Rivers of Crimea - photo, list, description
Crimea rivers
The Crimean peninsula is washed by the warm waters of the Black and Azov seas. The territory of the peninsula has a fairly diverse relief and, depending on this, the Crimean rivers are divided into two categories: plain and mountainous. Many of them dry up in the summer, but with the onset of the rainy season, they regain their strength..
Salgir
It is Salgir that is the longest of all the Crimean rivers. Its total length is 204 kilometers. Together with the tributary Biyuk-Karasu, they are the largest water system in Crimea.
In its upper reaches, it is a typical mountain river with a characteristic fast flow and formation of waterfalls. And only from the middle of the course it becomes quieter, but at the same time the amount of water in the Salgir channel is significantly reduced..
In the waters of Salgir there are roach, perch, crucian carp. When fishing in the upper reaches of the river, you can even catch trout. Since the climate on the territory of Crimea is quite warm, winter fishing is excluded here, since the river practically does not freeze. If, nevertheless, ice forms, then you cannot go out on it..
Alma
Alma is the second longest river of the peninsula after Salgir. The lower and middle reaches of the Alma run through large orchards. It was from here that the name of the river Alma came from, which translates as «Apple».
Traditionally, in its upper reaches, it is a lush mountain river, which becomes much calmer when descending to the plain. Alma never dries up, and therefore is ready to receive guests all year round.
The river is characterized by an unequal amount of fish. It all depends on the section of the current chosen for fishing. So, in the upper and lower reaches, you can catch chub, trout, minnows, longhorn beetle and swine goose. On average, carp join them, but at the mouth of the Alma you can catch only chubs and minnows. Alma reservoir will delight fishermen with ram, pike, crucian carp and gudgeon.
Kacha
The Kacha River is somewhat shorter, but much fuller than the Alma. The source of Kachi is the confluence of two mountain rivers - Pisara and Biyuk-Uzen. By the way, it is the catchments of this river that are the most beautiful places in the mountainous Crimea. During the rainy season, as well as in the winter and autumn periods, Kacha can overflow its banks, but in the summer (due to active water intake) the river dries up.
The fishermen of Kacha will like the fact that here you can catch sticklebacks, chubs, barbel and minnows.
Belbek
Another full-flowing Crimean river, only 63 kilometers long. The source is the confluence of two mountain rivers. In the upper reaches, when passing between mountain ranges, Belbek shows a rugged character. But when it enters the plain, its current is cut through by sediments from clay, which significantly slows down the speed of the current..
In the lower reaches, the river constantly dries up, but thanks to heavy rains it quickly recovers. The waters of the river are rich in chub, trout, barbel.