The largest river of the Chelyabinsk region is considered to be a river Miass.It is the main water artery of the Southern Urals.Its source is considered to be the key, located on the ridge of the Grand Bashkorstostane Nurali.It flows through the city of Miass, Argayashsky, Sosnowski and Krasnoarmeyskiy district, Chelyabinsk.
Description
Miass River has a total length of 658 km, and within the boundaries of the Chelyabinsk region - 384 km.At the water flow has several relatively large tributaries, they occupy no more than 800 km.The largest of them are considered Zyuzelga, Bilgilda, Bishkil, Atlyan, Kushtumga, Upper Iremen, Big Kialim.The catchment area of Miass are more than 2 thousand small lakes.It occupies about 19 thousand. Km2.The source of the Miass River located near the Chelyabinsk region, in Bashkiria.
Beach on different sections of the river are different from each other.Firstly, the vegetation.In the upper reaches of the river can only meet the pine, but on average - aspen and birch.Secondly, the relief.Hilly banks are located in the middle reaches of the river in the upper reaches of the most frequent rocky ridges, rapids and waterfalls.This factor influences the characteristics of the river depth, flow velocity and temperature of the ice.On reaches the depth comes to 7 m, while in the shallows - does not exceed 30 cm. Various well flow rate.It can range from 2 to 0.1 m / s.In the center of Chelyabinsk, especially for "lazy" because of the fact that the river bed was increased artificially.
She has more than 70 islands, which are very different from each other.There are granite, sand, overgrown plants, or vice versa, without them.Miass River has a winding track.It feeds due to melting snow, so the spring floods the water level rises in her record.Water reservoirs, ponds and lakes - all this has Miass River.Where it falls, it can be traced on the map.Mouth water flow is Iset, left tributary of the Tobol River.
Toponymics
is currently unknown, a word formed from the modern name of the water flow.There are three versions that refute or confirm is that it is impossible.Vladimir Pozdeev successful Chelyabinsk regional specialist, argues that Miass River got its name from the word "MIS" in the Pashto language meaning "copper" and "AS" - "river".That is, the "Copper River".Others believe that the roots should be sought in the Turkic language.The word "MIFL" means "marsh" and "su" - water.Still others claim that the name of the river is so old and has no relation to the Old Turkic time that the meaning of a word can not be found.
interesting fact is that before the river was called as Miyas Miass.
Minerals
Some sources say that the areas around the river are rich in gold.An indirect confirmation are the remaining traces of gold.It also found minerals such as sand, tripoli, chromite, clay.Occasionally you can find deposits of gravel or pebbles.
in the Lower Miass proved the existence of deposits of some natural materials.Their capacity reaches 200 m. This can be explained by the fact that presumably the entire eastern Urals was flooded tertiary sea, which lasted for a long time during which time to form such a large fossil strata.Immediately clay found in the teeth of large fish, sharks suspected.Their size and shape are different.It says that the sea was inhabited by different species of fish, from small to very large.
Nature
upper river is rich with pine and larch, and wet slopes - cherry, currants and other kinds of shrubs.Herbs can be found in the clearings.But on the mountain slopes grow strawberries, strawberry, raspberry and cherry.
Pine forests, for which the river Miass (pictured below) creates a favorable climate, do not resemble the Siberian taiga, on the contrary.Dry trees grow in a chaotic manner, which ensures a good cross.
Bayramgulovoy Near the village, where the river grows a birch grove, which has been preserved until now.After a short distance, it is replaced by a thin strip of pine forest.Another forest can be found near the Iset.Due to lack of railway it is used basically for local needs.
Caves and the canyon
just a few million years of stubborn Miass Inst huge canyon.In the area of the river bed also has rocks, which reach heights of 20 meters. In addition, there are arches, caves, sinkholes and caves.The first arch canyon was found in 1960, the second is open much later.Scientists believe that the most likely before they were joined into one giant cave.This diversity gives the relief character of the river and the surrounding landscape enchants views.
At the top of the canyon is a cave-pit, which has two outlets.The first is located near the shore, and the other - the vertical.At the moment, the land is considered to be the richest rare plants, the predominant part of which included in the Red Book.
Due to the fact that the river Miass occupies a large area, in certain areas inhabited by different species of fish.For example, in Sosnovsky area has a good chance to catch pike, perch, burbot, dace, bream, perch, carp, crucian carp.In other areas these fish also occur, but less frequently.In the city you can successfully fish for pike.
