Lake Nidzkie is in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, in the Pisz County, located in the town of Ruciane-Nida and the villages of Ruciane-Nida and Pisz. The lake is situated on the Masurian Plain in the Pisz Forest.
In the north, it is connected to Lake Bełdany by the lakes Guzianka Wielka and Guzianka Mała. Part of the lake area is part of a nature reserve. The lake is adjacent to the Masuria Landscape Park.
Description of Lake Nidzkie
A sailor or boater can reach Lake Nidzkie by following the forest path from Mikołajskie Lake through Bełdany, then through the Guzianka lock and the Guzianka Mała and Guzianka Wielka lakes. The last stage is crossing a short canal under the road and railway bridge in Rucian-Nida. Just after the canal the lake is quite narrow, but after a few hundred metres its width increases and allows easy navigation. On the right is the port of Nida, which belongs to PTTK.
Next to the harbour the river Nidka flows out of the Nida. In this part of the lake there is a group of small islands. At the height of the last one, a high voltage overhead line crosses the water. From this point onwards there is a quiet zone where the use of internal combustion engines is not allowed. On the left side of the lake, the last buildings of Nida and the Pod Dębem harbour can be seen as the lake turns slightly to the left. The lake is shallow near the harbour, particularly around the only island.
The road to Lake Nidzkie
From this point, Lake Nidzkie turns slightly to the left for several kilometres. The right bank is high, wooded and without bays. The left bank has a more varied shoreline with several small bays. Approximately in the middle of this part of the lake, on the right bank, is the Pranie forestry plant, with which Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński was associated and where his museum is located. On the same shore is the port of Krzyże. This section ends with a narrowing and shallowing on the right bank and then the widest part of the lake begins. Larger bays open up on both sides. The larger, right-hand bay, called Zamordeje Wielkie, ends with the port of Karwica, while the left, smaller bay is called Zamordeje Małe and has no villages.
Description of the western shore of Lake Nidzkie.
Further on, Lake Nidzkie narrows again and after a few hundred metres becomes a narrow and winding passage leading to the south-eastern part of the water body. After the narrowing, the lake widens again. From this point on, the shores are low and overgrown with reeds. This section ends with another narrowing, much narrower than the previous one, after which the last part of the lake, which is not very navigable, begins. This is due to ecological succession, which has caused the lake to become shallow and filled with mud.
The sediment just below the waterline slows the boat down and makes it impossible to reach the shore, especially in case of unfavourable winds. The last part of the lake is a little deeper, and the village of Jaskowo lies on it. Not far from Jaśkowo the Wiartelnica, a narrow, overgrown river, leads to Lake Wiartel and the village of Wiartel. The passage is (with difficulty) possible in canoes or light sailing boats. The lake is the southernmost reservoir of the Great Masurian Lakes system.
