GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Volga River
The Volga drains a large part of European Russia into the Caspian Sea. Its southward outlet contrasts with the northward Arctic drainage of Siberia and makes it a key example of a major endorheic river.
Fast Facts
- Source: Valdai Hills; course across European Russia through a chain of reservoirs; mouth: a large delta on the northern Caspian.
- Facing downstream, the Oka is a right-bank tributary and the Kama a left-bank tributary.
- Samara and Volgograd are important river cities; the Volga–Don Canal creates an engineered route toward the Don and Sea of Azov.
Connected lessons
- Volga RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Europe: four drainage destinationsGuided exploration
- Steppe, plains and inland drainageGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Caspian SeaRelated places
- Don RiverRelated places
- Ural RiverRelated places
- Lena RiverRelated places
- East European PlainRelated places
- Caspian SeaDrains into
- MongoliaRelated places