Sewa River

Sewa River
Great Bum (obsolete)[1]
River
Country Sierra Leone
Province Eastern, Southern
District Kono District, Kenema District, Bo District, Bonthe District
Tributaries
 - left Makon River
 - right Falima River, Tigpoye River, Bebeye River, Tibo River, Tabe River
Source
 - location Confluence of the Bagbe River and Bafi River
 - elevation 323 m (1,060 ft)
 - coordinates 8°41′58.92″N 11°15′16.2″W / 8.6997000°N 11.254500°W / 8.6997000; -11.254500
Mouth Waanje River forming Kittam River
 - elevation 2 m (7 ft)
 - coordinates 7°18′33.48″N 12°8′16.44″W / 7.3093000°N 12.1379000°W / 7.3093000; -12.1379000Coordinates: 7°18′33.48″N 12°8′16.44″W / 7.3093000°N 12.1379000°W / 7.3093000; -12.1379000
Length 240[2] km (149 mi)
Basin 14,141[2] km2 (5,460 sq mi)
Map of Sierra Leone with Sewa River.

Sewa River is a river in Sierra Leone. Its furthest sources are the Bagbe River and Bafi River, which originates in the mountainous areas of the northeastern part of the country, near the border with Guinea. From the confluence of Bagbe and Bafi in the Kono District Sewa flows 240-kilometre (150 mi) in a south-southwestern direction and drains an area of 14,141-square-kilometre (5,460 sq mi). Close to the Atlantic coast the river joins Waanje River to form the Kittam River. Kittam River flows 48-kilometre (30 mi) westwards along the coast and enters a network of lagoons and streams separated from the sea by Turner's Peninsula. By the island of Sherbro, Kittam empties into the larger estuary 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

  1. ↑ "Sierra Leone". Encyclopædia Britannica 1911. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Sewa River, Sierra Leone". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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