| Kureyka | |
| Mouth: | Yenisey |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 66.4883°N 87.2356°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Length: | 888km (552miles) |
| Basin Size: | 44700km2 |
The Kureyka (Russian: Курейка; also Lyuma, Numa) is a major right tributary of the Yenisey in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
It falls from the Putorana Plateau to the vast taiga plain of Northern Siberia and flows northward passing through a series of elongated lakes, including the Yadun, Anama, and Dyupkun lakes. It is 888km (552miles) long.[1] The river drains an area of about 44700km2. Its valley forms the northern boundary of the Tunguska Plateau.[2] At the confluence, the Kureyka is more than 1000m (3,000feet) wide.
The Kureyka basin is very sparsely populated. The village of Kureyka used to have a museum dedicated to Joseph Stalin, who was exiled there in 1914–17.[3] The Kureyskaya Hydroelectric Station was built in 1975–2002. It is served by the people from, a townlet sitting just above the Kureyka Reservoir. Plans for another power station somewhere downstream are under consideration.