The Source of Sviyaga River
| The Source of Sviyaga River | |
|---|---|
| Natural Monument | |
| Natural Monument (IUCN III) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Oblast | Ulyanovsk |
| District | Kuzovatovo area |
| Location | |
| - coordinates | 53°31′30″N 47°32′16″E / 53.52500°N 47.53778°ECoordinates: 53°31′30″N 47°32′16″E / 53.52500°N 47.53778°E |
| Area | 0.0008 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Biome | Biotsenozy of a source of Sviyaga River |
| Nature sanctuary of Russia | 1989 |
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The Source of Sviyaga River (Russian: Исток реки Свияга) is a natural monument in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Volga Federal District, Russia.
Basic natural features
The most important feature of the Protected Area is the main source of Sviyaga River itself. This lies about 5 km to the southwest from village of Kuzovatovo, where the land rises to a height of 332 m above sea level, combined sand by stony adjournment of paleogen. At this height the vegetation consists of tall-trunked pine wood, cowberry shrubs, and bilberry. Here various of representatives of family pear-shaped - one-sided pear, rotundifolious pear, verdant and small, pipsissewa umbellate, sometimes neottianta cucullata - rare orchid plant can be found.
The site of the source of Sviyaga River - 102 quarter (though the most part of the source is in 103 quarter). The source originates from a wood-bog surrounded by the wood.
It is little affected by human activity. Sviyaga, a small pure streamlet, flows on a bottom of a deep broad gully with hygrophyte vegetation. Business with lower source of this river is worse. Here over several kilometers, three dams intercept the greatest part of water flowing from a source of Sviyaga. The special alarm is caused with the first dam where woodworking enterprise polluts water. The second dam is cleaner, but on its banks there are various industrial buildings. Behind the second dam of Sviyaga becomes a small streamlet and then in Kuzovatovo becomes the very small river proceeding for some kilometers on enough wide floodplains. Here upper part of Sviyaga is deeper because of an abundance of springs from underground aquifers.
The other source is at village the Red Glade (on northern suburb of village). The broad gully where the Sviyaga originated is heavily trodden by cattle, and the majority of springs is trampled. This source is in the extremely bad status.
The third source of Sviyaga is in rather better position and is located to the west from the village of Baevka. It originates from a spring on the edge of a pine wood. The springs are powerful, and the water is clean.