| Kyuelenke | |
| Other Name: | Кюеленке / Кююлээнкэ |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 67.3633°N 120.7228°W |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 67.4675°N 122.935°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 211km (131miles) |
| Basin Size: | 4090km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Kyuelenke (Russian: Кюеленке; Yakut: Кююлээнкэ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 211km (131miles). Its drainage basin area is 4090km2.
The river flows across desolate areas of Zhigansky District.
The sources of the Kyuelenke are north of the Polar Circle, on the eastern slopes of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads in a roughly southeastern direction. Halfway through its course it turns and flows northeastwards across the Central Yakutian Lowland forming meanders in the floodplain. In its last stretch the river bends slightly and flows eastwards in an area of lakes and marshes. Finally it meets a channel of the left bank of the Lena, 620km (390miles) from its mouth. Its confluence lies to the south of the mouth of the Muna.[1] [2] [3]
The Kyuelenke freezes in the first half of October and stays under ice until late May or early June.[3]
The main tributaries of the Kyuelenke are the 87km (54miles) long Orto-Kyuelenke and the 77km (48miles) long Syukeldzhen (Сюкэлдьэн), both joining it from the left.
