Tsivil

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[a] or simply Tsivil (also spelled Tzivil and Civil /sɪˈvɪl/), is a river in Chuvashia, Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Volga in its lower course. The Tsivil is 170 km (110 mi) long, and its watershed area is 4,690 km2 (1,810 sq mi).[1] Near Tsivilsk is the Little Tsivil, which joins the Great Tsivil, forming the river Tsivil; said river flows into the Volga near Novocheboksarsk. Other major tributaries are the Unga and Kuganar. Tsivil's yearly runoff volume is 640,000,000 m3 (520,000 acre⋅ft).

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Большой Цивиль, romanized: Boljšoj Civilj, IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj tsʲɪˈvʲilʲ]; Chuvash: Мăн Çавал, romanized: Măn Caval, IPA: [mɒ̆n ɕɐˈʋaɫ]

References

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


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