| Samara River | |
|---|---|
 Samara river in the city of Samara | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Volga |
• coordinates | 53°10′01″N50°03′43″E / 53.16694°N 50.06194°E /53.16694; 50.06194 |
| 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 |
TheSamara (Russian:Сама́ра,IPA:[sɐˈmarə]) is a river inRussia and a left-bank tributary of theVolga. It flows into the Volga at the city ofSamara.[1] Its largest tributary is theBolshoy Kinel.[2] It is 594 kilometres (369 mi) long, and itsdrainage basin covers 46,500 square kilometres (18,000 sq mi).[3]
Theasteroid26922 Samara was named on 1 June 2007 to honour the river, which has also given the city of Samara its name.[4]
Samarabatrachus, atemnospondyl from the LowerTriassic (Induan) deposits ofBorsky District, Samara Oblast, was named after this river in 2016. This animal is known by a skull of 15.3 cm in length.[5]
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