| Sumka River | |
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| Origin | Gremyachy Klyuch, Zelenodolsky District, Tatarstan |
| Mouth | Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga, near Vasilyevo, Zelenodolsky District, Tatarstan |
| Basin countries | Tatarstan, Russia |
| Length | 37 km |
| Mouth elevation | 53 |
| Basin area | 250 km² |
The Sumka (Russian: Сумка) is a river in Zelenodolsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, a left-bank tributary of the Volga River. Its length is 37 kilometers (23 mi) and its drainage basin is 250 square kilometers (97 sq mi). It origins near Gremyachy Klyuch and falls to the Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga, forming the western border of Vasilyevo, Tatarstan.
The river valley comes through the Raifa section of the Volga-Kama Reserve. There the Sumka passes several major lakes, the biggest being Raifa lake. The maximal mineralization 200 mg/l. The maximal water discharge is 30 m³/s. The river use to dry up in summer. [1]
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