Sobachy Pond, reservoir in Moscow, Russia

Sobachy Pond is a small, elongated pond in the western part of Izmailovo Forest Park, beside the Main Alley and the power-line clearing that crosses the park from west to northeast. It lies on the low-water Sobachy Stream, which rises near the Main Alley and flows into the Red Stream by the Decorative Pond. Water plants grow where the stream enters, and a small dam and culvert stand on the eastern bank.

Sobachy Pond lies in the western part of Izmailovo Forest Park, fed by the small Sobachy Stream that rises near the Main Alley and flows into the Decorative Pond before joining the Red Stream. A reconstructed plan of 17th-century Izmailovo Zverinets marks it as simply "Pondok" (Little Pond). Its present name is thought to date from the 20th century, when the neglected pond, unsuitable for swimming, became a favourite spot for dog walkers.

The name Sobachy Pond, from the Russian for 'dog pond', is thought to date to the 20th century: the neglected pond was not used for swimming but was popular with dog walkers. On a reconstructed plan of 17th-century Izmailovo Zverinets it appears as simply Prudok, 'the little pond'.

Sobachy Pond lies in the western part of Izmailovo Forest Park, beside the Main Alley and the power-line clearing that crosses the park from west to east. The bank is marshy where Sobachy Stream enters, and a small dam with a culvert stands on the eastern shore. The pond is fed by the shallow Sobachy Stream, which flows on to the Decorative Pond and then into the Red Stream.

On a reconstructed plan of the 17th-century Izmailovo Zverinets estate, Sobachy Pond appears under the name Prudok, a small pond. The name Sobachy, 'dog', is thought to date from the 20th century, when the neglected pond was not used for swimming but was popular with dog walkers.