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Lake Tavatui, also known as Lake Tavatuy, is a freshwater lake in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Several communities surround the lake and the nearest major city is Yekaterinburg. The lake is known for its high water quality and is a popular tourist attraction. The a website operated by the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism calls it "the pearl of the Middle Urals".[1]

Lake Tavatui
Lake Tavatui
Location	Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates	57°08′00″N 60°10′59″E
Type	Freshwater
Max. length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Max. width	3–3.5 km (1.9–2.2 mi)
Max. depth	9 m (30 ft)

Description

The lake basin was formed by the gradual movement of plate tectonics, and lays on top of a thick bed of granite, the Verh-Isetskiy granite massif. Core samples taken from the lakebed show evidence of the lake's granite foundation forming during the Late Pleistocene into the Early Pliocene era.[2] Lake Tavatui is bordered by a number of tall hills and parts of the lake's shore is interspersed with granite outcroppings. Though geographically old, the lake's body of water is relatively young, having been formed by retreating glaciers between 10 and 20 thousand years ago.[1] The glaciers' retreat also left a rich sedimentary bed of clay in the lake, and this sediment has been used to study the state of the ancient environment of the Holocene era.[3]

Lake Tavatui has an elongated shape running north to south, as it is 10 km (6.2 mi) and only 3–3.5 km (1.9–2.2 mi) wide; the total area of the lake is around 21 km² (8.1 sq mi).[1] The lake is around 9 m (30 ft) deep, and contains several islands. The lake is well known for its high water quality and clarity, with the lake bed being visible from the surface in some conditions.[1] The lake is warmest during the early summer months, cools during later summer months into the Ural fall, and freezes over between October and May during the intense Ural winter.[4]

Human activity at Lake Tavatui likely began in the Holocene era, soon after the glaciers had begun to retreat. According to one source, the lake's name likely derives from several words in the Tartar language, tau (translating to mountain) and tui translating to feast. Other sources attribute the name of the lake to the Permians and Komi, with the peoples' word for waterway ta wa tui being translatable to waterway.[4]

References

See also

• Lake Iset

На других языках

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[de] Osero Tawatui

Tawatui (russisch Таватуй, wiss. Transliteration Tavatuj, Озеро Таватуй – Osero Tawatui) Тавату́й ist ein See im Stadtkreis Newjansk (Невьянский городской округ) in der Oblast Swerdlowsk in Russland. Der See liegt an der Ostflanke des Ural, etwa 50 km nordwestlich von Jekaterinburg. Er ist ein beliebtes Naherholungsziel für die Einwohner von Jekaterinburg. Am Ufer des Sees liegen die Dörfer Kalinowo (Калиново), Tawatui (Таватуй) und Priosjorny (Приозёрный), sowie viele Kinder-Sommerlager und Erholungszentren. Der See liegt auf einer Höhe von 263 m.

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- [en] Lake Tavatui

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[it] Lago Tavatuj

Il lago Tavatuj (in russo: Таватуй?), traslitterato anche come Tavatui o Tavatuy, è un bacino d'acqua dolce situato nell'Oblast' di Sverdlovsk, nel circondario federale degli Urali. Lungo le sue sponde si trovano alcuni villaggi, mentre la principale città nelle sue vicinanze è Ekaterinburg, da cui dista circa 40 chilometri. Per la qualità e la trasparenza delle sue acque è una popolare attrazione turistica, ed è talvolta soprannominato "la perla degli Urali centrali".[1][2]

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[ru] Таватуй

Тавату́й — озеро в Невьянском районе Свердловской области. Расположено на восточных склонах Уральских гор, в 50 километрах к северо-западу от Екатеринбурга. Является одним из красивейших озёр в окрестностях Екатеринбурга и излюбленным местом отдыха горожан. На берегу озера расположены посёлки Калиново, Таватуй и Приозёрный, а также множество детских оздоровительных лагерей и баз отдыха. Высота над уровнем моря — 263,5 м[2].

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