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{{short description|River in Ukraine and Romania}}
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| tributary_right = [[Suceava River|Suceava]], [[Moldova River|Moldova]], [[Bistriţa River (Siret)|Bistriţa]], [[Trotuş River|Trotuş]], <br />[[Putna River (Siret)|Putna]], [[Buzău River|Buzău]]
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}}


The '''Siret''' or '''Sireth''' ({{lang-uk|Сірет or Серет}}, {{lang-ro|Siret}} {{IPA-ro|siˈret|pron}}, {{lang-hu|Szeret}}, {{lang-ru|''Сирет''}}) is a river that rises from the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]] in the Northern [[Bukovina]] region of [[Ukraine]], and flows southward into [[Romania]] for 470&nbsp;km before it joins the [[Danube]]. In ancient times, it was named ''Hierasus''.
The '''Siret''' or '''Sireth''' ({{langx|uk|Сірет or Серет}}, {{langx|ro|Siret}} {{IPA|ro|siˈret|pron}}, {{langx|hu|Szeret}}, {{langx|ru|Сирет}}) is a river that rises from the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]] in the Northern [[Bukovina]] region of [[Ukraine]], and flows southward into [[Romania]] before it joins the [[Danube]].{{GeoSource|RO|Annex7|898-900}}{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|365-438|XII.1}} It is {{convert|647|km|abbr=on}} long,<ref name=rowater>[http://www.rowater.ro/dasiret/planul%20de%20management%20al%20bazinului%20hidrografic%20sire/planul%20de%20management%20al%20spatiului%20hidrografic%20siret/plan%20management%20sh%20siret%20-%20vol.%20i.pdf Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret], Administrația Națională Apele Române</ref>{{rp|9}} of which a {{convert|559|km|abbr=on}} section is in Romania,{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|365-438|XII.1}}<ref name="rowater" />{{rp|9}}<ref name="Das">{{cite journal |last=Dăscălița |first=Dan |date=2011 |title=Integrated water monitoring system applied by Siret river basin administration from Romania |url=http://pesd.ro/articole/nr.5/2/05.%20Das.pdf |journal=Present Environment and Sustainable Development |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=45–60 |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> and its [[drainage basin|basin area]] is {{convert|44811|km2|abbr=on}},<ref name="rowater" />{{rp|6}} of which {{convert|42890|km2|abbr=on}} in Romania.{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|365-438|XII.1}}<ref name=rowater/>{{rp|6}}<ref name=Das/> Its average discharge is {{convert|250|m3/s|abbr=on}}.<ref name=rowater/>{{rp|15}} In ancient times, it was named ''Hierasus'' ([[Ancient Greek]] Ιερασός).


==Towns and villages==
==Towns and villages==
{{stack|[[File:Barboschi Railway Bridge - wood engraving.jpg|thumb|The former Barboși Railway Bridge, from an 1870s wood engraving]]}}


The following towns and villages are situated along the river Siret, from source to mouth: [[Berehomet]], [[Storozhynets]], [[Siret]], [[Grămești]], [[Zvoriștea]], [[Liteni]], [[Dolhasca]], [[Paşcani]], [[Stolniceni-Prăjescu]], [[Roman, Romania|Roman]], [[Bacău]], [[Adjud]], [[Mărăşeşti]], [[Galaţi]].
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Siret, from source to mouth: [[Berehomet]], [[Storozhynets]], [[Siret]], [[Grămești]], [[Zvoriștea]], [[Liteni]], [[Dolhasca]], [[Pașcani]], [[Stolniceni-Prăjescu]], [[Roman, Romania|Roman]], [[Bacău]], [[Adjud]], [[Mărășești]], and [[Galați]].


==Tributaries==
==Tributaries==
[[File:Roman Siret.JPG|left|thumb|Siret river near [[Roman, Romania|Roman]].]]
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Siret (from source to mouth):{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|365-438|XII.1}}


Left: Bahna (Mihăileni), [[Molnița]], Bahna (Lozna), Gârla Sirețel, Gârla Huțanilor, [[Vorona (Siret)|Vorona]], Pleșul, Turbata, Pietrosul, [[Sirețel (river)|Sirețel]], [[Stolniceni (river)|Stolniceni]], Hărmănești, [[Pârâul Țigăncilor]], Mihăili, [[Boca (river)|Boca]], [[Albuia]], Rediu, Vulpășești, Pârâul Pietros, Țiganca, Icușești, Glodeni, Râpaș, [[Moara (Siret)|Moara]], Bogdănești, Valea Morii, Ulm, Racova, Tamași, [[Răcătău (Siret)|Răcătău]], [[Soci (river)|Soci]], Fulgeriș, Rogoza, [[Polocin]], Lupa, [[Bârlad (river)|Bârlad]], [[Călmățui (Siret)|Călmățui]], [[Geru (river)|Geru]], [[Bârlădel]], Rusca, [[Mălina]] and [[Cătușa]].
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Siret:


Right: [[Malyi Seret]], Găvan, [[Negostina]], Pârâul Mare, Verehia, Baranca, Leahu, Stâncuța, Hănțești, Grigorești, Sălăgeni, [[Suceava (river)|Suceava]], [[Șomuzul Mic]], [[Șomuzul Mare]], Pârâul lui Pulpa, Trestioara, [[Conțeasca]], [[Ruja (Siret)|Ruja]], Sodomeni, Valea Părului, Podul Turcului (Draga), [[Moldova (river)|Moldova]], [[Valea Neagră (Siret)|Valea Neagră]], Turbata, Precista, [[Bistrița (Siret)|Bistrița]], Bahna, Valea Mare, Cleja (or Tocila), [[Răcăciuni (river)|Răcăciuni]], Drăgușeni, Scurta, Bolohan, Fântânele, Conțești, [[Trotuș]], Valea Boului, Carecna, Câmpul, [[Zăbrăuț]], [[Șușița (Siret)|Șușița]], Gârla Morilor, Putna Seacă, [[Putna (Siret)|Putna]], [[Leica (river)|Leica]], [[Râmnicul Sărat]] and [[Buzău (river)|Buzău]].
Left: [[Bahna River (Mihăileni)|Bahna]], [[Molnița River|Molniţa]], [[Bahna River (Lozna)|Bahna]], [[Gârla Sirețel]], [[Gârla Huțanilor]], [[Vorona River (Romania)|Vorona]], [[Pleșu River (Siret)|Pleşu]], [[Turbata River (Tudora)|Turbata]], [[Pitrosul River|Pitrosul]], [[Trestioara River (Siret)|Trestioara]], [[Sirețel River|Sireţel]], [[Sodomeni River|Sodomeni]], [[Stolniceni River|Stolniceni]], [[Hărmănești River|Hărmăneşti]], [[Pârâul Țigăncilor]], [[Mihailei River|Mihailei]], [[Boca River (Siret)|Boca]], [[Albuia River|Albuia]], [[Vulpășești River|Vulpăşeşti]], [[Țiganca River (Siret)|Ţiganca]], [[Icușești River|Icuşeşti]], [[Glodeni River|Glodeni]], [[Râpaș River|Râpaş]], [[Pârâul Morii (Siret)|Pârâul Morii]], [[Răcătău River (Siret)|Răcătău]], [[Fulgeriș River (Siret)|Fulgeriş]], [[Polocin River|Polocin]], [[Lupa River|Lupa]], [[Bârlad River|Bârlad]], [[Călmățui River (Siret)|Călmăţui]], [[Gerului River|Gerului]], [[Mălina River (Siret)|Mălina]], [[Fălcoaia River|Fălcoaia]], [[Cătușa River|Cătuşa]]

Right: [[Găvan River (Siret)|Găvan]], [[Negostina River|Negostina]], [[Verehia River|Verehia]], [[Baranca River (Siret)|Baranca]], [[Leahu River|Leahu]], [[Hănţeşti River|Hănţeşti]], [[Grigoreşti River|Grigoreşti]], [[Sălăgeni River|Sălăgeni]], [[Suceava River|Suceava]], [[Şomuzul Mic River|Şomuzul Mic]], [[Şomuzul Mare River|Şomuzul Mare]], [[Probota River (Siret)|Probota]], [[Conțeasca River|Conţeasca]], [[Ruja River (Siret)|Ruja]], [[Valea Părului River (Siret)|Valea Părului]], [[Podul Turcului River|Podul Turcului]], [[Tămășeni River|Tămăşeni]], [[Moldova River|Moldova]], [[Valea Neagră River (Siret)|Valea Neagră]], [[Turbata River (Filipești)|Turbata]], [[Bistriţa River (Siret)|Bistriţa]], [[Cleja River (Siret)|Cleja]], [[Răcăciuni River|Răcăciuni]], [[Orbeni River|Orbeni]], [[Botohan River|Botohan]], [[Fântânele River (Siret)|Fântânele]], [[Conțești River|Conţeşti]], [[Trotuş River|Trotuş]], [[Valea Boului River (Siret)|Valea Boului]], [[Carecna River|Carecna]], [[Zăbrăuţi River|Zăbrăuţi]], [[Şuşiţa River (Siret)|Şuşiţa]], [[Gârla Morilor]], [[Putna River (Siret)|Putna]], [[Leica River (Siret)|Leica]], [[Râmnicul Sărat River|Râmnicul Sărat]], [[Buzău River|Buzău]]
[[File:Roman Siret.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Siret river near [[Roman, Romania|Roman]].]]


==2010 floodings==
==2010 floodings==
During July 2010, [[Gheorghe Flutur]], president of [[Suceava County|Suceava judet]], told the [[Mediafax]] news agency his region was one of the worst hit in the country in the morning of the 29th as he co-ordinated local flood relief work in his stricken county.<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/Romania-floods-kill-21/Article1-565018.aspx</ref> Later that day the River Siret threatened to break through the [[Dyke (construction)|dykes]] protecting the town of [[Șendreni]], as locals and [[emergency services]] reinforced the dykes with truckloads of sandbags to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town.<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/Romania-floods-kill-21/Article1-565018.aspx</ref>
During July 2010, [[Gheorghe Flutur]], president of [[Suceava County]], told the [[Mediafax]] news agency his region was one of the worst hit in the country on the morning of the 29th, as he coordinated local flood relief work in his stricken county.<ref name=timesofmalta>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100630/world/romania-floods-kill-21.315481|title=Romania floods kill 21|work=[[Times of Malta]]|date=30 June 2010|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> Later that day, the Siret river threatened to break through the [[Dyke (construction)|dykes]] protecting the town of [[Șendreni]], as locals and [[emergency services]] reinforced the dykes with truckloads of sandbags to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town.<ref name=timesofmalta/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Global storm activity of 2010]]
*[[Global storm activity of mid-2010|Global storm activity of 2010]]
*[[2010 Romanian floods]]
*[[2010 Romanian floods]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
{{Commons category|Siret River}}
* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971


{{Danube}}
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{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Danube]]
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[[Category:Rivers of the Siret subbasin]]
[[Category:Rivers of Botoșani County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Botoşani County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Suceava County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Suceava County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Neamţ County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Neamț County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Iaşi County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Iași County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bacău County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bacău County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Vrancea County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Vrancea County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Galaţi County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Galați County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Ukraine]]
[[Category:Rivers of Chernivtsi Oblast]]
[[Category:International rivers of Europe]]
[[Category:International rivers of Europe]]

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Latest revision as of 19:04, 20 October 2024

Siret
Siret River at Mircești
Path of the Siret [1]
Location
Country
Counties/
Oblasts
Cities
Physical characteristics
SourceEastern Carpathians
 • locationChernivtsi O., Ukraine
 • elevation1,238 m (4,062 ft)
MouthDanube
 • location
Galați
 • coordinates
45°24′11″N 28°1′27″E / 45.40306°N 28.02417°E / 45.40306; 28.02417
Length647 km (402 mi)
Basin size44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionDanube→ Black Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftBârlad
 • rightSuceava, Moldova, Bistrița, Trotuș, Putna, Buzău

The Siret or Sireth (Ukrainian: Сірет or Серет, Romanian: Siret pronounced [siˈret], Hungarian: Szeret, Russian: Сирет) 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.[1][2] It is 647 km (402 mi) long,[3]: 9  of which a 559 km (347 mi) section is in Romania,[2][3]: 9 [4] and its basin area is 44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi),[3]: 6  of which 42,890 km2 (16,560 sq mi) in Romania.[2][3]: 6 [4] Its average discharge is 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s).[3]: 15  In ancient times, it was named Hierasus (Ancient Greek Ιερασός).

Towns and villages

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The former Barboși Railway Bridge, from an 1870s wood engraving

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Siret, from source to mouth: Berehomet, Storozhynets, Siret, Grămești, Zvoriștea, Liteni, Dolhasca, Pașcani, Stolniceni-Prăjescu, Roman, Bacău, Adjud, Mărășești, and Galați.

Tributaries

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Siret river near Roman.

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Siret (from source to mouth):[2]

Left: Bahna (Mihăileni), Molnița, Bahna (Lozna), Gârla Sirețel, Gârla Huțanilor, Vorona, Pleșul, Turbata, Pietrosul, Sirețel, Stolniceni, Hărmănești, Pârâul Țigăncilor, Mihăili, Boca, Albuia, Rediu, Vulpășești, Pârâul Pietros, Țiganca, Icușești, Glodeni, Râpaș, Moara, Bogdănești, Valea Morii, Ulm, Racova, Tamași, Răcătău, Soci, Fulgeriș, Rogoza, Polocin, Lupa, Bârlad, Călmățui, Geru, Bârlădel, Rusca, Mălina and Cătușa.

Right: Malyi Seret, Găvan, Negostina, Pârâul Mare, Verehia, Baranca, Leahu, Stâncuța, Hănțești, Grigorești, Sălăgeni, Suceava, Șomuzul Mic, Șomuzul Mare, Pârâul lui Pulpa, Trestioara, Conțeasca, Ruja, Sodomeni, Valea Părului, Podul Turcului (Draga), Moldova, Valea Neagră, Turbata, Precista, Bistrița, Bahna, Valea Mare, Cleja (or Tocila), Răcăciuni, Drăgușeni, Scurta, Bolohan, Fântânele, Conțești, Trotuș, Valea Boului, Carecna, Câmpul, Zăbrăuț, Șușița, Gârla Morilor, Putna Seacă, Putna, Leica, Râmnicul Sărat and Buzău.

2010 floodings

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During July 2010, Gheorghe Flutur, president of Suceava County, told the Mediafax news agency his region was one of the worst hit in the country on the morning of the 29th, as he coordinated local flood relief work in his stricken county.[5] Later that day, the Siret river threatened to break through the dykes protecting the town of Șendreni, as locals and emergency services reinforced the dykes with truckloads of sandbags to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 898–900.
  2. ^ a b c d Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 365–438. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1
  3. ^ a b c d e Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret, Administrația Națională Apele Române
  4. ^ a b Dăscălița, Dan (2011). "Integrated water monitoring system applied by Siret river basin administration from Romania" (PDF). Present Environment and Sustainable Development. 5 (2): 45–60. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Romania floods kill 21". Times of Malta. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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