The Onega River: description, tourism, fishing

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

A huge number of rivers flow on the territory of Russia. Each of them is individual. This article will focus on the Onega River. The total area of its basin is 56,900 km². It always attracts the attention of tourists and fishermen.

Where is the Onega River?

The answer is easy. It flows in the Arkhangelsk region of the Russian Federation, has a length of 416 km. The source of the river is located in the southwest, it originates from Lake Lacha. It flows into the Onega Bay of the White Sea, then Kiy Island divides it into two branches. The upper reaches of the river (Lake Vozhe with tributaries) are located in the Vologda Oblast. Flows from south to north.

Onega's diet is mixed, but mostly snowy, so from the beginning of May to June there is a flood period.

Flowing through the flat terrain, it forms stretches reaching a width of 450 m. In some places they narrow only to 40 m.

At 75 km from the beginning, the river spills into two: Big Onega, which goes to the right, and Little Onega, turning left. Later they reunite.

It passes near such settlements as the cities of Kargopol and Onega, the village of Severoonezhsk, villagesYarnema and Chekuyevo and others.

Relief

The lower course of the river runs through a swampy plain. The hills adjacent to the shores reach an average height of 60-80 m, and sometimes up to 120 meters. Ancient lake low plains occupy most of the territory between the marginal formations. They are heavily swamped, and rise above sea level by 60-150 m. The upper course of the river is characterized by a decrease from 130 to 110 m. The direction is from south to north. The middle current has marks from 80 to 100 m.

The banks of the Onega River are mostly clay. Soils are mostly covered with moss, but there are also swampy soils.

Not far from the mouth, near the city of Kargopol, along the coast there are several powerful springs gushing from the ground. The water is cold and very clean.

The depth of the river in some places reaches 6 meters.

Vegetation

Onega (Arkhangelsk region) - a river whose basin is located in the taiga zone. The climate here is continental - cool short summers and long cold winters. The average annual temperature of the river is 1-1.5 degrees.

In these weather conditions, the steep banks of the Onega are covered with forests. Pine, aspen, birch grow here, but mostly spruce. In the southeast of the reservoir, you can also find fir and linden. The territory of the river in places up to 90% is covered with forests. Perennial plants grow in meadows, shrubs are rare.

Recreation and tourism

The Onega River has many rapids, which is why it is very popular amongkayaking tourists.

The adjacent territory of the reservoir is rich in monuments of stone and wooden architecture of the 17th-19th centuries. The beauty of the nature of the north always leaves only the best impressions.

Thus, in the town of Kargopol there is the Cathedral of the Nativity, built in 1562, and the Cathedral bell tower with observation platforms. The village of Archangelo keeps the Sretensky Church of 1715 with cubic ceilings. On the territory of the former village of Prislonikhi, there is the 18th century Kletsky Nikolskaya chapel. There is also an opportunity to see the remains of the Trinity Church.

Duration of tours is usually 5-7 days under the guidance of an experienced leader.

Onega River: fishing

Roach, pike, ide, burbot, grayling, bream, lamprey constantly live in the pond. Due to the fact that the Onega flows into the White Sea, here you can also find salmon (for example, salmon) and flounder. Rarely, but smelt also comes across.

The Onega River is known for its ebb and flow. Sometimes the water recedes more than ten meters, exposing drowned trees. Behind her, she leaves puddles of various sizes, where you can easily catch small fish, which is mainly done by local boys.

At a distance of 20 km from Arkhangelsk is one of the most favorite places for fishermen, because here you can catch salmon. Mostly there are large specimens. Of course, it is forbidden to catch this fish here, but this does not stop many.

It is forbidden to use spinning on Onega, but it is allowed to use a fishing rod, so the localsfishermen invented a tackle called "colossus". Most often it comes across grayling. It goes most easily in hot weather in July on a worm or a fly. At this time, the river is just boiling with fish gathering mayflies on the surface.

The breams here are also quite large. It is best to catch them from a boat, as they swim near the bottom. Also, throughout the summer, burbots come across, because the water is cool, it does not warm up even in the heat.