San (river) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids San
San River, Sanok, 2005
San River in Vistula watershed
Country	Poland (457 km), Ukraine (1 km)
Physical characteristics
Main source	Uzhok pass Piniashkovy Mount, Bukovec Mountains, Ukraine 900 m (3,000 ft) 49°00′19″N 22°52′43″E / 49.00528°N 22.87861°E / 49.00528; 22.87861
River mouth	Vistula River Dąbrówka Pniowska, Sandomierz Basin, Poland 50°44′15″N 21°50′43″E / 50.73750°N 21.84528°E / 50.73750; 21.84528
Length	458 km (285 mi), S → N
Basin features
River system	Vistula River
Basin size	16,877 km2 (6,516 sq mi)
Progression	Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The San (Polish: San; Ukrainian: Сян Sian; German: Saan) is a river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, a tributary of the Vistula River, with a length of 458 km (it is the 6th-longest Polish river) and a basin area of 16,877 km² (14,426 km² of it in Poland).

Etymology

San in proto-Indoeuropean languages means "speed" or "rapid stream". In Celtic languages, San means "river".

Course

The San arises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianky, at an elevation of 900 metres, exactly on the Polish-Ukrainian border (49°00′10″N 22°52′30″E / 49.00278°N 22.87500°E / 49.00278; 22.87500) and on the continental watershed, and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first 50 km. Poland's largest artificial lake, Lake Solina, was created by a dam on the San River near Lesko.

Images for kids

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  Monument erected at the spring of San river, on Ukrainian-Polish border.

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  Leakage from the Lake Solina

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  Midsummer fire (Sobótka) at San river

See also

In Spanish: Río San para niños