The Sura River
Description:
Surah is the right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the Ulyanovsk, Penza and Nizhny Novgorod regions, Mordovia, Mari El and Chuvashia.
The length of the river is 841 km, the area of the basin is 67.5 thousand km². It originates on the Volga hills in the Ulyanovsk region near the village of Sursky peaks and flows first to the west, then mainly to the north. In the lower reaches is rafting and navigable. It is used for industrial water supply. The largest city on Sur is Penza.