Dniester

Dniester^[1]
Dniester
	Rîbnița and the Dniester river
	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 / 49.21222°N 22.92778°E
- elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Mouth	Black Sea
- location	Odessa Oblast
- coordinates	46°21′0″N 30°14′0″E / 46.35000°N 30.23333°ECoordinates: 46°21′0″N 30°14′0″E / 46.35000°N 30.23333°E
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	1,362 km (846 mi)
Basin size	68,627 km2 (26,497 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	310 m3/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
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Dnister River Valley
Designated	20 March 2019
Reference no.	2388

The River 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 Odessa. It is the second longest river in Ukraine.