Sura
Sura is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 54.19°, 46.02°
About Sura
The Sura (Russian: Сура́, Chuvash: Сăр, Săr) is a river in Russia, a north-flowing right tributary of the Volga. Its mouth on the Volga is about halfway between Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. It is 841 kilometres (523 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 67,500 square kilometres (26,100 sq mi). 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 lies the settlement of Vasilsursk.
The principal tributaries of the Sura are the Penza, the Pyana, and the Alatyr.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sura (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sura: Key Facts
| Length | 841 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 260 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 67,500 km² |
| Mouth | Volga |
| Drainage system | Volga Basin |
| Tributaries | Alatyr, Pyana, Uza, Kadada, Barysh, Buldak, Lyulya, Kumazhana |
Facts from Wikidata Q209891 (CC0).
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Connected Reaches
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Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Sura: Quick Answers
- Where is Sura?
- Sura is located in Russia, at 54.1895° N, 46.0183° E.
- Are there dams on the Sura?
- No dam on the Sura is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.