Künes River

43°12′35″N 84°50′51″E / 43.20972°N 84.84750°E / 43.20972; 84.84750 • elevation3300 m MouthIliConfluence with the river Tekes43°34′45″N 82°32′51″E / 43.57917°N 82.54750°E / 43.57917; 82.54750786 mLength258 kmBasin size3532 km²Basin featuresProgressionIli→ Lake BalkhashTributaries  • leftTsanma (Tsauman gol) • rightArshan, Merke (Borgustaya), Ken-su (Naryn gol, Kharkhan), Bokchurgan gol, Turgen

Künes River
Uyghur name
Uyghur	دەرياسى كۈنەس‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Künes deryasi Yengi Yeziⱪ Künəs dəryasi SASM/GNC Künas Nahiyisi Siril Yëziqi Күнәс дәряси
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鞏乃斯河
Simplified Chinese	巩乃斯河
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǒngnǎisī hé

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,^[1] that originates in the eastern Tianshan.

Geography

The Künes 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:

Settlements

Major settlements located on the Künes River include:

• Kunes County seat

References