Siret (river)
river in Romania and Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Siret River (Ukrainian: Серет, Russian: Сирет , Hungarian: Szeret) is a river that comes up from the Carpathians in the northern Bukovina region of Ukraine. It flows southward into Romania for about 470 kilometers before it joins the Danube. It was named Hierasus in times of old.
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Siret | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine, Romania |
Counties/ Oblasts | Chernivtsi O., Botoșani C., Suceava C., Neamț C., Iași C., Bacău C., Vrancea C., Galați C. |
Cities | Pașcani, Roman, Bacău, Galați |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Eastern Carpathians |
- location | Chernivtsi O., Ukraine |
- elevation | 1,238 m (4,062 ft) |
Mouth | Danube |
- location | Galați |
- coordinates | 45°24′11″N 28°1′27″E |
Length | 647 km (402 mi) |
Basin size | 44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
- left | Bârlad |
- right | Suceava, Moldova, Bistrița, Trotuș, Putna, Buzău |
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