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Which tributaries enter the Volga River between Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan?

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Volga River The Dnieper, Don, and Volga river basins and their drainage network.

Between Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan, the Volga River receives water from several tributaries. These include:

Right-bank tributaries: The Sura and the Sviyaga.1
Left-bank tributaries: The Kerzhenets and the Vetluga.1

During this stretch, the river flows east-southeast and doubles in size before reaching Kazan, where it subsequently turns south toward the Samara reservoir.1