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Sok_(river) Latitude and Longitude:

53°24′33″N 50°07′56″E / 53.40917°N 50.13222°E / 53.40917; 50.13222
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Sok
Location
Country Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Bugulma-Belebey Hills
Mouth Volga
 • location
Saratov Reservoir
 • coordinates
53°24′33″N 50°07′56″E / 53.40917°N 50.13222°E / 53.40917; 50.13222
Length364 km (226 mi)
Basin size11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average33.3 m3/s (1,180 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression VolgaCaspian Sea

Sok ( Russian: Сок) is a river in Samara and Orenburg Oblasts, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. It is 364 kilometres (226 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 11,700 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi). [1] It flows southwest to meet the Samara Bend of the Volga near Sokolyi Mountains, north of the city of Samara. The major tributary is Kondurcha.[ citation needed]

Europe's oldest pottery was found on the banks of the Sok River (see Elshanka culture for details).

References

  1. ^ «Река СОК», Russian State Water Registry