Scarcies River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 467 km²
Commune · SLE
Magbema
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
16
Observations
28
Area
406,2km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
16 distinct species · 28 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
2 759mm
Warmest m°
34,5°C
Coldest m°
21,6°C
Elevation: 36 m on average (min 1 m, max 56 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
2 759mm
Warmest month
34,5°C
Coldest month
21,6°C
Mean alt.
36m
Min
1m
Max
56m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
40,0%
Silt
30,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Kambia
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
30,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,4g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
31,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
29,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest42.1%
Crops3.6%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)53.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
25,8km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
18 627km²
Discharge in basins
100,1m³/s
Mean precip.
2 830mm/an
Mean T°
27,4°C
Moisture idx
0,40
Mean runoff
1 976mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
74m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
65,0%
Pesticides
13,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN