The upper lake is mineral. It connects with a fresher (lower) lake.
This is the largest mineral reservoir in Khakassia. It is located 8 km north of the resort lake Shira and 16 km from the village of Pearl. The lake is located in the intermountain basin of the treeless hilly Dzhirim steppe, at an altitude of about 376 m. The surrounding mountains do not exceed 614 m above sea level, and the northern coast is steep in some areas.
Link to the map.
The lake of tectonic origin (sinkhole) has not yet been fully explored until now. There were no detailed measurements of its depth, and the composition of all underground sources has not yet been determined. The level of the surrounding mountains is 100-240 meters higher than the level of the lake.
The lake is fed by atmospheric precipitation and underground sources, as well as by the flow of the Tuim River (in the western part).
The composition of the lake water is moderately mineralized, alkaline, sulfate-chloride, sodium-magnesium. Its mineralization over the area varies from 9 to 14 g / l of water. By the nature of the medium, the water is alkaline. There are reserves of balneological mud.
The southeastern coast in hot weather, especially on weekends, is simply lined with campers' tents.
Promotional video:
It looks like this.
This is for lovers of noise, night music, drunken companies. In addition, the shore in this place is too shallow: in order to go up to the chest, you need to go 100 meters from the shore. For quieter lovers, I recommend the northern coast, which can be reached by a dirt road: 5-8 km from the road. The water is cleaner here, but because of the limestone debris covering the bottom, it is not so comfortable for your feet when you enter the water.
By its effect on the skin, mineral water is felt immediately, it is very similar to sea water, but not salty.
North Shore.
As a lover of geological formations, I was immediately attracted by the blocks of limestone, the outcrops of which were located near this northern shore.
The breed consists of many layers.
In appearance - like fine compressed sandstone, but layered.
This cliff confirms the geotectonic origin of the lake formed in the sinkhole.
There are flat areas on the rocks. Why they have such smooth edges is a mystery! The mass of stones is not crystalline and there are no reasons for cracking along flat planes. Conversely, the presence of many horizontal layers would contribute to cracking along a curved surface, but not so.
In the article: "Bolshoi Salbyk Kurgan. Unusual stones" I showed the question: where does such a smooth joining (or notch) on the slabs of the barrow come from?
Here is my new assumption: such even cuts are traces of cutting these layered rocks in the past for slabs of mounds, and maybe buildings (which have not survived to this day). The rock was in a plastic state, like clay. She even sawed with a rope. Then the individual blocks were transported to the site and docked. due to diffusion, they were combined into a monolith. If so, then they did it immediately after the breed was exposed.
The layers on top look like this.
The layers differ in color.
Smooth crack or even cut?
Hundreds of layers in the rock only half a meter thick.
Someone was digging a little higher from the shore. These are the clay layers. Tile is not found on them.
There are such formations near the lake:
In geology, they are called: basalt pipes of rapid ascent, saturated with mantle xenoliths.
The rock that composes them: xenoliths of lherzolites.
It looks like compressed coarse sand.
Despite the fact that even dissertations have been written on this place, geologists are still asking the question: how and why once, at one of the points in the middle of the abyss of geological time, a series of seemingly random shots of mantle magmatism occurred? The catastrophic phenomena of mountain building and magma release during the pole shift are not taken into account. Mountains grow for them for millions of years. Maybe it's time to look at these things in a different way?