The Great Tsivil or simply Tsivil in its lower course (also spelled Civil) is a river in Chuvashia, Russian Federation

Russia

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, a right tributary of the Volga River

Volga River

The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

. Tsivil is 173 km (107.5 mi) long, its watershed area is 4658 km² (1,798.5 sq mi). Near Tsivilsk

Tsivilsk

Tsivilsk is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic of Russia, located from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroad of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population:...

 the Little Tsivil joins the Great Tsivil, forming Tsivil river, which flows into the Volga near Novocheboksarsk

Novocheboksarsk

Novocheboksarsk is a city in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located about east of the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, on the southern bank of the Volga River. Population: -History:...

. Other major tributaries are Unga and Kunagar Rivers. Tsivil yearly runoff volume is 640000000 cubic metre.