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{{short description|River in Ukraine and Romania}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Siret
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| image              = Siretul la Mircesti.jpg
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| image_caption      = Siret River at [[Mircești]]
| map                = Siret.png
| map_size           = 280px
| map_caption        = Path of the Siret [http://u.osmfr.org/m/386641/]
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| subdivision_type1  = Country
| subdivision_name1  = {{hlist|[[Ukraine]]|[[Romania]]}}
| subdivision_type2  = Counties/<br>Oblasts
| subdivision_name2  = {{hlist|[[Chernivtsi Oblast|Chernivtsi]]|[[Botoșani County|Botoșani]]|[[Suceava County|Suceava]]|[[Neamț County|Neamț]]|[[Iași County|Iași]]|[[Bacău County|Bacău]]|[[Vrancea County|Vrancea]]|[[Galați County|Galați]]}}
| subdivision_type3  = Cities
| subdivision_name3  = {{hlist|[[Pașcani]]|[[Roman, Romania|Roman]]|[[Bacău]]|[[Galați]]}}
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| length             = {{convert|647|km|mi|abbr=on}} 
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| discharge1_avg     = {{convert|250|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| source1            = [[Eastern Carpathians]]
| source1_location   = [[Chernivtsi Oblast|Chernivtsi O.]], [[Ukraine]]
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| source1_elevation  = {{convert|1238|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth              = [[Danube]]
| mouth_location     = [[Galați]]
| mouth_coordinates  = {{coord|45|24|11|N|28|1|27|E|display=inline,title}}
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| progression        = {{RDanube}}
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| basin_size         = {{convert|44811|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left   = [[Bârlad (river)|Bârlad]]
| tributaries_right  = [[Suceava (river)|Suceava]], [[Moldova (river)|Moldova]], [[Bistrița (Siret)|Bistrița]], [[Trotuș]], [[Putna (Siret)|Putna]], [[Buzău (river)|Buzău]]
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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==
{{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]], and [[Galați]].

==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]].

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==
During July 2010, [[Gheorghe Flutur]], president of the  [[Suceava County | county council of Suceava]], 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==
*[[Global storm activity of mid-2010|Global storm activity of 2010]]
*[[2010 Romanian floods]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Siret River}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
[[Category:Siret basin| ]]
[[Category:Rivers of Botoșani County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Suceava County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Neamț County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Iași County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bacău County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Vrancea County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Galați County]]
[[Category:Rivers of Chernivtsi Oblast]]
[[Category:International rivers of Europe]]