Siret (river)

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.

Siret
Siret River at Mircești
Path of the Siret
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

Towns and villages

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.

Tributaries

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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