Farm River, Montserrat

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The Farm River's lava-clogged mouth at Spanish Point

Farm River flows from the midst of Montserrat north-eastwards to the sea on the east coast in Saint George's Parish. The mouth of the river has been obliterated by lava from the Soufrière Hills, such that the waters of the river are now dispersed across a broad lava field down to the sea at Spanish Point.

The main tributary is the Lee River. The Paradise River used to be a tributary of the Farm River, joining it close to the mouth, but the pyroclastic flow from the eruption filled the valley and its waters to the exyent they stil flo fimd their way to the sea at the south end of the Spanish Point lava field,