Location: Pleshcheevo lake is located 130 kilometers north of Moscow in the south of the Yaroslavl oblast. On the south-west shore of the last is located one of the oldest of Russian towns, Pereslavl-Zalessky.
The history of the late: We think that the lake is about thirty thousand years old. There is a proposition that the lake was created by glaciers, which would explain the great depth of the lake.
Size of the lake: The lake is oval-shaped. It has a large shallow part near the shores. The central part of the lake is quite deep -- up to 25 meters. There are no islands on the lake.
Climitological information: The lake is located in a sufficiently wet area. The climate in the region of the lake is moderate-continental with hold winters and mildly warm summers. In the region is also the northern boundary of a large forest.