Scarcies River Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2012
1 467 km²
Commune · SLE
Mambolo
Sierra Leone
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
4
Area
318,6km²
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
4 distinct species · 4 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
2 901mm
Warmest m°
31,4°C
Coldest m°
23,2°C
Elevation: 6 m on average (min -2 m, max 34 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
2 901mm
Warmest month
31,4°C
Coldest month
23,2°C
Mean alt.
6m
Min
-2m
Max
34m
Std. dev.
6m
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
5,3
Org. C
38,5g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
33,3%
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
5,3
Org. C
46,3g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
33,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
36,0g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
33,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
32,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.1%
Crops29.6%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)44.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
65,0km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
18 627km²
Discharge in basins
159,9m³/s
Mean precip.
2 896mm/an
Mean T°
27,0°C
Moisture idx
0,44
Mean runoff
2 122mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
43m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
43,7%
Pesticides
13,4kg/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