The Chegem (Karachay-Balkar: Чеге́м суу) - is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia).

[1] The Chegem River originates from the Bashil glacier, on the northern slope of the Main Caucasian Range, east of Elbrus.

In the very upper reaches, before the confluence with the Gara-Auzusu River, it has another name - Bashil-Auzusu.

The Chegem River flows very quickly and is especially full of water in the summer months, during the period of the strongest snowmelt in the mountains.

However, the largest (78 m) Abay-Su waterfall is located on the Bashil-Auzusu tributary and is less known to tourists due to inaccessibility.