Bol'shoy Uran

The Bolshoy Uran rises on the southwestern slope of the Obshchy Syrt and flows west to the Samara. Despite its name, the Great Uran is shorter than its neighbor the Maly, or Little, Uran. Its narrow upper valley opens farther downstream, where the river winds across a broad floodplain, leaving old channels and bends. Snowmelt supplies much of its water, and spring brings a pronounced rise before the lower flows of summer.