Upper lakes on the Baduk river

Baduk Lakes - a cascade of three mountain lakes on the Baduk River, the left tributary of the Teberda, between the Khadzhibey and Baduk ridges in the Western Caucasus, in Karachay-Cherkessia (Russia). Due to the fact that there are other lakes (less known and visited) up the Baduk River, these three lakes are also called the Lower Baduk Lakes. In addition, the short name Baduki is common in colloquial speech.

Studies have shown that these are lakes of landslide-dammed origin, and their age does not exceed 150-200 years. There are pine forests and birch crooked forests around the lakes.

The lakes are famous for their picturesqueness and are one of the natural attractions of the Teberda nature reserve, on the territory of which they are located. Traditionally considered to be an object of hiking tourism.