The Samur (; ; ; ) is a river in
Russia
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's
Dagestan Republic, also partially flowing through
Azerbaijan
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and forming part of the
Azerbaijan–Russia border.
Overview
The Samur river originates in glaciers and mountain springs of the
Greater Caucasus
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mountains. It rises in the northeastern part of Guton Mount at an elevation of . Descending from the mountains for , the river receives its tributary the Khalakhur River, flowing down from an elevation of .
The length of the river is , its basin . The elevated and midsections of the river from through the territory of Russia, lower sections flow through Azerbaijan, making up the Russian-Azerbaijani border. After joining its other tributary Usuxçay River, the width of the river grows.
Once the river is in the open Caspian basin, it splits some of its parts into the
Tahirçay () and
Uğar () rivers on Azerbaijani territory. The river mainly feeds on rain and underground waters with its volume broken up as follows: 42% from rain, 32% from underground waters, 22% from snow, 4% from glaciers.
The river supplies irrigation water to the
Samur-Absheron channel, which follows south to
Jeyranbatan reservoir.
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See also
* Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan
References
External links
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Rivers of Dagestan
Rivers of Azerbaijan
Tributaries of the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan–Russia border
International rivers of Asia
Border rivers
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