Kuzminovsky Pond, reservoir in Russia
Kuzminovsky Pond lies in a hollow between the villages of Kuzminovka and Malobaikovo in Ishimbay District, Bashkortostan, and was formed by damming the only tributary of the Timerli River. A brick recreation base with full amenities stands on its shore, and the water is used for fishing-sport competitions. The pond is reached from the regional roads 80N-025 and 80N-307 via Malobaikovo.
Kuzminovsky Pond was formed by damming the only tributary of the Timerli River, in a hollow between the villages of Kuzminovka and Malobaikovo near Ishimbay. The area was formerly within the city of Ishimbay and is now in Ishimbay District. It is reached from the regional roads 80N-025 and 80N-307 via Malobaikovo.
The pond lies between the villages of Kuzminovka and Malobaikovo, and its name comes from Kuzminovka. On Epiphany the ice is cut for an ice-hole (Jordan) where the water is blessed; in 2013 this was the only place in Ishimbay and Ishimbaysky District officially permitted for the rite. Local anglers also hold fishing-sport competitions here.
The pond lies between the villages of Kuzminovka and Malobaikovo, near Ishimbay. It can be reached from the regional roads 80N-025 and 80N-307, the latter passing through Malobaikovo. A brick recreation base with full amenities stands by the water.
On 12 June 2012, Ainur Galeev from Malobaikovo and his cousin Ilshat Mukhametshin saved two small children and their father who were drowning in the pond. The pond's algal communities were the subject of Elena Zakharova's 2003 biology dissertation at Ufa.
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