: not a day without a reservoir! Five days - five reservoirs! Two days passed quite cheerfully, but on the third, unexpected obstacles arose. Due to an urgent matter, I had to spend almost the entire day at home. But the decision has been made. We had to make compromises. The reservoir must be protected; swimming is not necessary. The choice fell on VIZ.
- this is the romance of the intersections of gopniks and millionaires, athletes and mothers, hereditary workers and young office girls. As the street art piece said - Beverly VIZ.
The pond at sunset is extremely attractive. Getting to the pond is very easy. From the center, trams 3, 18 and 2 to the VIZ ring, and then through Subbotnikov Square along Kirova Street.
Old Palace of Metallurgists really looks like a palace
It's a pity for the checkpoint. As a famous character said: “Sic transit gloria mundi,” but when this mouth absorbed thousands of residents of the area every morning.
A sports palace with a unique slope, along which we ran as children.
Old Believer Church of the Nativity of Christ, in which for many years a nail was kept, which Alexander I personally forged.
The church has a secluded place with access to the water. It’s a pity that not only initiates and fishermen know about it, but also homeless people and just assholes who leave garbage right next to the shore. There are almost never people here, there is silence and a view of the Iset, which is difficult to recognize in this deep body of water.
glass of water 
Street art It was worth going into this pocket, but still the main experiment lies ahead. In the spring, a ton of earth was poured here on the shore, a tractor was driving at the entrance to the water, I wonder what is there now.
On the way I pass a football field.
And an advertisement for the “Warm Cats” cafe
But here it is worth paying attention not so much to the advertising, but to the architectural excesses of the 1990s. Turrets are one of the poor attempts to make high-rise buildings look chic.
The facade of the building facing the water brings back memories of the dashing 1990s. This place is in its own way an honorary address of that bandit era.
I'm trying to guess: will there be kamikazes who dare to swim in the pond? But no, “Ship of Life” doesn’t have those.
As it turned out, the embankment was rolled into concrete. The concrete edge became a place where the townspeople who came to watch the sunset comfortably settled down.
But it's VIZ, baby! Although there are sports bikes in the foreground, and it’s happening at the future governor’s yacht club, local dandies contemplated the sunset, stocking up on a fair amount of beer.
And the views were just right.
Someday, I’ll probably write about the Visa beach as it used to be. With the advent of new houses, respectability came to the evening shore. Although walks to the pond on summer evenings have been a cult activity for residents of VIZ at all times.
There were no swimmers. And it made me happy that people still turned on their brains. Unfortunately, the water in the pond is so polluted that you can only look at it. She is magnificent to behold.
The shore, despite the falling waves in the evening, was densely occupied by companies. Here are ladies the age of mothers for their third child sitting down with a dozen beers, here are intellectuals with bottles in their hands, and here, I even started to respect them at first, these had no beer, three girlfriends of about 24-25 years old are pouring mineral water, and meringues are standing next to them, but bypassing On the other side of this picnic, near the parapet I saw two open bottles of red and white wine. VIZ is preparing for the weekend. The Lord of Summer, His Majesty the kebab, was of course fried here too.
For the purity of the experiment, I soaked my feet so that I could say that the reservoir had been taken and once again looked towards Europe, beyond the horizon of the Ural Mountains.
What to say? You can’t swim on the VIZ, but it’s perfect for walking. It gets dark now around 22.00, come by 21.00 and enjoy the views.
On the outskirts of the Verkh-Isetsky village, in a small hut for a long time There was an underground printing house. Verkh-Isetsky workers often gathered for secret gatherings and meetings on the islands of the Verkh-Isetsky pond. The vigilantes were also trained there in shooting and the basics of street fighting tactics.
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Verkh-Isetsky pond is an artificial reservoir formed on the Iset River in 1725 - 1726. It was formed for the needs of the Verkh-Isetsky plant, and also served as a reserve for the lower City pond, the dam of which set in motion the mechanisms of the Yekaterinburg plant.
The reservoir stretches along the Iset for 10 km, the greatest depth (8-10 m) at the dam and along the former bed of the Iset River. The basin of the pond is located among the granites of the Verkh-Isetsky massif. The Svetlaya River flows into the pond from the southwest. There are up to twelve islands on the pond - Baran, Shabur, Vysokogo, Malenkiy, Ploskiy, Veselok, Zmeiny, Linden, Kamenny, Rooster and Chicken (the last two are islands separated from the land by shallow, swampy channels that dry out in dry years). There are peninsulas: on the right bank - Bolshekonny, Malokonny, on the left - Gamayun. The shoreline of the pond consists of an alternation of shallow bays with higher peninsulas (capes). The Verkh-Isetsky pond is replenished with water not only from the Iset, but also through canals from the Volchikhinsky reservoirs on the river. Chusovoy and Nyazepetrovsky on the river. Ufa.
On the morning of October 19, 1905, unusual excitement reigned on the streets of Yekaterinburg. It was especially crowded on Cathedral Square (that’s what the square named after 1905 was called until 1920). Here, at the call of the Yekaterinburg Bolshevik Committee, workers, students, office workers, and clerks gathered.
A platform was quickly built from empty boxes. Comrade Andrei began to speak. His mighty bass rumbled across the entire square. At this time, a crowd of rioters burst into the square from the nearby streets. Filling the air with abuse, the Black Hundreds began beating the demonstrators. Some used knives. The pogromists rushed to the podium, to Ya. M. Sverdlov. However, it was not so easy to break through. The vigilantes huddled around the podium. Some of them had revolvers. Several shots rang out. The rioters were taken aback, retreated back, and some ran away. But then they went on the offensive again. The Cossacks were already rushing to their aid. The rally and demonstration were disrupted...
In the evening, a meeting of the Yekaterinburg Bolshevik Committee with activists took place. Many came to the meeting with their heads down, depressed. The meeting was chaired by Yakov Mikhailovich. He was calm and cheerful, there was not a shadow of confusion in him, despite the failure with the rally. Sverdlov pointed out the inadmissibility of despondency due to individual defeats. The revolution is on the rise, and the defeat of a single rally cannot change anything.
Sverdlov revealed the reasons for the failure: the strongest team - the workers of the Verkh-Isetsky plant - were late for the meeting due to poor organization; the fighting squad turned out to be weak and indecisive.
The unsuccessful rally, Yakov Mikhailovich concluded, taught me a lot. We need to prepare better and organize demonstrations and rallies. At the meeting, they decided to strengthen the fighting squads by sending the best forces to them.
The events of October 19 on Cathedral Square set the Bolshevik organization in Yekaterinburg with the task of creating a combat-ready squad to protect the revolutionary uprisings of the people. It was headed by F. F. Syromolotov, a member of the Yekaterinburg Bolshevik Committee.
On the outskirts of the Verkh-Isetsky village, in a small hut, an underground printing house operated for a long time. Verkh-Isetsky workers often gathered for secret gatherings and meetings on the islands of the Verkh-Isetsky pond. On the islands, on the so-called “general’s dacha” (outskirts of the city in the northern part of the City Pond), in the forest behind the Verkh-Isetsky plant, near Shartashskiye Stone Tents The vigilantes were trained in shooting and the basics of street fighting tactics.
