Künes River

The Künes River (Uyghur: دەرياسى كۈنەس, romanized: Künes deryasi, lit.'Künəs dəryasi'; Chinese: 巩乃斯河; pinyin: Gǒngnǎisī hé) is a tributary of the river Ili in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, that originates in the eastern Tianshan.

Künes
Kunges
Location of the Künes River in the Lake Balkash drainage basin
Native name
  • دەرياسى كۈنەس (Uyghur)
  • 巩乃斯河 (Chinese)
Location
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
CountyKunes, Nilka County, and Hejing County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationEren Habirga Mountains
  coordinates43°12′35″N 84°50′51″E
  elevation3300 m
MouthIli
  location
Confluence with the river Tekes
  coordinates
43°34′45″N 82°32′51″E
  elevation
786 m
Length258 km
Basin size3532 km2
Basin features
ProgressionIliLake Balkhash
Tributaries 
  leftTsanma (Tsauman gol)
  rightArshan, Merke (Borgustaya), Ken-su (Naryn gol, Kharkhan), Bokchurgan gol, Turgen
Künes River
Uyghur name
Uyghurدەرياسى كۈنەس
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鞏乃斯河
Simplified Chinese巩乃斯河
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