Seret (river)
The Seret (Ukrainian: Серéт) is the left tributary of the Dniester that flows through the Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine. It is 248 kilometres (154 mi) long and its basin area is 3,900 square kilometres (1,506 sq mi). 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.
| Seret | |
|---|---|
At the confluence of the Seret and the Dniester | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Dniester |
• coordinates | 48.62°N 25.8569°E |
| Length | 248 km (154 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dniester→ Dniester Estuary→ Black Sea |
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