Two Lakes
9 kmmoderate
A loop between Svitiaz and Pisochne through the village of Haivka and the dune ridges.
51.4980, 23.8450Western Polissia · Ukraine
Explore the Shatsk Lakes through verified data
A growing reference guide to the lakes, hydrology and natural heritage of the Shatsk lake district. Svityaz reaches 58.4 metres and covers about ≈26.2 km².
Before your visit
Weather at Svityaz
Modelled current conditions, wind and precipitation, and a seven-day forecast — with a visible update time and its source.
Check the forecastWater temperature is not presented as a live reading: we show a scientific seasonal reference only.
Lake atlas
Profiles and comparisons
Area, maximum depth, water chemistry, coordinates and documented connections between lakes.
Reading
Articles and research
12 pieces on the bathymetry of Svityaz, how its shoreline moved between 1933 and 2023, and the legends of the lake district.
Fauna
Fish species
A concise guide to documented species and the lakes where they occur.
The park in numbers
The scale under protection
48,977 ha
the national park, reaching from the Bug to the Prypiat
58.4 m
the deepest point — the Hlyb hollow in Svitiaz
241 species
of birds, among them the red-listed white-tailed eagle
34
named features on the bed of Svitiaz, from Tuchna Yama to Buzhnia
UNESCO “West Polesie” Biosphere Reserve
transboundary: Ukraine · Poland · Belarus
8.84 years
for Svitiaz to exchange its water in full — which is why a bottle on the bed stays there for decades
West → east, 7.8 km: move across the water
Hlyb 58.4 mTuchna Pit 32 mOstrivenska Rise 0.6 m
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0 km · Buzhnia Bay3.9 km7.8 km · Hriada shore
| Lake | Area | Max depth | Relative depth | Transparency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svitiaz | ≈26.2 km² | 58.4 m | ≈5.4 m | UNESCO reserve | |
| Pulemetske | ≈15.68 km² | 19.2 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Luky | ≈6.75 km² | 3.2 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Liutsymyr | ≈4.3 km² | 11.2 m | 1.6 m | Shatsk NNP | |
| Ostrivianske | ≈2.5 km² | 3.8 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Pisochne | ≈1.89 km² | 16.2 m | 5 m | Shatsk NNP | |
| Peremut | 1.46 km² | 6.7 m | — | strictly protected zone | |
| Krymne | ≈1.44 km² | 5.5 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Chorne Velyke | 0.82 km² | 4.8 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Velyke Pishchanske | 0.67 km² | — | — | hydrological reserve | |
| Somynets | 0.43 km² | 2.8 m | ≈1.25 m | ichthyological reserve | |
| Chorne Male | ≈0.36 km² | 2.5 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Moshne | 0.36 km² | 3 m | ≈0.6 m | strictly protected zone | |
| Klymivske | ≈0.29 km² | 3 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Prybych | ≈0.243 km² | 2 m | — | UNESCO reserve | |
| Chakove | 0.23 km² | — | — | no separate status | |
| Male Pishchanske | 0.17 km² | 4 m | — | hydrological reserve | |
| Oleshno | 0.156 km² | 3 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Karasynets | 0.139 km² | 1.8 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Ozertse | 0.134 km² | 3 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Dovhe | 0.12 km² | 3 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Plotychchia | 0.11 km² | 3 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Lynovets | 0.098932 km² | 1.26 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Kruhle | 0.086 km² | 2 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Rytets | ≈0.042 km² | 6 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Zvedynka | ≈0.04 km² | 3 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Herasymove | 0.03 km² | 2 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Nakonechnytske | ≈0.019 km² | — | — | no separate status | |
| Navrattia | 0.019 km² | 2 m | — | Shatsk NNP | |
| Pyiavochne | 0.01 km² | 2 m | — | Shatsk NNP |
The guide holds 30 profiles: all 28 lakes of the scientific typology of the Shatsk lake district, plus Chakove and Nakonechnytske from the wider administrative list.
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.
Population: 5,249 · 2022
village
Svityaz village
Svityaz is a resort village on the southern and south-eastern shore of the lake of the same name. It is the principal hub for beach access and visitor accommodation around Lake Svitiaz.
Population: 1,836 · 2001
resort area
Hriada
Hriada is a named locality and established recreation area on the north-eastern shore of Lake Svitiaz. It is not a separate village, so the guide classifies it as a tourism territory.
Related lakes: 1
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.
Population: 1,405 · 2001
village
Melnyky
Melnyky is a village beside Lake Pisochne and a key base in the eastern part of the Shatsk lake district. It connects routes to Pisochne, Krymne, Moshne and several smaller lakes.
Population: 1,183 · 2023
village
Pishcha
Pishcha is a border village in the north of the Shatsk community, linked to the Velyke and Male Pishchanske lakes and the Luky–Peremut system. Border-zone rules are particularly relevant here.
Population: 1,162 · 2001
Routes
Nature trails
The Forest Song
5.6 kmeasy
A trail on the themes of Lesia Ukrainka: Lake Pisochne, relict bogs and shaded hornbeam groves.
The Svitiazianka trail
5.2 kmeasy
Pine forest, berry grounds and a viewing platform above the protected Buzhnia bay.
For visitors
Before you go
Rules of stay
- fires only in the places set aside for them
- boats stay within 500 m of the shore
- tents in the camping zones
Fishing
- catch permits online or at the park directorate
- spawning ban: April to June
- the eel is protected
Getting there
- Lutsk → Shatsk: 160 km, a bus every day
- Kovel → Svitiaz: 80 km
- parking by the central beach