The Künes River (Uighur: دەرياسى كۈنەس, romanized: Künes deryasi, lit. 'Künəs dəryasi'; Chinese: 鞏乃斯河; pinyin: Gǒngnǎisī hé) is a tributary of the river Ili in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,[1] that originates in the eastern Tianshan.

Künes Kunges
Location of the Künes River in the Lake Balkash drainage basin
Native name	دەرياسى كۈنەس  (Uighur) 巩乃斯河  (Chinese)
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
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

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

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[de] Künes (Fluss)

[it] Kunges

[ru] Кунгес