The river Sura is the "younger sister" of the Volga

One of the most beautiful rivers in the Ulyanovsk region, Sura, begins in the area of Surskaya Shishka. This hill, which gives rise to a stormy river, is declared a monument of nature. A little below the Surka Shishka, the Sura River crosses the eastern part of the Penza region, and then, after a steep bend near the village of Sursky Ostrog, again Returned to the Ulyanovsk region. Flowing along the valley of trapezoidal form, Sura gives life to eleven tributaries, among which is the large Barysh, and flows into the mighty Volga.

Sura - a stormy river. It is famous for its rapid flow, steep river turns, long sandy spits and steep banks. The river is fed with thawed snow, numerous small springs and underground waters. Due to this, the water in the sources of Sura is very clean and cold. The banks of the river were covered with tall golden pines, and in its floodplain and watersheds many small lakes and forest marshes were formed. In the spring, Sura leaves its banks and spills two kilometers or more.

Before the revolution, this river was known for its fish - it was very tasty and was valued much more than the fish from the Volga. At that time huge soms, pikes, chubs, sterlets and smaller species, such as roach, were in the river. Barbarous and uncontrolled trapping exhausted her wealth. Now the blue Sura is interesting, mainly to tourists and sportsmen, because it is one of the most beautiful canoeing routes in Russia. In spring, in the high water, the river is "conquered" mainly by professional sportsmen, and novice tourists come to visit Sura in the summer, when the river calms down a little I.

The route begins in the village Tyuhmenovo, passes by Chaadaevka, Penza, Alatyr and Shumerlya, and ends in Vasil'sursk. The length of Sura from Tyuhmenovo to Vasilissur is 850 kilometers. The beginning of the route is always difficult, because the sources of the river Sura are particularly obstinate. Brave men who decided to take the route in the early spring, will have to wade through kayaks through flooded bushes. In its constant course, the river returns after the May holidays.

At the source, the river channel is very narrow, in some places its width does not exceed three meters. The Sura River becomes much wider after the influx of Truys into it. The river calms down, its flow becomes slower, and the banks are covered with pine forests. However, the bends of Sura are still steep and hamper the route. The larger and more fluid they become after the place where Teshnyar flows into the river. Then Sura becomes even wider, and along its shores there appear small sand Other beaches.

Sura feeds the twenty-kilometer Penza reservoir begins after Kanaevka, and before Penza tourists are expected by numerous obstacles - sand spits, islands and shallows. After Penza, the banks of the river become shallow, and Sura flows smoothly and calmly. Particularly good is Sura in the spring, near the village of Procazna. There the river is surrounded by flowering gardens, and near Alexandrovka it adorns itself with imposing limestone and chalk cliffs. Below the river is surrounded by stony banks, becomes deep and navigable. In the lower reaches of the river, the river is calm, but rapid.

Each flood changes the face of the river. It "overgrows" with new shallows, scythes and old men. Thanks to such changes, the route does not become boring. Constantly updated, the river Sura every year gives tourists new impressions.