Labynkyr lake in Yakutia. Lake Labynkyr - a lost world

There are few regions on Earth with as many lakes as in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). There are 600-800 thousand of them here! In fact, most are small. But it's not just the size that makes a geographical feature famous. Lake Labynkyr in Yakutia can serve as a convincing example.

No secrets!

Yes, imagine, for geologists the birth of the lake - an event of a thousand years ago - is generally understandable. Hat powerful ice that covered the north of Eurasia, melted. Powerful streams gave rise to rivers, including the current Labynkyr River. But retreating to the north, the glacier left what it had once dragged: an accumulation of boulders, rock fragments, pebbles, etc.

Lake Labynkyr in Yakutia, photo

All this stuff he moved in front of his edge, sliding south. And now it has remained lying and dammed the river like a dam. The river began to overflow, filled the basin and paved the same course for itself. But the dam remained, and the lake in place of the basin, too.

The shores of the lake are made up of what was once dragged by a glacier. The river of the same name flows into Lake Labynkyr, and it also flows out of it. There are two "special signs" near the lake: depth and temperature.

The average depth exceeds fifty meters, but at the bottom the instruments found a crevice about eighty meters deep. Well, and the temperature ... Let's not forget that Oymyakon, known as the pole of cold, is very close. Above the waters of Labynkyr, winter temperatures of -50°C are not uncommon. Even at the height of summer, swimming in the water of the lake, which warmed up to invigorating + 9 °, can, perhaps, big fans of "winter swimming".

To be honest, they are not here, since the nearest settlements are about a hundred kilometers away, and people in general are extremely rare here. However, for some time now the monotony of local life has been increasingly disturbed by curious visitors. They were all interested in the same...

Photo of Lake Labynkyr, Russia, Yakutia

The mystery of the Yakut lake

Two weeks before the new year of 1959, the Youth of Yakutia newspaper intrigued readers with the assumption that an unknown monster lives in the waters of Labynkyr. Some claimed to have seen it with their own eyes. A “verbal portrait”, compiled according to their descriptions, draws a dark gray beast with a huge head and a toothy mouth. The monster is aggressive and can easily swallow a dog or even a deer. Sometimes it gets ashore for a short time, and when the lake is covered with ice, it breaks through the crust.

Since then, many journalists and hunters of the unknown have visited the lake. Polls local residents showed that many have heard about the monster living in Lake Labynkyr, but those old-timers who allegedly saw it have already passed away.

Can a waterfowl giant of prehistoric times survive in the lake? Scientists are skeptical. They are accustomed to believing incontrovertible facts. And logically speaking, it is difficult to believe in the existence of the "Northern Nessie". Even if there were enough fish in the lake to feed it, there must be several pangolins, otherwise the population would not survive and leave the next generation. But even the most avid supporters of their existence do not stutter about a pack of monsters - it looks too unrealistic.

Enthusiasts of the Labynkyr monster cannot confirm its existence with anything material. No one managed to take a photo of a suspicious object on Lake Labynkyr, or at least its traces on the shores. They say they found a huge man-high jaw near the water, but all subsequent attempts to find out where it went and where the lucky one who found it ended in nothing. Examination of the depths of the lake with an echo sounder revealed large moving objects, but they could well turn out to be schools of fish.

In the meantime, enthusiasts are busy looking for the Yakut monster, its virtual counterpart lives and thrives. He became the hero of one of the versions computer game"Russian fishing". The game allows everyone to try to catch the Labynkyr lake monster. Of course, you will need special virtual tackle and bait and quite real ingenuity and luck. By the way, the last two qualities will be useful to you, even if you are not going to hunt for a legendary creature.

Lake Labynkyr on the map

Report from the island of Lake Labynkyr

About a million lakes are located on the territory of Yakutia. No wonder they say that almost every inhabitant of Yakutia has its own lake. However, only the mysterious Lake Labynkyr in the east of Yakutia is distinguished from the total number of reservoirs, the depths of which to this day keep the secret of an unknown creature.

For hundreds of years, local Yakuts from generation to generation have been passing on the legend of the existence of a certain huge animal in the lake, called the “Labynkyr devil”. It is worth noting that people rarely appear in the area of \u200b\u200bthis lake, since you can only get there by all-terrain vehicles, horses or a helicopter.

Photo: sachaja

Old-timers believe that the animal has been living in the lake since time immemorial and behaves extremely aggressively. Once, for example, it was chasing a Yakut fisherman, another time it swallowed a dog swimming after a shot game dog. But most often the object of hunting was deer.

The descriptions of the "devil" are similar, in which the creature looks like "a huge, dark gray color, with a head so large that the distance between its eyes is less than the traditional local rafts of 10 logs."

There are many eyewitness stories. They tell how a family of Evenk nomads moved to summer lands. Evening found them on the banks of the Labynkyr. While the elders were getting ready for the night, the boy was playing on the bank of the stream that flows into the lake. Suddenly he screamed. The adults who turned around saw that the child was in the water and the current was carrying him to the middle of the lake. Adults rushed to help, but suddenly some dark creature five or six arshins long (3.55-4.26 meters) appeared from the depths, grabbed the boy with a mouth that looked like a bird's beak with many teeth, and dragged him under water.

The grandfather of the dead boy stuffed a leather bag with deer hair, rags, dry grass and needles, put a smoldering torch in it. He tied the bag to a lasso and threw it into the lake, and fastened the lasso to a large boulder on the shore. In the morning, the waves threw a dying monster ashore - about 10 arshins long (about 7 meters), with a huge, one-third of its height, beak-mouth and small paws-fins. The grandfather cut the belly of the creature, took out the body of his grandson and the family left the lake. The boy was buried on the bank of the stream, and since then this stream has been called the Child's Creek.

The jaw of the monster stood at Labynkyr for a long time and, as they say, a rider could ride under it. Since local horses are short, the researchers believe that the length of the jaw could be 2.1-2.5 meters. Where the jaw itself went, no one knows.

Photo: Nordskif

One winter, a Sakha family was driving along Labynkyr. Suddenly, a few meters from the shore, they saw a horn about a meter long sticking out of the ice. Stopping, people approached him. Suddenly, the ice cracked, and the old people who remained on the shore saw that a polynya had formed, into which deer and several people fell. And then some creature appeared, dragging people and deer under the water.

Experienced discomfort and two friends who were fishing in the middle of this lake from a large ten-meter launch. It was late autumn. The lake was calm. And suddenly the boat tilted sharply, and its bow rose strongly above the water. The fishermen were speechless and froze, clutching the sides. And after a while the boat sank into the water. Someone lifted a heavy barge above the water. Only a large animal can do this. But they saw nothing - no head, no mouth, nothing at all.

Photo: sachaja

Old-timers say that a certain Alyams became the only resident on the shores of the lake for a long time - a half-crazy exile who served his term and did not want to return "to the mainland." He caught fish, exchanged it with rare helicopter pilots for food and vodka, and then, drunk, he told stories that made even the most experienced ones freeze their blood.

According to him, the "devil" almost every full moon devoured the tribute that he brought to him. The only time Alyams was taken away from the lake was in 1993, when he became seriously ill, and visiting fishermen took him to the hospital. Having come to his senses, Alyams shouted that it was impossible to take him away from Labynkyr, something now he would definitely die. He died as soon as he was returned to the shore after urgent requests.

The search for the monster in the lake began after the authoritative testimony of Viktor Tverdokhlebov, head of the geological party of the East Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and geologist Boris Bashkatov, who in their diaries on July 30, 1953, while observing from the Sordonnokh plateau, left the following entry:

The object floated quite close. It was something alive, some kind of animal. It moved in an arc: first along the lake, then straight towards us. As he approached, a strange numbness that made me feel cold inside seized me. A dark-gray carcass slightly towered above the water, two symmetrical light spots, similar to the eyes of a creature, were clearly distinguished, and something like a stick was sticking out of the body. We saw only a small part of the animal, but a huge massive body was guessed under the water.
The monster moved with a heavy throw, rising a little from the water, it rushed forward, and then completely immersed in the water. At the same time, waves were coming from his head, born under water. “Slamming its mouth, catching fish,” a hunch flashed through. There was no doubt: we saw the "Labynkyr devil" - legendary monster these places.

Victor Tverdokhlebov (photo from the geologist's personal archive) / sachaja

In the 60-70s of the last century, several expeditions and tourist groups visited Labynkyr. However, no one was able to find the "Labynkyr devil" or its traces. Interest in the lake monster died down for a long time. For 30 years no researcher has set foot on the shores of the lake. It is worth noting that during these years, at least twice, divers descended into the lake and both times “someone” was seen in its clear waters.

In October-November 1999, the Kosmopoisk research association took up the study of the lakes. Here is what Vadim Chernobrov, leader of the expedition, said about the first weeks of the expedition:

It was the 12th day of an exhausting journey through the frosty taiga. It cannot be said that it was difficult for us on the way, no, this is not the right word, it’s easier to say that something or someone interfered with progress all the time. We crossed the last ridge and in the gaps between the forest of stunted larches, in the end, the brilliant expanse of Lake Labynkyr appeared.
Surprisingly, the lake was not frozen when it was very cold! This paradox, which we later talked about in Moscow, greatly surprised all experienced taiga residents.

At a depth of 39 meters, researchers discovered an underwater underground formations mine type, passing both in vertical and horizontal planes and, possibly, connecting Labynkyr with other local lakes.

Photo: sachaja

According to Vadim Chernobrov, incomprehensible traces and ice growths (stalagmites) were found on the banks of the Labynkyr - traces of water flowing from a body that crawled ashore:

Judging by the width of the strip of stalagmites, it can be concluded that the width of the alleged body from which water flowed is about 1-1.5 meters. Something, but rather someone, crawled ashore from the water and crawled back. Judging by the size of the stalagmites, it was on the shore for at least a minute.

It was next to these tracks that on the night of October 26-27, the Laika dog disappeared without a trace. She voluntarily lay down to guard the boat on the shore and disappeared the next morning. There were no dog or other tracks coming from the boat. The husky could only move away without a trace towards the water, and she was terribly afraid to approach the water. Members of the expedition lured the hungry dog with lard, but it did not come closer than 1.5 meters to the calm surface of the water without waves, despite the fact that already 2-3 meters from the water it calmly pounced on the lard.

Something on the eve of her was very frightening and she could not overcome fear, and this is a husky, capable of not being afraid of a bear. Why did she go to the water? Or was she dragged into the water? Why did no one from the expedition hear anything?

In 2005, the TV program "Searchers" organized an expedition to the lake, during which they conducted a series of studies and measurements. In particular, with the help of an echo sounder, an anomalous crack was detected at the bottom of the lake, and with the help of a deep-sea telesonde, remains of the jaws and vertebrae of animals were found at the bottom.

In February 2013, a dive was made to the bottom of the lake. The air temperature on the surface was −46°С, and the water temperature was +2°С. The organizer was the Federation of Underwater Sports of Russia and Russian geographical society, the expedition was called the "Pole of Cold". They never met the Labynkyr devil, but they were able to prove that it is possible to work in conditions of a sharp temperature drop without special equipment and gear.

Photo: sachaja

Lake Labynkyr is located at an altitude of 1,020 meters above sea level, stretched from north to south for 14 kilometers. The width of the rectangular reservoir is almost the same everywhere - 4 kilometers, depth - up to 60 meters. average temperature water in the lake is +9°C, in the bottom layers - about +1.5°C. However, despite such low temperature, the lake freezes abnormally slowly.

Labynkyr is located in the coldest zone of the continental part of the mainland, a hundred kilometers from the village of Tomtor - the world famous pole of cold. It was here that academician Obruchev once recorded a temperature of -71.2 ° C - a record low on Earth. Nevertheless, if Labynkyr freezes, then much later than all other local reservoirs. Even in the harshest winters, the ice here is relatively thin. But most often, a noticeable part of the lake still does not freeze, and local residents are forced to go around it along the coast, although all other reservoirs are crossed on ice. Why the lake has such a feature is still unknown to science. No one has found here warm springs or any other circumstances that explain this phenomenon.

Some researchers believe that perhaps it is a mammoth. The version is not as surprising as it seems at first glance. When switching to a semi-aquatic lifestyle, like seals, mammoths could easily survive the local cold. And polynyas that do not freeze in any frost on the surface of the lake would allow them to breathe air. Confused in this version is that eyewitnesses describe the animal as a predator.

Others believe that the mysterious inhabitant of the lake is a huge relic pike or a surviving prehistoric lizard. If we take the version of the lizard as a basis, then this is a plesiosaur or a creature closely related to it.

Almost all stories testify that the Labynkyr monster is seen in late autumn or early winter. The descriptions match its dimensions: length 9-10 meters, width - 1.2-1.5 meters. The body is slightly flattened above and below. A certain bone horn about one and a half meters long sticks out of the body. All narrators note a huge, up to a third of the body length, mouth, similar to a long beak with many small teeth.

Gate Lake / Photo: lin.irk.ru

All meetings take place either in Labynkyr or in the neighboring, much smaller Lake Vorota, and the locals are convinced that these lakes are connected by a long cave. Lake Labynkyr continues to keep its secrets, which will still be revealed someday.

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Yakutia is a harsh land of permafrost and diamonds. Almost the entire plain is covered with impassable taiga, through which not everyone dares to pass. The small population and inaccessibility do not scare away tourists, but, on the contrary, spur them on. In the vastness of the republic, truly preserved mystical places, which have been attracting researchers with their mystery for more than a decade. Lake Labynkyr is considered to be the main one in the Pole of Cold.

Mysterious waters constantly arouse keen interest among scientists. Many are trying to find a huge creature, which the common people called "devil". But getting to the lair of a terrible monster is difficult. The Oymyakonsky region of Yakutia is a mysterious world fenced off from civilization by taiga forests, tundra and incredible temperature fluctuations. The giant bowl of the endless reservoir, despite the frightening legends and myths, will never lose interest on the part of active travelers.

Acquaintance and geographical data

Lake Labynkyr in Yakutia has a long history. This area is more than 100 km away from civilization, surrounded everywhere by the amphitheater of mountains and impenetrable forests. The water in it is so clean and transparent that all the pebbles and fish that live in the reservoir are visible. According to reliable data, average depth is about 60 meters (there are underground cracks that increase the depth), the length is 14 km, and the width is 4 km.

AT summer period mysterious lake Labynkyr never heats up above +9 С 0, and in winter it freezes later than other water bodies in this area, and even at -60 С 0 polynyas grow in some areas. The Yakuts consider it sacred and are afraid to fish here. For these purposes, the townspeople choose neighboring lakes - Alysardakh, Vorota, Myamichi, etc. Mostly travelers from other cities come here for adrenaline, fishing and hunting. They are not afraid of an underwater monster.

eyewitness accounts

The rumor about the local monster goes back centuries. Local old-timers sincerely believe in its existence, although no one can provide substantiated facts. The old people, who know the history in the smallest detail, have departed to another world, and the rest are only retelling the legend. It is said that the monster behaves very aggressively, eating animals and people approaching the shore.

All descriptions of different townspeople are identical. They say that Lake Labynkyr (the photo shows the serene expanse of water) hides in the depths of unexplored creatures that differ huge size. First time about it unusual phenomenon was published in the publication "Youth of Yakutia" (1958). The information excited the whole country: "a huge black head of impressive size with a long tail swept across the surface of the water."

Ichthyologists did not remain indifferent either. Already in 1962, a scientific expeditionary group led by Kirillov went in search of a giant object. However, the journey was not successful - no evidence of the monster's existence was found. The researchers were of the opinion that people saw just the size - no more.

Belief in a monster has lost its relevance

For a long time, Lake Labynkyr in Yakutia was not studied. In 1970, a local resident - an ordinary fisherman Alyams - being practically unconscious in the hospital, said that he must be urgently returned to the reservoir, otherwise the relic amphibian would kill the man. Upon the return of the fisherman to the water, death was not long in coming.

But strange circumstances did not encourage ichthyologists to re-study. Only in 2005 was the scientific expedition. Through a series of studies using special device- echo sounder, experts came to the conclusion that at the depth of the reservoir there is a huge crack with the remains of the skeletons of various fish. Assumptions about the mysterious object were not confirmed. In a word, discussions continue today.

Skeptics' theories

Some ichthyologists claim that Lake Labynkyr in Yakutia did not hide any dangerous individuals. The monster is just a fiction with no substantiated data. Researchers believe that eyewitnesses could confuse the monster with a large catfish or pike.

Although the assumptions of critics are not supported by anything. Fishermen claim that catfish have never been found in the reservoir. by the most major inhabitant is a burbot up to 1.5 meters long. The Yakuts living in the area do not favor Lake Labynkyr. Fishing can bring a rich "harvest" if you know what and where to fish. More than 20 varieties of Dolly Varden, lenok, grayling, swamp, and char are found here. There will always be food for the monster.

Extreme fishing tour: what happens?

Although the local Yakuts consider the reservoir not the most fishy place, preferring nearby lakes, many delicacy individuals live here. Some claim that small freshwater sharks swim in the water. Conquering with an abundance of fish Labynkyr was chosen by visiting fishermen.

However, in order to leave with a full bucket of catch, you need to know what bait to use. The fish that live in the pond is very picky, carefully chooses the bait. They mainly cast their nets in order to get prey for sure. It is possible to catch salmon breeds and thin-tailed burbot.

The whole process of capture is clearly visible through the clear waters. You, as if in an aquarium, observe the life of freshwater inhabitants. Those who get tired of fishing can hunt different game, and then light a fire and cook a rich fish soup.

Great scope for passive hunters - there are many berries and mushrooms in the area. The most important thing is that here is pristine nature, untouched by man, so silent, mysterious and bewitching with its power. Picturesque mountains conquer from the first moment.

Tent rest in the middle of the taiga steppe

Thrill-seekers, researchers and fans of ecotourism periodically come to Lake Labynkyr. In the Oymyakon Valley there are residential buildings such as tourist camps for overnight stays with a smokehouse, a bathhouse and other outbuildings. Some people bring tents with them and set up camps to explore the local surroundings. Such an extreme vacation is very dangerous, especially during the frost season, when the temperature drops to -50 C 0. A visit is recommended in spring and summer. During this period, nature is transformed: alpine fields, outlandish shrubs and trees flourish.

Lake Labynkyr: fishing reviews and tourist impressions

All those who have visited this unique corner of the world unanimously declare that best place does not exist on the planet. Of course, not everyone can withstand the harsh climatic conditions and the absence of any civilization. It is necessary to have a great craving and love for the unknown nature, to have fearlessness.

Connoisseurs of such recreation and fishing were impressed. This is evidenced by many reviews and author's blogs. I was more pleased with the abundance of fish in the reservoir, the water is simply teeming with small grayling.

In places it is possible to catch sharp-snouted lenok. Fishing remains in memory for a long time. Silence, a peaceful atmosphere and the absence of people allows you to abstract from everyday worries and plunge into the bliss of pleasure. The main thing is not to forget about the presence in the forest large predators and be careful.

How to get there?

Lake Labynkyr is located, as you understand, in the Republic of Sakha, in the Oymyakonsky district, 80 km from the residential village of Tomtor. It can only be reached by car along the Kolyma tract. There is a small airport 105 km away. You will be taken by helicopter to a mysterious reservoir. It is also possible to swim to the object on a motor boat. The route is hard to reach and difficult - the choice is yours.

Conclusion

To the present, Lake Labynkyr, the photo of which is presented in the material, is fraught with many unsolved mysteries and speculation. The question of the existence of a frightening living object remains open. Maybe someday humanity will create a radio-controlled robot, with the help of which, finally, it will be possible to thoroughly study undersea world lakes and find And until then, people will come up with unrealistic horror stories and legends that excite the imagination.

Truth at the intersection of physics and biology. There are more than a hundred such lakes in the world, and all of them pose a threat to humans, as they are teeming with monsters. Time measurements are periodically carried out, which have not yet yielded positive results. Official science completely rejects the possibility of the existence of mythical lizards.

Within the territory of Yakutia there are about a million lakes. No wonder they say that almost every inhabitant of the republic has a separate lake. However, from the total number of reservoirs, only the legendary Labynkyr lake. According to a legend that has been passed down for decades, a certain huge animal lives here, better known as "Labynkyr devil".

Legend of Lake Labynkyr

Lake Labynkyr is located in the Oymyakonsky district in the east of Yakutia. For hundreds of years, local Yakuts have been passing on the legend of the existence in the lake of a certain huge animal, called the "Labynkyrsky Devil", from generation to generation.

It should be noted that people rarely appear in the area of this lake, the nearest village is 150 km away. No road leads here, and the lake itself can only be reached by all-terrain vehicles, horses or a helicopter.

The monster is always described as huge, dark gray in color, with such a large head that the distance between its eyes is more than a meter.

In addition, the locals talked about this creature long before there was talk about the famous Loch Ness monster from Scotland. It is impossible not to take into account the location of the area: that is, news, especially in the last century, came with a delay. Nevertheless, the Sakha and Evenki themselves sincerely believe in this creature.

Diagram of how the monster attacked the dog

According to eyewitnesses

The descriptions of the "devil" are similar, describing the creature as "huge, dark gray in color, with a head so large that the distance between its eyes is less than the traditional local rafts of 10 logs."

All eyewitness stories were scientifically attested. Here are just three of a dozen such stories:

“The family of the Evenk nomads was moving to summer lands. Evening found them on the banks of the Labynkyr. While the elders were preparing for the night, the boy was playing on the banks of the stream that flows into the lake. Suddenly he screamed.

The adults who turned around saw that the child was in the water and the current was carrying him to the middle of the lake. Adults rushed to help, but suddenly some dark creature five or six arshins long (3.55-4.26 meters) appeared from the depths, grabbed the boy with a mouth that looked like a bird's beak with many teeth, and dragged him under water.

The grandfather of the dead boy stuffed a leather bag with deer hair, rags, dry grass and needles, put a smoldering torch in it. He tied the bag to a lasso and threw it into the lake, and fastened the lasso to a large boulder on the shore. In the morning, the waves threw a dying monster ashore - about 10 arshins long (about 7 meters), with a huge, one-third of its height, beak-mouth, with small paws-fins.

The grandfather cut open the belly of the creature, took out the body of his grandson, and the family left the lake. The boy was buried on the bank of the stream, and since then this stream has been called the Child's Creek. And the jaw of the monster stood at Labynkyr for a long time, and under it, as they say, a horseman could ride.

Since local horses are short, the expedition members believe that the length of the jaw could be 2.1-2.5 meters. Where the jaw itself went, no one knows."

And here is another recorded story:

“Once in the winter, the Sakha family was driving along Labynkyr. Suddenly, a few meters from the shore, they saw a horn about a meter long sticking out of the ice. Stopping, people approached it. deer and a few people. And then some creature appeared, dragging people and deer under the water. "

And another one

“Two friends were fishing in the very middle of this lake from a large ten-meter launch. It was late autumn. The lake was calm. And suddenly the boat tilted sharply, and its bow rose strongly above the water. The fishermen were speechless and froze, clutching the sides.

And after a while the boat sank into the water. Someone lifted a heavy barge above the water. Only a large animal can do this. But they didn't see anything - no head, no mouth, nothing at all."

According to locals, a certain Alyams became the only inhabitant on the shores of the lake for a long time. He was a local bliss, this half-mad exile who had served his term and did not want to return "to the mainland." Alyams caught fish, exchanged it with rare helicopter pilots for food and vodka, and then, drunk, told stories that even the experienced ones would drop their jaws.

Drawing according to the description of eyewitnesses. Vadim Chernobrov from Kosmopoisk.

Having come to his senses, Alyams shouted that it was impossible to take him away from Labynkyr, something now he would definitely die. He died - as soon as he was returned to the shore after urgent requests.

Research

"... The object was floating, and quite close. It was something alive, some kind of animal. It moved in an arc: first along the lake, then straight towards us. As it approached, a strange numbness, from which it gets cold inside embraced us.

A dark gray carcass slightly rose above the water, two symmetrical light spots, similar to the eyes of an animal, were clearly distinguished, and something like a stick was sticking out of the body ... We saw only a small part of the animal, but a huge massive body was guessed under the water.

The monster moves with a heavy throw: having risen somewhat from the water, it rushed forward, and then completely immersed in the water. At the same time, waves were coming from his head, born under water.

"There was no doubt: we saw the "line" - the legendary monster of these places."

In the 1960s and 1970s, Labynkyr was visited by several expeditions and tourist groups. However, no one managed to find the "Labynkyrsky devil" or its traces. Interest in the lake monster died down for a long time. For 30 years no researcher has set foot on the shores of the lake.

It is worth noting that during these years, at least twice, divers descended into the lake - and both times "someone" was seen in clear waters.

The researchers found under the surface of the lake underwater - underground mine-type formations. They pass both in vertical and horizontal planes and, possibly, connect Labynkyr with other local lakes. Maybe that's why the monster was not found during the search.

But in the neighboring Labynkyr Lake Gate also repeatedly observed the appearance of a giant animal. However, later an expedition to Gateway Lake managed to prove that there were no monsters in it.

Lake Gate

In the period from October 15 to November 3, 1999, an expedition was carried out to find unknown giant animals in several lakes at once: Dead, Labynkyr, Krasnoe. Its only result was the disappearance of a husky, tied not far from the polynya, without a trace.

According to the researcher Vadim Chernobrov, incomprehensible traces and ice growths were found on the shore of Labynkyr - stalagmites - traces of water flowing from a body that crawled ashore: "Judging by the width of the stalagmites strip, we can conclude that the width of the alleged body from which water flowed ", about 1-1.5 meters. Something, but rather someone, crawled ashore from the water and crawled back. Judging by the size of the stalagmites, it was on the shore for at least a minute."

The catch is that she was terribly afraid to approach the water. Members of the expedition lured the hungry dog with lard, but it did not come closer than 1.5 meters to the calm surface of the water without waves, despite the fact that already 2-3 meters from the water it calmly pounced on the lard.

“Something on the eve of her was very frightening and she could not overcome her fear and, let me remind you, this is a husky that can not be afraid of a bear! Why has she gone to the water now? Or was she dragged into the water? Why didn’t we hear anything?”, - recalls he.

In 2005, the TV program "Searchers" organized an expedition to the lake, during which they carried out a number of studies and measurements. In particular, with the help of an echo sounder, an anomalous crack was detected at the bottom of the lake, and with the help of a deep-sea telesonde, remains of the jaws and vertebrae of animals were found at the bottom.

In February 2013, a dive was made to the bottom of the lake, the air temperature on the surface is 46 degrees Celsius, the water temperature is +2 degrees. The organizer was the Federation of Underwater Sports of Russia and the Russian Geographical Society, the expedition was called the "Pole of Cold". They never met the Labynkyr devil, but they were able to prove that it is possible to work in conditions of a sharp temperature drop without special equipment and equipment.

lake anomalies

The lake itself is located at an altitude of 1020 meters above sea level, stretched from north to south for 14 km. The width of the rectangular reservoir is almost the same everywhere - 4 km, depth - up to 60 meters. The average water temperature in the lake is +9 degrees, in the bottom layers +1 - +1.5 degrees. However, despite such a low temperature, the lake freezes abnormally slowly.

Nevertheless, if Labynkyr freezes, it is much later than all other local reservoirs, and even in the most severe winters, the ice here is relatively thin. But most often, a noticeable part of the lake still does not freeze, and local residents are forced to go around it along the shore, although all other reservoirs are crossed on ice. Why the lake has such a feature is still unknown to science. No one has found here warm springs or any other circumstances that explain this phenomenon.

From the expedition of Vadim Chernobrov: "Unfortunately, the reality turned out to be more complicated. All the lakes really stood up, but ... not Labynkyr and Vorota. This fact, later told by us in Moscow, greatly surprised all experienced taiga residents, and, probably, it can only be attributed at the expense of the amazing microclimate reigning around or inside these two lakes.

One way or another, but our plans had to be changed right on the spot, instead of locating through the holes, we had to pick up a boat lying on the shore and locate directly from it.

Who lives in Lake Labynkyr?

Some researchers believe that perhaps it is a mammoth. This version is not as surprising as it seems at first glance. When switching to a semi-aquatic lifestyle, like seals, mammoths could easily survive local frosts down to -60 degrees. And polynyas that do not freeze in any frost on the surface of the lake allow it to breathe air. The only thing that confuses in this version is that eyewitnesses describe the animal as a predator.

Other researchers believe that this is a huge relic pike. Here, the amphibious way of life of the "Labynkyrsky devil" confirmed by witnesses, or a surviving prehistoric lizard, is questionable. If we take the version of the lizard as a basis, then this is a plesiosaur, or a creature closely related to it.

Almost all stories testify that the Labynkyr miracle is seen in late autumn or early winter. The descriptions match its dimensions: about nine to ten meters long, twenty meters wide - fifty meters wide. The body is slightly flattened above and below.

A certain bone horn about a meter and a half long sticks out of the body. All narrators note a huge, up to a third of the body length, mouth, similar to a long beak, but with many small teeth.

Often, ice stalactites are seen on the shore, which can be formed from water flowing down from the sides of a lying animal. All meetings take place either in Labynkyr or in the neighboring, much smaller Lake Vorota, and the locals are convinced that these lakes are connected by a long cave.

Similar cases

Perhaps the most famous "relative" of the Labynkyr devil is Nessie - a monster loch ness lake in Scotland.

This animal, whose existence causes a lot of controversy, even has a monument. In Russia, in addition to Lake Labynkyr, there are also lakes in which, according to some eyewitnesses, their monsters live.

Lake Shaitan. The name of the lake speaks for itself, it translates as "hell". The reservoir is located on the territory of the Urzhum region Kirov region. Locals have long believed that an evil spirit or sea monster lives at the bottom of the lake. It is precisely by the fact that this monster is angry that they explain the rare natural phenomena taking place on the lake. Among them are arbitrary ejections of water on the surface of the lake, floating islands and more.

On the territory of the Lovozero tundra Kola Peninsula situated Seydozero. Since the area is considered anomalous zone, there are many legends and stories about Bigfoot living on the shores, as well as about sea monster, allegedly sometimes rising from the bottom of the lake.

Local residents, the Sami, have a legend according to which the underworld is located at the bottom of the lake. And the monster that lives in Seydozero must guard the borders between our world (the world of the living) and the world of the dead. The existence of certain creatures living in the lake and on its shores has not been proven.

Lake Brosno is located in the Tver region of Russia. The area of the lake is quite extensive - about 7.5 km. But the lake became known thanks to people who allegedly saw a floating creature on its surface, which they called the Brosna monster.

Lake Chany is in Novosibirsk region. For a long time mysterious cases of the disappearance of fishermen on the lake were discussed on the Web, various hypotheses were put forward, among which was the theory of the existence of an ancient lizard in the lake.

The mysterious Lake Labynkyr is of great interest to monster hunters and adventurers.

According to the beliefs of the local Yakuts and, according to eyewitnesses, a gigantic monster lives in the lake.

The length of the reservoir is about 14 km, the average depth of the reservoir is 52 m, there is a crack at the bottom, due to which the depth of the reservoir increases to 80 m, so if there is a monster, then he has a place to roam. It is noteworthy that even in winter, when the air temperature drops to -70 degrees, polynyas remain on the surface of Lake Labynkyr that do not freeze.

Viktor Aleksandrovich Tverdokhlebov (head of the geological party of the East Siberian branch of the Academy of Sciences), saw the monster with his own eyes in the 1950s and described it in detail in his diary. Since then, no one has seen the monster, but later, using a teleprobe, the remains of the skeleton of an unknown animal were discovered at the bottom of the lake. However, the diving of divers under water, the observations of scientists did not reveal traces of the Labynkyrsky feature, although at the end of 2012, scientists using an ultrasonic locator recorded several large objects under water, but no one can say for sure that it was. It is worth noting that for the first time scuba divers (led by Dmitry Schiller) dived into the waters of the lake in February 2013. Before that, there were divers diving, but not to great depths.

Lake Labynkyr is surrounded by mountains and forests, part forest areas repeatedly subjected to fires, so charred tree trunks and charred snags are often found in the forests. Bears live in the forests, so you should be vigilant while traveling.

The reservoir is distinguished by the presence of several islets, the shores are pebbly, in some places overgrown with grass. The farther from the coast, the denser the vegetation. Dead gulls and ruined nests are often found on the shores and islets, as if a nocturnal predator took the birds by surprise and mercilessly dealt with them.
They live in the lake different kinds fish, including endemics. The most common fish include pike, swamp, burbot. It is worth noting that the local fish is huge and heavy, the mass of pike can reach 50 kg.

For the Evens, Lake Labynkyr is sacred, they argue that nothing can be taken from the lake, even stones from the shore, otherwise troubles will overtake.

Leaving aside all the legends and secrets associated with the monster and looking at the reservoir as a creation of nature, the beauty seen is breathtaking. Lake Labynkyr looks serene, beautiful landscapes open from the shores, and there is no hint of the existence of an evil force, but there is something attractive and mysterious in Lake Labynkyr. For some, the mystery is of interest, while for others it is fear, but the first impression of the reservoir is delight.

How to get to Lake Labynkyr

Russia, Yakutia, Oymyakonsky district, Lake Labynkyr.

The reservoir is remote from settlements, the nearest locality is the village of Tomtor (105 km.). You can get to the lake from Yakutsk, first to the village of Tomtor, then to the reservoir.

You can only get there by a private cross-country vehicle or hire a driver with a car, which will result in a decent amount of money. You can negotiate with the residents of the village of Tomtor and hire a guide, you can travel on horseback. In winter, it is very difficult to get to the reservoir, because. All paths are covered with snow.