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The Pago River is one of the longest rivers in the
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territory of
Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
. It is fed by two inland rivers,
Lonfit River The Lonfit River is a river in the United States territory of Guam. It empties into the Pago River. Contaminants from the Ordot Dump in Chalan Pago-Ordot, Guam Chalan Pago-Ordot ( ch, Chålan Pågu-Otdot) is a village in the United States terr ...
and Sigua River. Rising close to the west coast, it traverses the island, flowing into the sea at
Pago Bay Pago Bay is the largest bay on the U.S. territory of Guam, located at the mouth of Pago River on the island's eastern coast. There is extensive evidence of CHamoru settlement before Spanish colonization during the late seventeenth century. During ...
in the central east coast. The village of
Yona The word Yona in Pali and the Prakrits, and the analogue Yavana in Sanskrit and Yavanar in Tamil, were words used in Ancient India to designate Greek speakers. "Yona" and "Yavana" are transliterations of the Greek word for "Ionians" ( grc, á ...
lies just to the south of the river's mouth.


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List of rivers of Guam This is a list of rivers in Guam, a ( U.S. territory) in the western Pacific Ocean. The list is arranged alphabetically by the name of the river. * Agaga River * Agfayan River * Aguada River * Ajayan River * Alatgue River * Almagosa River * Apla ...
Rivers of Guam {{Guam-river-stub