Siret (river)
| Siret | |
|---|---|
Siret River at Mircești | |
Path of the Siret [1] | |
| Location | |
| Country | |
| Counties/ Oblasts | |
| Cities | |
| 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 / 45.40306°N 28.02417°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 |
The Siret or Sireth (Romanian: Siret, pronounced [siˈret]; Ukrainian: Сірет or Серет; Hungarian: Szeret) is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is 647 km (402 mi) long, of which a 559 km (347 mi) section is in Romania, and its basin area is 44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi), of which 42,890 km2 (16,560 sq mi) in Romania. Its average discharge is 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s). In ancient times, it was named Hierasus (Ancient Greek Ιερασός).