Samara (Volga)

This article is about the tributary of the Volga. For the tributary of the Dnieper, see Samara (Dnieper).
Samara River
Samara river in the city of Samara
Map
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthVolga
 • coordinates
53°10′01″N 50°03′43″E / 53.16694°N 50.06194°E / 53.16694; 50.06194
Length594 km (369 mi)
Basin size46,500 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • averageapprox. 50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVolga→ Caspian Sea
Lower Samara from space flowing left into Volga river, Ural River at lower right

The Samara (Russian: Сама́ра, IPA: [sɐˈmarə]) is a river in Russia and a left-bank tributary of the Volga. It flows into the Volga at the city of Samara.[1] Its largest tributary is the Bolshoy Kinel.[2] It is 594 kilometres (369 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 46,500 square kilometres (18,000 sq mi).[3]

  1. ^ Simon Richmond (2009). "Ulyanovsk and Samara". Russia (Ebook ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 447. ISBN 9781742203737.
  2. ^ Самара (река в Оренбургской и Куйбышевской обл.), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. ^ «Река Бездна», Russian State Water Registry.