Kivach Nature Reserve
Encyclopedia
Kivach is a 104.6 km² Russian nature reserve located in Kondopozhsky District
of Republic of Karelia
, which includes the famous 10.7 m Kivach waterfall on the Suna River
. The reserve was established in 1931 to study and protect Karelian taiga
. Its area was 20 km² before 1947, when it was extended to 103 km².
Kondopozhsky District
Kondopozhsky District is an administrative district , one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kondopozhsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Kondopoga. District's population: 9,719 ; Population of Kondopoga accounts for...
of Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
, which includes the famous 10.7 m Kivach waterfall on the Suna River
Suna River
Suna is a river in Republic of Karelia, Russia. The length of the river is 280 km. The area of its basin is 7,670 km². The Suna originates in Lake Kivi-Yarvi and flows out into the Kondopoga Gulf of Lake Onega....
. The reserve was established in 1931 to study and protect Karelian taiga
Taiga
Taiga , also known as the boreal forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests.Taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. In North America it covers most of inland Canada and Alaska as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States and is known as the Northwoods...
. Its area was 20 km² before 1947, when it was extended to 103 km².
Flora and fauna
- Vascular plants: 569 species, 239 genera, 85 families
- Mammals: 48 species
- Birds: 197 species
- Reptiles: 3 species
- Amphibians: 5 species
- Fishes: 18 species
Cilmate
- mean July temperature: 17°C
- mean January temp: -10.7°C
- mean annual precipitation: 619 mm
- frost-free period: 104-153 days
- mean snowcover by the end of winter: 83 cm (lasts for 143 days on average)