Shitovskoe, Freshwater lake in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia.
Shitovskoe Lake lies in the urban district of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast, about 15 km north of the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma. It stretches roughly 7 km from northeast to southwest, measures 6.7 km long and 1.5 km wide, covers 6.2 km², and sits at 252 m above sea level with an average depth of 1.5 m and a maximum of 2 m. Its shores are flat and largely swampy, covered with mixed forest; the western shore is hilly, and a bog of the same name adjoins the lake on the west. The lake contains many islands, the largest being Travyanoy, followed by Repnoy, Aramilsky and Skomino.
Shitovskoe is sometimes taken for the source of the Iset River, and the Shitovsky Istok flows out of it near the southern shore. The lake lies 15 km north of Verkhnyaya Pyshma in the urban district of the same name, and its western shore is mountainous, with a bog of the same name adjoining it from the west.
The lake's name is also borne by the marsh that borders it on the west. On the eastern shore stand holiday camps, a house for fishermen and hunters, a farm and a boat station, where fishing for perch, bream, crucian carp, pike and ruff takes place.
The lake lies about 15 km north of Verkhnyaya Pyshma; the usual approach is the road from Baltym toward the settlement of Krasny Aduy, then left to the lake. The eastern shore holds a boat station, a fishermen's and hunters' house and a recreation camp. The western shore is hilly, while the other banks are flat and largely boggy, so plan footwear accordingly.
Shitovskoe is sometimes taken for the source of the Iset River, though the Shitovskoy Istok actually flows out of the lake near its southern shore. The lake stretches about 7 km from northeast to southwest and holds several islands, the largest of which is Travyanoy.
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