Recreational-ecological assessment of water bodies as important part of tourism-recreational potential assessment (by example of Tomsk District)

The basis of the recreational use of the territory is primarily natural factors, as they are not only tourism-recreational resources, but also the conditions of recreational activities. For their rational use it is necessary to give a complex assessment. An example of it is the recreational-ecological assessment of water bodies of Tomsk District, which takes into account the suitability of water for the organization of therapeutic (beach) recreation and sports tourism. In addition, the studied territory is estimated by the supply of drinking water and the ecological condition of the water bodies. A favourable site for development of beach recreation is only the left bank of the Tom River near Takhtamyshevo Village. Other water bodies and their sites are rather favourable for beach recreation: the right bank of the Tom River higher than Tomsk; Peschanoe Lake; Tom River inflows (the Tugoyakovka, Basandayka, Ushayka, Kyrgyzka, Poros Rivers); Kirek Lake; Bogashevo Lake; Luchanovo Lake; Aksenovo Lakes; Kandinsky Reservoir. Larino and Staroe Lakes are bad for beach recreation, but they have good conditions for fishing. For sports tourism water objects are estimated depending on the type of boating. Water objects of Tomsk District (mainly, the Tom River and numerous lakes) are used for driving on snowmobiles (in the winter), on hydrocycles, motor boats and boats (in the summer). Boating and rafting on the rivers of Tomsk District (the Ushayka, Tugoyakovka, Basandayka, Kyrgyzka Rivers) are used mainly for trainings of athletes, competitions of school students and family rest. Due to the mineral structure and character of water discharge on the surface springs of Tomsk District often form hydrogeologically interesting formations: bowls (Talovskye Bowls, Sukhorechinskye and Berezovskye Bowls), terraces (the Zvezdny Spring). To provide the population of Tomsk Region with drinking water underground waters are used. The degree of extent of resources exploration of underground waters the low. The main problems of water objects condition in the territory of Tomsk District by the data of Tomsk CGMS are: quality of drinking waters and pollution of sources of drinking water supply; pollution of superficial water objects; condition of river courses and banks of water objects; marshiness of the territory of Tomsk District. Thus, amateur rest in unequipped territories on the banks of the Tom River and its inflows, and also on some lakes is mostly developed; which, in turn, affects negatively both the district and the region's economy, and sanitary and hygienic condition of objects of recreation. Therefore, taking measures, directed on stabilization and strengthening of the water management complex, construction and equipment of vacation spots, prevention and elimination of harmful effects of waters is necessary.

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