The Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə) is a river in

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and a left-bank tributary of the

Volga The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catch ...

. It flows into the larger river at the city of

Samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population ...

. Its largest tributary is the

Bolshoy Kinel The Bolshoy Kinel (russian: Большо́й Кине́ль) is a river in Orenburg and Samara Oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the river Samara, and is long, with a drainage basin of .drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

covers .«Река Бездна»
Russian State Water Registry.

Honours

The

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was named in honour of the river and city on 1 June 2007.

References

Rivers of Samara Oblast {{Russia-river-stub