Samara River

Samara River

Infobox River | river_name = Samara River


caption =
origin =
mouth = Volga River
basin_countries = Russia
length = 594 km
elevation =
discharge = approx. 50 m³/s
watershed = 46,500 km²

The Samara ( _ru. Сама́ра) is a river in Russia, left tributary of Volga. The city of Samara is located at the confluence of Volga and Samara.

Honours

The asteroid 26922 Samara was named in honour of the river and city on 1 June 2007.MPCit_JPL|26922


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