San (river)

San
San River in Solina
San River in Vistula watershed
Location
CountryPoland (457 km), Ukraine (1 km)
CitiesLesko, Sanok, Przemyśl, Jarosław, Stalowa Wola
Physical characteristics
SourceUzhok Pass
 • locationPiniashkovy Mount, Bukovec Mountains, Ukraine
 • coordinates49°00′19″N 22°52′43″E / 49.00528°N 22.87861°E / 49.00528; 22.87861
 • elevation900 m (3,000 ft)
MouthVistula
 • location
Dąbrówka Pniowska, Sandomierz Basin, Poland
 • coordinates
50°44′15″N 21°50′43″E / 50.73750°N 21.84528°E / 50.73750; 21.84528
Length458 km (285 mi), S → N
Basin size16,877 km2 (6,516 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average129 m3/s (4,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVistulaBaltic Sea
Map
Monument erected at the spring of San river, on Ukrainian-Polish border.
Leakage from the Lake Solina
Midsummer fire (Sobótka) at San river

The San (Polish: San; Ukrainian: Сян Sian; German: Saan) is a river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. With a length of 458 kilometres (285 mi), the San is the 6th-longest Polish river. It has a basin area of 16,877 km2, of which 14,426 km2 is in Poland.[1]