Bolshoy Kinel
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Samara
• coordinates	53°14′21″N 50°32′11″E / 53.2392°N 50.5365°E / 53.2392; 50.5365
Length	422 km (262 mi)
Basin size	14,900 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Samara→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Bolshoy Kinel (Russian: Большо́й Кине́ль) is a river in Orenburg and Samara Oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the river Samara, and is 422 kilometers (262 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 14,900 square kilometers (5,800 sq mi).^[1] It has its sources on the northern slopes of the Obshchy Syrt hills, and flows into the Samara 15 kilometers (9 mi) east of the city of Samara.

Along the river are located the towns of Buguruslan, Pokhvistnevo, Otradny and, at the confluence with the Samara, Kinel.^{[citation needed]}