Where to find a map of the depths of the Volga. Depth map

For hundreds of years, the only way to measure ocean depth was with a weight, usually lead, attached to a thin rope. Not only was this method time-consuming, it was also highly inaccurate. Ship drift or water currents could pull the rope away at an angle, making depth measurements inaccurate. Then the ropes were replaced by echo sounders (sonars). Bathymetric studies have shown that the topography of the ocean floor is very diverse. Hidden underwater are plains, canyons, active and extinct volcanoes, and mountain ranges.

In 1978, an experimental satellite was launched to study the oceans. One of the amazing discoveries then was the fact that the surface of the ocean is not “flat”, but falls and rises in different areas. When the ocean surface was mapped, it turned out that the lows corresponded to depressions on the sea floor, and the highs corresponded to sea mountains and mountain ranges. Over time, technical capabilities have increased. Satellites appeared and detailed maps of the depths of the entire world ocean were compiled.

The reason for these drops and rises in the ocean surface is in the Earth's gravitational field. This is the gravity model created by the GRACE satellite:

As a result of the painstaking work of the satellites, other interesting maps appeared. This amazing infographic visualizes the world's deepest places. There is also Lake Baikal, which can be compared with other deep lakes in the world.

But finally all the secrets of the ocean topography were discovered with the help of satellites such as Jason-1 and Jason-2.

Satellite altimeters measure sea surface elevation and other features of the ocean surface. Using emitted microwaves, they measure the height of ocean water, help create weather maps, predict the formation of hurricanes and monitor ocean levels.

To create a map like this, we needed a summary of the bathymetry and topography of the seabed. Here you can see the relief features of the earth's surface under water, and on the graph you can find out the depth of the world's oceans in meters.

Agrafenovka, Black Zaton, Bolshaya Fedorovka

Zolnoe, Zadelnoe, Solnechnaya Polyana

Volzhsky, Great Tsarevshchina

Samara, Rozhdestveno, Tarasov plant

Koroviy Island, Podzhabny

Volozhka Tushinskaya, Bystenky Island

Bezenchuk

Perevoloki

Pecherskoe, Pervomaisky

Oktyabrsk, right Volga

Syzran, Bestuzhevka, Kashpir, Rudnik

Panshino, Volga region

Village Panshino- an amazing place on the right bank of the Volga, about forty kilometers south of Syzran.

Administratively, this region of the Right Bank is included in the Ulyanovsk region. However, it so happens that, in addition to local residents, Syzran residents are engaged in fishing here, so it would be unfair to exclude this area of ​​the reservoir from among the favorite fishing spots for residents of the Samara region.

Having driven south from Syzran along the highway leading to Vozrozhdenie to Kalinovka, you should turn left, pass the crossing and move east a few more kilometers along the ridge of a high hill. Soon a picture of colorful scale and amazing beauty opens up: on the right in the hollow is an abandoned garden, on the left is a deep ravine covered with bushes and isolated trees, and right on the hillside is the small village of Panshino, behind which stretches an endless expanse of water for ten kilometers to the left bank.

An extensive network of islands opposite the village and downstream divides the reservoir into several branches, forming channels and bays.

The coast here is high and hilly. There is a cliff up to three meters high near the water itself. The bottom is marshy, muddy, interspersed with sharp gravel and shells, and gently slopes into the depths. On the shore opposite the village and to the left are several improvised parking lots for the vehicles in which the fishermen arrived. Sometimes there are 30 - 40 cars and motorcycles with Penza, Samara, Ulyanovsk and Saratov license plates.

It is difficult to remain without fish in Panshino. The place is so “cool” that at almost any time of the year and in any weather you can count on a rich catch. The main thing is to drive here and get back, which is not easy in rainy or snowy weather. And the weather here sometimes changes instantly. You arrive in the morning - the sun is shining brightly, the water is calm, there is almost no wind, nothing predicts bad weather. And suddenly at noon a black cloud emerges from behind the hill and hangs menacingly over the water. The Volga darkens before our eyes, boils, and now a squall of rain and waves hits the boat!

And twenty minutes later the thunderstorm passed, and the sun shone again, reflected in thousands of droplets on the grass and trees. Everything is wonderful, but the ground is so wet that none of those who arrived by car can get up the mountain on wheels. The most impatient ones have already gone to the village to get a tractor...

In summer, the main catch of fishermen in Panshino is bream.

In Panshino, in the spring, roaches work well on a fishing rod from a boat, and you often come across chub and ide. Local fishermen set nets for catfish and pike. They also catch catfish using the “kwok”. It must be said that for some reason the fish caught here are one and a half times larger in size than in other places!

And further. Motorboat owners know this area as a place where the river has a rip current. This phenomenon is explained by reasons of a hydrodynamic nature: the complex system of islands and the bottom topography force the water flow to turn back in places, towards the main current. When there is no bite anywhere, you will always catch it on the “return”, many believe.

A few kilometers upstream from Panshino there is another catching place.

now it looks like this...

He is called " monastery"due to the ruins of an old chapel on the shore, clearly visible from the water. Another landmark can be the huge barge of the berth for bulk carriers, once transporting waste from the shale production located nearby Kashpirsky mine. (the barge has already been cut into scrap metal)

This “bream” place, quite far from the fairway, has a depth of up to 20 meters at a distance of only one hundred meters from the shore. Current at " monastery" noticeably stronger than Panshino, since the reservoir narrows in this place. It often happens that the bream does not take well Panshino, here he is caught successfully.

An extensive section of the Saratov reservoir in the region Panshino, indented by numerous islands and with a large number of shallow water zones, is a famous place for winter fishing enthusiasts. Their main prey are perch, pike, roach, and silver bream.

To catch large perch, anglers go to the middle of the reservoir. Knowledge of the bottom topography allows them to search for “humpback whales” not at random, but along the boundaries of underwater ridges, which extend parallel to each other for several hundred meters. Connoisseurs catch perch with a spinner and a jig without bloodworms from a depth of 2.5-3 meters. This type of fishing is truly sporty and exciting! Agree, not everyone is able to walk five or six kilometers through the snow from the shore to the site, drill several dozen holes in a day and then return back with a heavier backpack.

Fishermen In winter, older fish usually settle closer to the shore to catch roach and silver bream. They are immediately easy to distinguish from others by their polyethylene tents that protect from wind and cold. "Perch fishermen" don't use tents, they need to move, drill - otherwise you won't catch them.

Come here any weekend from December to March - you will see how many winter fishing enthusiasts gather in Panshino!

A.N. Druzhin, A.N. Maslennikov "On the reservoirs of the Samara region"

A sailing guide is not only a map for sailors and rivermen, it is a rich storehouse of information for treasure hunters and local historians. Looking at the map, you can see changes in the river bed, coastal settlements and much other interesting information.

Name	Coverage area			collection sheet	example
Route of the Ob River from Tom to Irtysh	from Tom to Irtysh. Territory of Tobolsk and Tomsk provinces	1c	1929
Pilot map of the river. Volga	from the reach of the Kama mouth to Tsaritsin. Territory of Kazan, Simbirsk, Samara, Saratov, Astrakhan provinces	500soot	1913
Lotsmanskaya river map Volga	from N. Novgorod to the Kama River Territory of Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan provinces	500m	1927
Pilot map of the river. Volga from Rybinsk to N. Novgorod	Territory of Yaroslavl and Nizhny Novgorod provinces	500m	1929
Plan of the Sheksna River (from Belozersk to Cherepovets)	Territory of the Novgorod province, from Belozersk to Cherepovets	1c	1890
Pilot atlas of the river. Volga	Territories of Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Kazan provinces	500soot	1877
Pilot map of the Vyatka river	from Slobodskoye to the Kama River (Vyatka and Perm provinces)	500soot	1915
Pilot map of the Kama River		500m	1932
Pilot map of the Kama River	from r. Volga to the river Vishers (Kazan, Vyatka, Perm provinces)	500m	1913
Pilot map of the Kama River	from r. Vishera to r. Nytyva	250m	1942
Plan of the Volkhov River	from Fr. Ilmen to Novaya Ladoga (Novgorod province)	400soot	1886

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