Kolenté River

The Kolenté River (also known as the Great Scarcies River) is a river in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The river forms a portion of the international border between the two countries. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Barlo Point, Sierra Leone. In Guinea, it is known as the Kolenté and in Sierra Leone, it is known as the Great Scarcies.

Great Scarcies Kolenté
Map of the Great Scarcies River Basin
Location
Countries	Guinea Sierra Leone
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Fouta Djallon, Guinea
Mouth
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	8°54′00″N 13°11′00″W
Length	257 km (160 mi)[1]
Basin size	7,832 km2 (3,024 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1979–2015) 13.37 km3/a (424 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
River system	Great Scarcies River

The Little Scarcies River empties into the same bay of the Atlantic Ocean just to the south of the Great Scarcies River. This area was settled by the Temne people who migrated from Futa Jalon to the north.^[3]

References

1. "North Africa-West Coast".
2. "River Basins".
3. Fyfe, Christopher (1962). A Short History of Sierra Leone. London: Longmans.

9°16′N 12°54′W