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| Siret | |
|---|---|
 Siret River atMircești | |
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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″N28°1′27″E /45.40306°N 28.02417°E /45.40306; 28.02417 |
| 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 |
TheSiret River (Ukrainian:Серет,Russian:Сирет,Hungarian:Szeret) is ariver that comes up from theCarpathians in the northernBukovina region ofUkraine. It flows southward intoRomania for about 470 kilometers before it joins theDanube. It was namedHierasus in times of old.
The following towns and villages can be found along the Siret River, from source to mouth:Berehomet,Storozhynets,Siret,Grămeşti,Zvoriştea,Liteni,Paşcani,Stolniceni-Prăjescu,Roman,Bacău,Adjud,Mărăşeşti,Galaţi.
There are the tributaries of the Siret River:
Left:Bahna,Molniţa,Bahna,Gârla Sireţel,Gârla Huţanilor,Vorona,Pleşu,Turbata,Pitrosul,Trestioara,Sireţel,Sodomeni,Stolniceni,Hărmăneşti,Pârâul Ţigăncilor,Mihailei,Boca,Albuia,Vulpăşeşti,Ţiganca,Icuşeşti,Glodeni,Râpaş,Pârâul Morii,Răcătău,Fulgeriş,Polocin,Lupa,Bârlad,Călmăţui,Gerului,Mălina,Fălcoaia,Cătuşa.
Right:Găvan,Negostina,Verehia,Baranca,Leahu,Hănţeşti,Grigoreşti,Sălăgeni,Suceava,Şomuzul Mic,Şomuzul Mare,Probota,Conţeasca,Ruja,Valea Părului,Podul Turcului,Tămăşeni,Moldova,Valea Neagră,Turbata,Bistriţa,Cleja,Răcăciuni,Orbeni,Botohan,Fântânele,Conţeşti,Trotuş,Valea Boului,Carecna,Zăbrăuţi,Şuşiţa,Gârla Morilor,Putna,Leica,Râmnicul Sărat,Buzău.
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