Samara (Volga)

This article is about the tributary of the Volga. For the tributary of the Dnieper, see Samara (Dnieper).

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]

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
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

Lower Samara from space flowing left into Volga river, Ural River at lower right

Honours

The asteroid 26922 Samara was named on 1 June 2007 to honour the river, which has also given the city of Samara its name.^[4]

Samarabatrachus, a temnospondyl from the Lower Triassic (Induan) deposits of Borsky District, Samara Oblast, was named after this river in 2016. This animal is known by a skull of 15.3 cm in length.^[5]