Sumka River

The Sumka (russian: Сумка; tt-Cyrl, Сумка) is a river in Zelenodolsky District of the Tatarstan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, a left-bank tributary of the Volga. It is long, and its drainage basin covers . It begins near Gremyachy Klyuch and flows to the Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga, forming the western border of Vasilyevo, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, 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 . The river used to dry up in summer.

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Rivers of Tatarstan