Jong | |
Name Other: | Taia |
Map: | SierraLeoneOMC.png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Eastern, Southern |
Length: | 249km (155miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Near mouth |
Discharge1 Avg: | (Period: 1971–2000) [1] |
Source1 Location: | Confluence of the Pampana River and Teye River |
Source1 Coordinates: | 8.3907°N -11.9973°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 63m (207feet) |
Mouth: | Sherbro River (Atlantic Ocean) |
Mouth Coordinates: | 7.554°N -12.3546°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
River System: | Jong River |
Basin Size: | [2] |
Tributaries Left: | Bende Creek, Yaigini Creek |
The Jong or Taia river is a river flowing through Sierra Leone. It passes by the city of Mattru Jong,[3] and flows into the Atlantic Ocean via some deltas.[4]