The Talofofo River is one of the longest rivers on the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

island 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 ...

. Rising on the eastern slopes of

Mount Lamlam Mount Lamlam (meaning ''lightning'' in Chamoru) is a peak on the United States island of Guam. It is located near the village of Agat ( north), in the south-west of the island. Rising to above sea level, the distance from the peak to the bottom ...

in the island's south-west, it traverses the island in a north-eastward direction, flowing into the sea at Talofofo Bay. Major features of the river's course include

Fena Lake Fena Lake (Reservoir) is the largest lake in the United States territory of Guam and it is a man made reservoir. It is located in the south of the island on the Ordnance Annex military installation, and is overlooked by the nearby peaks of Mount ...

, Guam's largest lake, and the Talofofo Falls. The river has one major tributary, the Ligum River, which joins it close to its mouth.

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Rivers of Guam Talofofo, Guam {{Guam-river-stub