| Samara River | |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 53.1669°N 50.0619°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 594km (369miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | approx. 50m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 46500km2 |
The Samara (Russian: Сама́ра|p=sɐˈmarə) is a river in Russia and a left-bank tributary of the Volga. It flows into the Volga at the city of Samara.[1] Its largest tributary is the Bolshoy Kinel.[2] It is 594km (369miles) long, and its drainage basin covers 46500km2.[3]
The asteroid 26922 Samara was named on 1 June 2007 to honour the river, which has also given the city of Samara its name.
Samarabatrachus, a temnospondyl from the Lower Triassic (Induan) deposits of Borsky District, Samara Oblast, was named after this river in 2016. This animal is known by a skull of 15.3 cm in length.[4]