The Kele originates in a small lake () in the slopes of the southwestern
Verkhoyansk Range. In the upper section of its course the river flows across mountainous terrain, heading roughly southwestwards in a narrow valley bound by the
Munni Range on the western and the
Sordogin Range on the eastern side. There are seven
ice fields in the river basin with a total area of . The river freezes between mid October and mid May. ==See also==