canal
51.5231, 23.7381karst lake
Pulemetske
Пулемецьке
Shatsk National Nature Park; the second largest lake in the park
Verified dataset
Key facts
Pulemetske is the second largest and the westernmost lake of the Shatsk group. An underwater sandbar divides its karst basin into two hollows reaching depths of 19.2 m.
- Area
- ≈15.68 km²
- Maximum depth
- 19.2 m
- Average depth
- ≈4.1 m
- Shoreline
- 16 km
Water
Published water indicators
- Transparency
- —
- pH
- 6.67–8.3
- Total dissolved solids
- ≈218 mg/L
- Dissolved oxygen
- 12.6–13.8 mg/L
- Water type
- calcium bicarbonate
- Trophic state
- low level of eutrophication (one of the lowest in the group)
Ionic composition, mg/dm³
HCO₃⁻134
Ca²⁺40
SO₄²⁻14
Cl⁻14
Na⁺+K⁺11
Mg²⁺5
Ionic composition from the comparative hydrochemical study of 2018.
Ichthyofauna
Fish of the lake
All species →Ecosystem
Flora and birds
Birds
whooper swanducksgeese
What to know
Lake in detail
- The second largest lake of the Shatsk group after Svitiaz, and the westernmost of them.
- The basin is karst in origin; an underwater sandbar divides the bed into two deep hollows reaching 19.2 m.
- Substantial sapropel deposits, estimated at about 37 million m³.
- Canals connect it to Lakes Ostrivianske and Luky, and it feeds the ponds of the Ladanka fish farm.
- The “Three Lakes” nature trail runs past it, taking in Lakes Klymivske and Chorne Male.
- The park chronicle puts the fish fauna at roughly 21 species; 14 of them already have their own profile here, backed by local evidence.
- In the commercial catches of 2010–2018, pike-perch (31.5%), roach (28.0%) and bream (27.6%) dominated.
History
Chronology
- 1974
The lake was designated a state landscape reserve, before the national park existed.
- 1983
Pulemetske is taken into Shatsk National Nature Park.
- 2014–2015
Field and laboratory hydrochemical campaigns were carried out: pH, oxygen, TDS and nutrient compounds.
- 2018
A comparative study recorded mineralisation of 218 mg/dm³ and a detailed ionic composition.
- 2021
An inventory assessment put the water volume at about 70.96 million m³.
State and recreation
The lake today
Recreation
Beaches: the raised sandy shore on the south-east
Recreational fishing under the rules of Shatsk National Nature Park. During spawning — roughly 1 April to 10 June — a closure applies: rod fishing from the bank only, away from spawning grounds, with a daily limit of 3 kg. Taking eel, a Red Book species, is prohibited.
Hydrology
Documented connections
Geography and access
Places nearby
All places →village
Pulmo
Pulmo is a village between Lakes Svitiaz and Pulemetske and an important gateway to the western part of the Shatsk lake district. Routes from here reach both large lakes and several smaller waters.
Open profile →settlement
Shatsk
Shatsk is the administrative centre and main gateway to the Shatsk lake district. The settlement lies between Lakes Liutsymyr and Chorne Velyke and concentrates the community’s everyday services.
Open profile →Language note
Editorial scope
This English profile carries the full narrative, chronology and local traditions. Source titles stay in their original language, and the Ukrainian page remains the reference version.
Read the Ukrainian profile →Sources
Source titles are retained in their original language.
- о. Пулемецьке
- Основні аспекти морфометрії та гідрохімії Шацьких озер (2020)
- Пулемецьке
- Пулемецьке озеро
- Особливості сучасного стану евтрофікації Шацьких озер
- Батиметричні дослідження озера Пулемецьке (2022)
- Сучасний стан іхтіофауни Шацького поозер’я (2021)
- Ліміти використання водних живих ресурсів у водоймах Шацького НПП у 2010 році (2009)
- Шацькі озера — ВУЕ
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