Kem (river)

Kem
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Lower Kuyto
• elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Mouth	White Sea
• coordinates	64.9508°N 34.6746°E / 64.9508; 34.6746
Length	191 km (119 mi)
Basin size	27,700 km^2 (10,700 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	275 m^3/s (9,700 cu ft/s)

The Kem (Russian: Кемь, Finnish: Kemijoki) is a river in Republic of Karelia, Russia. It starts from Lake Lower Kuyto and flows through a number of lakes into the White Sea. It is 191 kilometres (119 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 27,700 square kilometres (10,700 sq mi).[1] There is a cascade of 5 hydroelectric power plants. The town of Kem is located in the mouth of the Kem. Tributaries: Chirka-Kem, Okhta, Kepa, Shomba.[2]

See also

• Kem (Yenisei)

References

1. "Река КЕМЬ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
2. Кемь (река в Карельской АССР), Great Soviet Encyclopedia