Seret (river) should not be confused with Siret (river).
| Seret | |||||||||||
| Mouth: | Dniester | ||||||||||
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.62°N 25.8569°W | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Length: | 248km (154miles) | ||||||||||
| Basin Size: | 3900km2 | ||||||||||
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The Seret (Ukrainian: Серéт) is the left tributary of the Dniester that flows through the Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine. It is 248km (154miles) long and its basin area is 3900km2.[1] The towns of Ternopil, Terebovlia and Chortkiv sit along the river's banks. Some of the bloodiest fighting of World War I took place on the banks of the Seret.
It consists of the merger of several small rivers near the village of Ratyshchi district. Seretha hills are located between the hills of Voroniaky, the middle current - within the Ternopil plateau, the lower reaches - in the Dniester canyon area. The main direction of the current from north to south (partly to the southeast).
Water is used for technical water supply, agricultural needs, fish breeding; there are recreational zones.