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{{short description|River in Ukraine and Romania}}
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| image_caption = Siret River at [[Mircești]]
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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]] before it joins the [[Danube]]. 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 {{convert|559|km|abbr=on}} in Romania,<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 |publisher= |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=45-60 |doi= |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=rowater/>{{rp|9}} 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.<ref name=Das/><ref name=rowater/>{{rp|6}} 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).
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|Barboschi Railway Bridge, from an 1870s wood engraving]]}}
{{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]], [[Pașcani]], [[Stolniceni-Prăjescu]], [[Roman, Romania|Roman]], [[Bacău]], [[Adjud]], [[Mărășești]], [[Galați]].
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]].]]
[[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):
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Siret (from source to mouth):{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|365-438|XII.1}}


Left: Bahna (Mihăileni), [[Molnița (river)|Molnița]], Bahna (Lozna), Gârla Sirețel, Gârla Huțanilor, [[Vorona (Siret)|Vorona]], Pleșu, Turbata, Pitrosul (or Pietrosul), Trestioara, [[Sirețel (river)|Sirețel]], Sodomeni, [[Stolniceni (river)|Stolniceni]], Hărmănești, [[Pârâul Țigăncilor]], Mihailei, [[Boca (river)|Boca]], [[Albuia]], Rediu, Vulpășești, Țiganca, Icușești, Glodeni, Râpaș, [[Moara (Siret)|Moara]], Valea Morii, [[Răcătău (Siret)|Răcătău]], [[Soci (river)|Soci]], Fulgeriș, [[Polocin (river)|Polocin]], Lupa, [[Bârlad (river)|Bârlad]], Călmățui, [[Geru (river)|Geru]], [[Lozova (river)|Lozova]], Valea lui Odobescu, Rusca, [[Mălina (Siret)|Mălina]], [[Cătușa]].
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]].


Right: [[Malyi Seret]], Găvan, [[Negostina (river)|Negostina]], Pârâul Mare, Verehia, Baranca, Leahu, Hănțești, Grigorești, Sălăgeni, [[Suceava (river)|Suceava]], [[Șomuzul Mic]], [[Șomuzul Mare]], Probota, [[Conțeasca]], [[Ruja (Siret)|Ruja]], Valea Părului, Podul Turcului (or Draga), Tămășeni, [[Moldova (river)|Moldova]], [[Valea Neagră (Siret)|Valea Neagră]], Turbata, [[Bistrița (Siret)|Bistrița]], Cleja (or Climăuț, or Moise), [[Răcăciuni (river)|Răcăciuni]], Orbeni, Valea Seacă, Botohan, Fântânele, Conțești, [[Trotuș]], Valea Boului, Carecna, Zăbrăuț, [[Șușița (Siret)|Șușița]], Gârla Morilor, [[Putna (Siret)|Putna]], [[Leica (river)|Leica]], [[Râmnicul Sărat]], [[Buzău (river)|Buzău]].
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]].


==2010 floodings==
==2010 floodings==
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 in the morning of the 29th as he co-ordinated 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|accessdate=7 April 2016}}</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 name=timesofmalta/>
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==
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[[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
[[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Danube]]
[[Category:Siret basin| ]]
[[Category:Siret basin| ]]
[[Category:Rivers of Botoșani County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Botoșani County]]

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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