Tsivil
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| Location | |
| Country | Chuvashia, Russia |
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| • location | Shumerlinsky District, Chuvashia |
| Mouth | Volga |
• location | near Novocheboksarsk |
• coordinates | 56°06′28″N 47°34′43″E / 56.1079°N 47.5785°E |
• elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Length | 170 km (110 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,690 km2 (1,810 sq mi) |
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| Progression | Volga→ 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
[edit]- ^ Russian: Большой Цивиль, romanized: Boljšoj Civilj, IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj tsʲɪˈvʲilʲ]; Chuvash: Мăн Çавал, romanized: Măn Caval, IPA: [mɒ̆n ɕɐˈʋaɫ]
References
[edit]- ^ «Река БОЛЬШОЙ ЦИВИЛЬ», Russian State Water Registry
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