See also:

• DNIESTER (Tyras and Danaster or Danastris of classical authors, Nistrul of the Rumanians, and Turla of the Turks)

DNIESTER (See also:

• TYRAS

Tyras and Danaster or Danastris of classical authors, Nistrul of the Rumanians, and Turla of the See also:

• TURKS

Turks)  , a See also:

• RIVER

river of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-eastern See also:

• EUROPE

Europe belonging to the See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin of the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea . It rises on the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern slope of the Carpathian mountains in See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

• GALICIA (Ger. Galizien; Pol. Halicz)
• GALICIA (the ancient Gallaecia or Callaecia, KaMauci,a or KaXau da)

Galicia, and belongs for the first 350 M. of its course to Austrian, for the remaining 515 M. to See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian, territory . It drains an See also:

• AREA

area of 29,670 sq. m., of which 16,500 sq. m. belong to See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia . It is excessively meandering, and the current in most parts even during See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low See also:

• WATER

water is decidedly rapid as compared with Russian See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers generally, the mean See also:

• RATE

rate being calculated at I Tm. per See also:

• HOUR

hour . The See also:

• AVERAGE

average width of the channel is from 500 to 750 ft., but in some places it attains as much as 1400 ft.; the See also:

• DEPTH

depth is various and changeable . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal interruption in the navigable portion of the river, besides a sprinkling of rocks in the See also:

• BED
• BED (a common Teutonic word, cf. German Bett, probably connected with the Indo-European root bhodh, seen in the Lat. fodere, to dig; so " a dug-out place " for safe resting, or in the same sense as a garden " bed ")

bed and the somewhat extensive shallows, is occasioned by a granitic See also:

• SPUR (A.S. spura, spora, related to spornan, spurnan, to kick, spurn; cf. M.H.G. sporn, mod. Ger. Sporn)

spur from the Carpathians, which gives rise to the Yampol Rapids . For See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary river See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft the passage of these rapids is rendered possible, but not See also:

• FREE

free from danger, by a natural channel on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, and by a larger and deeper artificial channel on the right; for steamboats they See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form an insuperable barrier . The river falls into the sea by several arms, passing through a shallow liman or See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon, a few See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles S.W. of See also:

• ODESSA

Odessa . There are two periodical floods,—the earlier and larger caused by the breaking up of the See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice, and occurring in the latter See also:

• PART

part of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February or in See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March; and the later due to the melting of the snows in the Carpathians, and taking See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place about See also:

• JUNE

June . The See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring See also:

• FLOOD (in O. Eng. flod, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Flut, Dutch vloed, from the same root as is seen in " flow," " float ")
• FLOOD, HENRY (1732-1791)

flood raises the level of the water 20 ft., and towards the mouth of the river submerges the gardens and vineyards of the adjacent See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . In some years the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of the water is so low that See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation is possible only for three or four See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks, while in other years it is so high that navigation continues without interruption; but in See also:

• RECENT

recent years considerable improvements have been effected at See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government expense . In consequence the See also:

• TRAFFIC

traffic has increased, the See also:

• DNIESTER (Tyras and Danaster or Danastris of classical authors, Nistrul of the Rumanians, and Turla of the Turks)

Dniester tapping regions of See also:

• GREAT

great productiveness, especially in cereals and See also:

• TIMBER

timber, namely, Galicia, See also:

• PODOLIA

Podolia and See also:

• BESSARABIA

Bessarabia .

Steamboat traffic was introduced in the See also:

• LOWER

lower reaches in 184o . The See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries of the lower course and of the See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary are of considerable importance; and these, together with those of the lakes which are formed by the inundations, furnish a valuable addition to the See also:

• DIET

diet of the See also:

• PEOPLE

people in the shape of See also:

• CARP

carp, See also:

• PIKE
• PIKE, ZEBULON MONTGOMERY (1779-1813)

pike, See also:

• TENCH (Tina vulgaris)

tench, See also:

• SALMON
• SALMON, GEORGE (1819-1904)

salmon, See also:

• STURGEON (Acipenser)

sturgeon and eels . Its tributaries are numerous, but not of individual importance, except perhaps the Sereth in Galicia . (P . A . K.; J . T .