Samara (Volga)
| Samara River | |
|---|---|
Samara river in the city of Samara | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Volga |
• coordinates | 53°10′01″N 50°03′43″E / 53.16694°N 50.06194°E |
| Length | 594 km (369 mi) |
| Basin size | 46,500 km2 (18,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | approx. 50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Volga→ Caspian Sea |
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. Its largest tributary is the Bolshoy Kinel. It is 594 kilometres (369 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 46,500 square kilometres (18,000 sq mi).