| Kengeede | |
| Other Name: | Кэнгээдэ / Күҥгэдэ |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 68.5189°N 111.9297°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 108m (354feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 241km (150miles) |
| Basin Size: | 7610km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic#Russia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Kengeede (Russian: Кэнгээдэ; Yakut: Күҥгэдэ, Küŋgede), also spelled as Kengede,[1] Kengyade[2] or Kende, is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is the second longest tributary of the Arga-Sala, of the Olenyok basin, and has a length of 241km (150miles) and a drainage basin area of 7610km2.
The river basin is a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.
The Kengeede is a left tributary of the Arga-Sala. Its sources are in the southern end of the Anabar Plateau, south of the basin of the Bolshaya Kuonamka. The river flows roughly southwards, to the east of the Kyuyonelekeen. It heads across mountainous taiga areas with rapids and riffles in numerous sections. In its upper course it bends eastwards, then for a stretch northeastwards, and then again southwards, heading in that direction for the remainder of its course. Finally it joins the left bank of the Arga-Sala river 12km (07miles) from its mouth, not far upstream of Olenyok village, Olenyoksky District, one of the few inhabited localities of the area.[3] [4]
The river is frozen between the first half of October and late May or early June.[5]
Its main tributaries are the 44km (27miles) long Talakhtaakh (Талахтаах), the 109km (68miles) long Osur (Осур), the 85km (53miles) long Tokur (Токур) and the 58km (36miles) long Budurkhai (Будьурхай) from the left, as well as the 63km (39miles) long Kuraanakh (Кураанах) and the 54km (34miles) long Kharaap (Хараап) from the right.
