Sura River

Sura River

Sura River in Penza

Map of the Sura River watershed
Country Russia
Basin
Main source 301 m (988 ft)
River mouth Cheboksary Reservoir
60 m (200 ft)
Progression Cheboksary ReservoirVolga RiverCaspian Sea
Basin size 67,500 km2 (26,100 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 841 km (523 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    260 m3/s (9,200 cu ft/s)

The Sura (Russian: Сура́, Chuvash: Сăр) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth.

The city of Penza, and smaller towns Alatyr, Shumerlya, Yadrin lie along the Sura. At the confluence with the Volga there is a settlement of Vasilsursk.

The principal confluents of the Sura are the Penza River, the Pyana River, and the Alatyr River.

The Sura River near Alatyr.

Coordinates: 56°07′21.33″N 45°58′16.54″E / 56.1225917°N 45.9712611°E / 56.1225917; 45.9712611


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.