| Künes | |
| Name Other: | Kunges |
| Map: | Lakebalkhashbasinmap.png |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kunes, Nilka County, and Hejing County |
| Length: | 258 km |
| Source1 Location: | Eren Habirga Mountains |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3300 m |
| Mouth: | Ili |
| Mouth Location: | Confluence with the river Tekes |
| Mouth Elevation: | 786 m |
| Basin Size: | 3532 km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Tsanma (Tsauman gol) |
| Tributaries Right: | Arshan, Merke (Borgustaya), Ken-su (Naryn gol, Kharkhan), Bokchurgan gol, Turgen |
| Pic: | File:River Kunges-GongNaiSi.jpg |
| Picsize: | 250px |
| Piccap: | View of the Künes River at Nalati |
| Ibox-Order: | ug, zh |
| Künes River | |
| S: | 巩乃斯河 |
| T: | 鞏乃斯河 |
| W: | K'ung-nai-ssu Ho |
| P: | Gǒngnǎisī Hé |
| Uig: | دەرياسى كۈنەس |
| Uly: | Künes deryasi |
| Uyy: | Künəs dəryasi |
| Sgs: | Künas Nahiyisi |
| Usy: | Күнәс дәряси |
The Künes River (Uighur; Uyghur: دەرياسى كۈنەس,), generally known in English as the Kunges River (Russian: Кунгес; Chinese: 巩乃斯河,), iswith the Tekes Riverone of the two main tributaries that form the Ili River in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.[1] It originates in the eastern Tian Shan.
The Künes or Kunges 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]
Main tributaries of the Künes River include:
Major settlements located on the Künes River include: