Kenkeme

Water type: River
Basin: Lena -> Laptev sea
Continent: Asia
Climates: Continental, Subpolar
Country: Russia

The Kenkeme (Russian: Кенкеме; Yakut: Кэҥкэмэ, Keŋkeme) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of 589 kilometres —627 kilometres together with the Yagas-Yyaabyt at its head— and a drainage basin area of 10,000 square kilometres.
The Mirny — Yakutsk stretch of the A331 highway has a bridge over the Kenkeme. The river flows across a desolate region. The only inhabited place in its basin is an Evenk settlement in the middle course. Since it is not far from Yakutsk, the Kenkeme is a popular summer destination for kayaking and rafting.
Ide, dace, pike, roach and grayling are the main fish species found in the waters of the Kenkeme.