This is a list of rivers in
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
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Great Scarcies River
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Little Scarcies River
The Little Scarcies River is a river in west Africa that begins in Guinea and flows into Sierra Leone, after which it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is surrounded by extensive marshlands. The river is also known as the Kaba River.
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(Kaba River)
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Mabole River
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Mongo River
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Lolo River The Lolo River is a river in Gabon, and one tributary of the Ogooué River.
It rises in the Chaillu Mountains. Then, it receives water of its main tributary Bouenguidi past Koulamoutou, Ogooué-Lolo.
References
* National Geographic
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Sierra Leone River
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Rokel River
The Rokel River (also Seli River; previously Pamoronkoh River) is the largest river in the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa. The river basin measures in size, with the drainage divided by the Gbengbe and Kabala hills and the Sula Mountain ...
(Seli River)
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Bankasoka River The Bankasoka River is a river in Sierra Leone.
As a tidal estuary (also called ''Port Loko Creek'') it combines with the Rokel River to the south to form the Sierra Leone River.West Africa Topographical Maps, Series N504, 1:250,000, U.S. Army Map ...
(called ''Port Loko Creek'' in the tidal part)
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Ribi River
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Bumpe River
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Kagboro Creek
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Sherbro River
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Bagru River
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Jong River
The Jong or Taia river is a river flowing through Sierra Leone. It passes by the city of Mattru Jong, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers a ...
(Taia River)
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Pampana River
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Teye River
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Kittam River
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Sewa River
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Bagbe River
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Bafi River
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Waanje River
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Moa River
The Moa River (Makona River) is a river in west Africa. It arises in the highlands of Guinea and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–Liberia and the Guinea – Sierra Leone borders. It flows into the Southern Province, Sierra Leone, ...
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Meli River Meli may refer to:
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* Mangi Meli, Tanzanian royalty
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Mano River
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Mahoi River
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Moro River
References
*Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.
GEOnet Names ServerUnited Nations, Department for Peacekeeping Operations Cartographic Section, 2004
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
Lists of landforms of Sierra Leone, Rivers