Sewa River
| Sewa | |
|---|---|
 Map of Sierra Leone with Sewa River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Province | Eastern, Southern |
| District | Kono District, Kenema District, Bo District, Bonthe District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the Bagbe River and Bafi River |
| • coordinates | 8°41′58.92″N 11°15′16.2″W / 8.6997000°N 11.254500°W |
| • elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
Sherbro River (Atlantic Ocean) | |
• coordinates | 7°18′33.48″N 12°8′16.44″W / 7.3093000°N 12.1379000°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 240 km (150 mi) |
| Basin size | 19,022 km2 (7,344 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000) 952.4 m3/s (33,630 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Sewa River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Makon |
| • right | Falima River, Tigpoye, Bebeye, Tibo, Tabe |
Sewa River is a river in
Sherbro River
.
Sewa River is navigable over shorter distances, but in the middle and upper reaches, rapids and cataracts dominate.
The river has great commercial value for Sierra Leone. Sewa's upper reaches is being panned for diamonds on a large scale. Closer to the coast rice cultivation and the cultivation of piassava, exported for the production of besoms, are important crops.
References
- ^ a b "North Africa-West Coast".
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 54–57 see page 54, third para.
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