The Vazuza River is the right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the Smolensk and Tver regions of the European part of Russia.
Building materials were delivered to St. Petersburg during the time of Peter the Great along this river and the tributary of the Gzhat. Sychevsk merchants, trading, transported bread, resin, hemp and flax by water.
Description
The name of the river comes from its main purpose "Vazuza - the river along which goods are delivered."
The Vazuza River originates on the Smolensk Upland, its northern slopes, near the village of Maryino. The length is 162 km. Its waters are replenished from 6 right and 4 left tributaries. The narrow and shallow valley, through which the river flows for the first 30 km, passes into the bottom-moraine plain.
The shores are high and hilly, only in some places there are small copses. The Vazuza River with clear water has a sandy bottom, sometimes gravel is found on it.
Only near the town of Sychevka, the Vazuza turns into a large river up to 30 m wide. Not far from the town of Zubtsov, a dam was erected in the late 70s, which formed the Vazuza reservoir. Its waters, used to supply Moscow, flooded the most rapids of the river valley.
The Vazuza River is replenished from melting snow, rain and underground springs. The ice cover is established in early November, and in the first days of April the ice breaks up.
Rest
In the picturesque places of the Smolensk region, far from the city, where the Vazuza River flows, the photo of which is below, there are several recreation centers. It offers a variety of leisure options and a large number of entertainment. There are rental points where you can take sports equipment and equipment.
Comfortable hotel rooms provide rest at the European level. There are restaurants on the territory of the hotels, and in guest cottages there is an opportunity to cook your own food, if you wish, you are allowed to have a picnic.
Fishing
Fishing lovers manage to combine their vacation with exciting fishing. The reservoir and the river are rich in fish. Here they catch pike, pike perch, ide, tench, roach, perch, bream. Fish are fished all year round.
An ideal place for fishing and hunting is the fishing and hunting base, which is called "Na Vazuz". It is located on the shore of the reservoir, where you can not only go fishing, but also hunt elk, wild boar, roe deer, hare, fox, ferret, weasel.
The Vazuza River flows through the most beautiful places. There are no industrial enterprises on its banks that would pollute the reservoir with waste, and small towns and villages do not harm the waters of the river. The clean water of Vazuza replenishes the reserves of the Moskva River and attracts many fishing enthusiasts for ecologically clean fish.
