Suceava (river)

The Suceava (Ukrainian: Сучава Suchava, Romanian: Suceava, Hungarian: Szucsáva) is a river located in the north-east of Romania (Suceava County) and western Ukraine (Chernivtsi Oblast). It is a right tributary of the river Siret. It discharges into the Siret in the town Liteni, 21 km south-east of the city of Suceava.

Suceava
Suceava waterfall near Shepit


Native name	Сучава (Ukrainian) Suceava (Romanian)
Location
Country	Ukraine, Romania
Counties	Chernivtsi Oblast, Suceava County
Towns	Suceava
Physical characteristics

Source	Obcina Mestecăniș Mountains
• location	Northern Bucovina, Romania

Mouth	Siret
• location	Liteni, Romania
• coordinates	47°31′19″N 26°33′01″E / 47.52194°N 26.55028°E / 47.52194; 26.55028
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Basin size	2,625 km² (1,014 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea

It rises from the Obcina Mestecăniș Mountains in Bukovina, near the border with Ukraine. The total length of the Suceava from its source to its confluence with the Siret is 173 km (107 mi).^: 16 Its basin area is 2,625 km² (1,014 sq mi), of which 2,298 km² (887 sq mi) in Romania.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Suceava, from the source to mouth: Izvoarele Sucevei, Shepit, Seliatyn, Ulma, Brodina, Vicovu de Jos, Bilca, Dornești, Satu Mare, Suceava, Verești.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Suceava (from source to mouth):

Left: Aluniș, Izvor, Cobilioara, Garbanevski, Melesh, Rapochev, Rusca, Ulma, Sadău, Falcău, Caraula, Șicova, Bilca Mare, Petrimiasa, Târnauca, Climăuț, Ruda, Horaiț, Hatnuța, Pătrăuțeanca, Dragomirna, Mitoc, Podul Vătafului, Plopeni, Salcea

Right: Pogonișoara, Nisipitu, Brodina, Pârâul Ascuns, Valea Boului, Putna, Vicov, Remezeu, Voitinel, Pozen, Sucevița, Solca, Soloneț, Ilișești, Șcheia, Râul Târgului, Udești, Racova