Tsivil

River in Chuvashia, Russia
Tsivil
Location
CountryChuvashia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationShumerlinsky District, Chuvashia
MouthVolga
 • location
near Novocheboksarsk
 • coordinates
56°06′28″N 47°34′43″E / 56.1079°N 47.5785°E / 56.1079; 47.5785
 • elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Length170 km (110 mi)
Basin size4,690 km2 (1,810 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVolga→ Caspian Sea

The Great Tsivil (Russian: Большо́й Циви́ль, Bolshoy Tsivil' ; Chuvash: Мăн Çавал, Măn Śaval) or simply Tsivil in its lower course is a river in Chuvashia, Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Volga. The Tsivil is 170 km (110 mi) long, its watershed area is 4,690 km2 (1,810 sq mi).[1] Near Tsivilsk the Maly Tsivil joins the Bolshoy Tsivil, forming Tsivil river, which flows into the Volga near Novocheboksarsk. Other major tributaries are the Unga and Kuganar. Tsivil yearly runoff volume is 640,000,000 m3 (520,000 acre⋅ft).

References

  1. ^ «Река БОЛЬШОЙ ЦИВИЛЬ», Russian State Water Registry
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