Peremut is a karst lake in the Shatsk National Nature Park, east of Lake Luky. It is often considered part of Luky: the lakes are connected by a channel, and the combined name Luky-Peremut is found in literature. Peremut lies within the park's reserve zone, making it a quiet, wild place with no beaches or crowds.
Where the name comes from
The name is associated with the word "peremutyty" — to stir up or make muddy. The lake has large reserves of bottom sapropel mud, so when the water mixes, it becomes turbid.
Size and depth
The area of Peremut is 1.46 square kilometres, its length is 1.8 kilometres, and its width is 1.3. The lake is shallow: the average depth is 2.2 metres, and the maximum is 6.7. The shores are low and marshy, and the coastline is about five kilometres long. An old coastal rampart stretches to the northeast of the lake.
Peremut is fed by powerful karst springs, so the water here is clean, soft, and well-oxygenated, even less mineralized than in Svityaz. Due to its shallow depth, the lake warms up quickly.
Nature
The vegetation is modest: reeds, arrowhead, yellow water-lilies, pondweed, and charophyte algae. Among the birds living here are the mallard, teal, common pochard, and Eurasian coot. There is plenty of fish: pike, roach, rudd, bream, tench, crucian carp, perch, and the eel and dwarf catfish have also taken root here.
Reserve zone
Peremut and its surroundings belong to the reserve zone of the Shatsk National Park, intended for the protection of the most valuable natural complexes. Therefore, it is best to admire the lake from permitted trails and accompanied by park staff.
Fishing
There is plenty of fish in Peremut: pike, roach, rudd, bream, tench, crucian carp, perch, and the eel and dwarf catfish have also taken root here. However, the lake is in the national park's reserve zone, so fishing here without a park permit is prohibited.
Peremut on video
Nearby
Lake Pulemetske and Svityaz are nearby, and Shatsk is the hromada centre.
How to get there
Peremut lies between Svityaz and Lake Pulemetske. Visits to the reserve zone should be arranged in advance with the administration of the Shatsk National Park.
