Dniester

Dniester[1]
Rîbnița and the Dniester
Map of the Dniester basin
Location
Country	Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria (unrecognized)
Cities	Tiraspol, Bender, Rîbnița, Drohobych
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Eastern Beskids (Ukrainian Carpathians)
- coordinates	49°12′44″N 22°55′40″E
- elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Mouth	Black Sea
- location	Odesa Oblast
- coordinates	46°21′0″N 30°14′0″E
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	1,362 km (846 mi)
Basin size	68,627 km^2 (26,497 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	310 m^3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
- left	Murafa, Smotrych, Zbruch, Seret, Strypa, Zolota Lypa, Stryi
- right	Botna, Bîc, Răut, Svicha, Lomnytsia, Ichel
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lower Dniester
Designated	20 August 2003
Reference no.	1316[2]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Dnister River Valley
Designated	20 March 2019
Reference no.	2388[3]

The Dniester is a large river of eastern Europe. It starts on the north side of the Carpathian Mountains. It flows through Ukraine, Transnistria and Moldova for 840 miles (1,350 kilometres). It ends at the Black Sea near Odesa. It is the second longest river in Ukraine.

References

1. "Entry Display Web Page".
2. "Lower Dniester". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
3. "Dnister River Valley". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

• Dniester River; Encyclopædia Britannica

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