List of lakes of Guam

Guam is made up of islands in the Pacific Ocean just south of the Mariana Islands: it is a territory of the United States.[1] Cocos Island is an island 1 mile (1.6 km) off the southern tip of the United States territory of Guam and is considered part of Guam.[2] Other islands in the Guam island chain are: Fofos, Cabras, As-Gadao and Agrigan. Fresh water in Guam is found in many marshy areas or ponds, and one large Fena Lake reservoir.[3]

Photo of Guam from space

Lakes and reservoirs

Ponds swamps and marshes
  • Agana Swamp[7]
  • Assupian Pond[3]
  • Lost Pond[3]
  • LeoPalace Pond 52M[3]
  • Route 4 Marsh[3]

See also

References
  1. Herman, Doug. "A Brief, 500-Year History of Guam". smithsonianmag.com. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. Pait, Tony. "Studying Contaminants in Cocos Lagoon, Guam: Blog Post #1". coastalscience.noaa.gov. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. Lobban, Christopher S.; Schefter, Maria (2008). "Freshwater biodiversity of Guam. 1. Introduction, with new records of ciliates and a heliozoan". Micronesica. 40 (1–2): 273–293. PMC 2600538. PMID 19079802.
  4. "Fena". guampedia.com. Guampedia. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. "Exploring: Reservoir Capacity And Sedimentation Of The Fena Valley Reservoir Guam". usgs.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. Curtis, W. F. (July 1984). Sedimentation survey of Fena reservoir, Guam, Mariana Islands, 1979 (Technical report). U.S. Department of Energy. OSTI 5516584.
  7. "Western Pacific Islands" (PDF). fws.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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