| Siret | |
| Map: | Siret.png |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ukraine, Romania |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties/ Oblasts |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chernivtsi O., Botoșani C., Suceava C., Neamț C., Iași C., Bacău C., Vrancea C., Galați C. |
| Subdivision Type3: | Cities |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pașcani, Roman, Bacău, Galați |
| Length: | 647km (402miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 250m3/s |
| Source1: | Eastern Carpathians |
| Source1 Location: | Chernivtsi O., Ukraine |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1238m (4,062feet) |
| Mouth: | Danube |
| Mouth Location: | Galați |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.4031°N 28.0242°W |
| Basin Size: | 44811km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Bârlad |
| Tributaries Right: | Suceava, Moldova, Bistrița, Trotuș, Putna, Buzău |
The Siret or Sireth (Ukrainian: Сірет or Серет, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Siret in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /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. It is 647km (402miles) long,[1] of which a 559km (347miles) section is in Romania,[2] and its basin area is 44811km2, of which 42890km2 in Romania.[1] [2] Its average discharge is 250m3/s.[1] In ancient times, it was named Hierasus (Ancient Greek Ιερασός).
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.
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Siret (from source to mouth):
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.
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.[3] 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.[3]