Little Scarcies River

The Little Scarcies River is a river in west Africa that begins in Guinea and flows into Sierra Leone, after which it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is surrounded by extensive marshlands. The river is also known as the Kaba River.

Little Scarcies
Little Scarcies River in Outamba-Kilimi National Park
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	280 km (170 mi)[1]
Basin size	18,552 km2 (7,163 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1979–2015) 30.52 km3/a (967 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
River system	Little Scarcies River

The Great Scarcies River flows into the same bay of the Atlantic Ocean (8°54′00″N 13°11′00″W), just to the north of the mouth of the Little Scarcies River. This area was settled by the Temne people who migrated from Futa Jalon to the north.^[3]

An earlier alternative form of the name was Scassos;^[4] the English name is derived from the Portuguese Rio dos Carceres.^[5]