Kem (Yenisei)

Kem Кемь
Data
Water code	RU :  17010400112116100025342
location	Krasnoyarsk Region ( Russia )
River system	Yenisei
Drain over	Yenisei  → Arctic Ocean
source	Southeastern edge of the West Siberian Lowlands 57 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  N , 92 ° 38 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height	approx.  290  m
muzzle	Yenisei coordinates: 58 ° 31 '4 "  N , 92 ° 5' 44"  E 58 ° 31 '4 "  N , 92 ° 5' 44"  E
Mouth height	68  m
Height difference	approx. 222 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.62 ‰
length	356 km
Catchment area	8940 km²
Left tributaries	Belaja , Tyja

The Kem ( Russian Кемь ) is a left tributary of the Yenisei in the Russian region of Krasnoyarsk in western Siberia .

The Kem rises on the southeastern edge of the West Siberian lowlands . It flows mainly in a northerly direction. In the lower reaches it has many meanders . The Kem meets the Yenisei north of the Yenisei on the left. The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . Spring floods regularly occur in May . Important tributaries of the Kem are Belaja and Tyja , both from the left. The Kem has a length of 356 km. Its catchment area covers 8940 km².

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Soviet General Staff Map 1: 200,000. Sheet O-46-XXVII. 1988 edition
2. ↑ Soviet General Staff Map 1: 200,000. Sheet O-46-XV
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Article Kem in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D060621~2a%3DKem~2b%3DKem
4. ↑ ^{a b} Kem in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)