Tsivil

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Tsivil
Река Большой Цивиль, Чувашия.jpeg
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; 47.5785Coordinates: 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
ProgressionVolgaCaspian Sea

The Great Tsivil (Russian: Большо́й Циви́ль, Bolshoy Tsivil' ; Chuvash: Мăн Çавал, Măn Şaval) 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 joins the Bolshoy Tsivil, forming Tsivil river, which flows into the Volga near Novocheboksarsk. Other major tributaries are the and . 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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