Künes River
River in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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The Künes River (Uyghur: دەرياسى كۈنەس, Künəs Dəryasi), generally known in English as the Kunges River (Russian: Кунгес; Chinese: 巩乃斯河, Gǒngnǎisī Hé), is—with the Tekes River—one of the two main tributaries that form the Ili River in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.[1] It originates in the eastern Tian Shan.
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 Location of the Künes River in the Lake Balkash drainage basin | |
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| Location | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region |
| County | Kunes, Nilka County, and Hejing County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Eren Habirga Mountains |
| • coordinates | 43°12′35″N 84°50′51″E |
| • elevation | 3300 m |
| Mouth | Ili |
• location | Confluence with the river Tekes |
• coordinates | 43°34′45″N 82°32′51″E |
• elevation | 786 m |
| Length | 258 km (160 mi) |
Basin size | 3532 km2 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ili→ Lake Balkhash |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tsanma (Tsauman gol) |
| • right | Arshan, Merke (Borgustaya), Ken-su (Naryn gol, Kharkhan), Bokchurgan gol, Turgen |
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View of the Künes River at Nalati | |||||||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | دەرياسى كۈنەس | ||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鞏乃斯河 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巩乃斯河 | ||||||||||
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Geography
The Künes or Kunges River originates in the eastern Tianshan in the Eren Habirga Mountains and flows from east to west to merge with the Tekes River and form the Ili. It flows through glacial, alpine, and grassland environments, the latter including semi-arid, dry-steppe, steppe, meadow grassland, and mountain meadow.[2]
Tributaries
Main tributaries of the Künes River include:
- Arshan (right)
- Merke (aka Borgustaya) (right)
- Ken-su (aka Naryn gol, Kharkhan) (right)
- Bokchurgan gol (right)
- Turgen (right)
- Tsanma (Tsauman gol) (left)
Settlements
Major settlements located on the Künes River include:
- Kunes County seat