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Kem (river)

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Kem River
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLake Lower Kuyto
 • elevation100 m (330 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
White Sea
Length91 km (57 mi)
Basin size27,700 km2 (10,700 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average275 m3/s (9,700 cu ft/s)

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. 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.

See also