Sok (river)

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.

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
Length	364 km (226 mi)
Basin size	11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	33.3 m3/s (1,180 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Volga→ Caspian Sea

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