The date of inscribing in Hydrological nature sanctuaries register: 1986
Total area: 200 hectares
Chapoma River Fall is the lengthiest and the highest cascade in Murmansk region. The Fall has four threshold. The highest one falls down from 20 meters height. The Chapoma river stream is very rapid at this point, due to a large number of blocks and boulders at the bottom of Chapoma river. Rockes rised over the river bankes look like picturesque canyon. Totally all along 500 meters the Fall high difference is above 30 meters. Taiga round the Fall abounds in shrubs, moss, lichenes. The widely-distributed species of plants are geranium, cloudberry, hellebore. Marin koren or Paeonia is included in the Red Book. No activities as acreage allotment, change land category, felling, mining operations, moss and peat recovery, drilling-and-blastings, pioneering, construction, change hydrological regime, reclamative work, environment pollution, toxic chemicals, chemical fertilizers and chemical applications, vacation spots and ect. on the territory is conducted.
Phone number: +7 (8152) 486-851, (8152) 486-852.
Fax: +7 (8152) 270-171.
E-mail: mpr@gov-murman.ru
Web-site: http://mpr.gov-murman.ru/
2) Directorate of specially protected natural areas of regional value of the Murmansk region 184592, Murmansk region, Lovozero, Pionerskaya st.6
Phone number: +7 (815-38) 41-085
Fax: +7 (815-38) 41-338
Web-site: http://bus.gov.ru/pub/agency/180343
