The Kena (russian: Кена) is a river in

Plesetsky District Plesetsky District (russian: Плесе́цкий райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Plesetsky Municipal District.Law ...

Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...

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. It is a left

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the Onega. It is long, and the area of its basin . The source of the Kena is at

Lake Kenozero Lake Kenozero (russian: Кенозеро) is a freshwater lake, located in the south-west of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is one of the biggest lakes in Arkhangelsk Oblast and the biggest one in Plesetsky District. The a ...

. The river basin of the Kena covers a vast area in the western part of Plesetsky District and some minor areas of

Onezhsky District Onezhsky District (russian: Оне́жский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast, twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a subdivisions of Russia#Municip ...

. The main tributary of the Lake Kenozero is the Pocha, which, in turn, flows out of

Lake Pochozero A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

. The main tributary of the Lake Pochozero is the Undosha. The source of the Undosha is the

Lake Undozero Lake Undozero (russian: Ундозеро) is a freshwater lake, located in the west of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is one of the biggest lakes in Arkhangelsk Oblast and the second biggest one in Plesetsky District. The a ...

, one of the biggest lakes of the region, and a major right tributary is the Toksha. The source of the Kena is in the eastern part of the Lake Kenozero, in the village of Pershlakhta. Several kilometers in the upper course of the Kena are located in

Kenozersky National Park Kenozersky National Park (russian: Кенозерский национальный парк) is a national park in the north of Russia, located in Kargopolsky and Plesetsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast. It was established December 28, 19 ...

. The river flows in the eastern direction. Its mouth is located between the villages of Volovo and Voznesenskaya. The whole valley of the Kena is populated, with about a dozen villages located at both banks of the river. On the left bank, there is a road with regular bus service, connecting Kenozyorsky National Park with the valley of the Onega and eventually with

Plesetsk Plesetsk (russian: Плесе́цк) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Plesetsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about northeast of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk. Municipally, it is t ...

and

Kargopol Kargopol (russian: Ка́ргополь) is a town and the administrative center of Kargopolsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on both sides of the Onega River, several miles north of Lake Lacha, in the southwestern corner of t ...

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