The river forms a portion of the international border between the two countries.

It empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Barlo Point, Sierra Leone.

In Guinea, it is known as the Kolenté and in Sierra Leone, it is known as the Great Scarcies.

This area was settled by the Temne people who migrated from Futa Jalon to the north.

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