Kem River

Kem River

Infobox River | river_name = Kem River


caption =
origin = Lake Lower Kuyto
mouth = White Sea
basin_countries = Russia
length = 191 km
elevation = ?
discharge = 275 m³/s
watershed = 27,700 km²

Kem ( _ru. Кемь, _fi. 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. There is a cascade of 5 hydroelectric power plants. A town of Kem is located in the mouth of the Kem River. Tributaries: Chirka-Kem, Kepa, Shomba.


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