Barabasteppe

The Barabasteppe (Russian Барабинская низменность / Barabinskaja nismennost / Baraba Plain or Барабинская степь / Barabinskaja step, German also Baraba steppe ) is a landscape in the southeast of the West Siberian lowlands between Ob and Irtysh in Russia.

Location

It is a hilly forest steppe-plain with an area of ​​117,000 km ². It occupies the western part of the Novosibirsk Oblast and the eastern part of Omsk Oblast, going north in the marshes of Wassjuganje and in the south in the Kulunda steppes over. The steppe is in its central part of the Trans-Siberian Railway ( section Omsk - Novosibirsk ) crosses. The Barabasteppe is 100 to 150 meters above sea level.

Vegetation

In particular, the southern part of the Barabasteppe is characterized by parallel and extending in the east-west directions elongated protrusions, called Griwy ( Sg Griwa ). These elevations are covered with grassy steppe, which is interrupted by birch forests. Spreads are black soils. The lying between the elevations, partly undrained lowlands are occupied by many lakes, so the salty Tschanysee, the Ubinskojesee and the Sartlansee. For the lowlands Sphagnummoore and salt meadows are characteristic.

Use

The Barabasteppe is one of the most important agricultural areas of Siberia. There are particular arable farming and dairy farming. The reclamation began in the 18th century, was the second half of the 19th century and especially in the 1930s, intensified by ameliorative measures, including the draining of swamps and lakes. Today, most of the Barabasteppe of fields and pastures occupied, while the original vegetation has been greatly reduced.