page_title: Rokel River
hierarchical_section_title: Rokel River
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Luftaufnahme von Freetown, der Hauptstadt von Sierra Leone, aufgenommen aus dem Hubschrauber über dem Hafen der Stadt. English: Aerial view of Freetown, Sierra Leone, a helicopter expedition to Lungii airport, over the Freetown Harbour.
context_page_description: The Rokel River is the largest river in the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa. The river basin measures 10,622 square kilometres in size, with the drainage divided by the Gbengbe and Kabala hills and the Sula Mountains. The estuary which extends over an area of 2,950 square kilometres became a Ramsar wetland site of importance in 1999.
context_section_description: The Rokel River (also Seli River; previously Pamoronkoh River) is the largest river in the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa. The river basin measures 10,622 square kilometres (4,101 sq mi) in size, with the drainage divided by the Gbengbe and Kabala hills and the Sula Mountains. The estuary which extends over an area of 2,950 square kilometres (1,140 sq mi) became a Ramsar wetland site of importance in 1999.
caption: Freetown at the mouth of the river estuary
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