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18 Major River Basins in the Philippines. Rivers in the Philippines are grouped into 18 major river basins. Of these, the Cagayan, the country's longest river, [1] has the largest drainage basin, followed by the Mindanao, the Agusan, and the Pampanga. [2]
Largest and deepest lakes. Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. Lake Lanao, second largest. Taal Lake, third largest. Lake Mainit, fourth largest, and the second deepest. Lake Pinatubo, formed in 1991, is one of the country's youngest lakes.
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [2][3][9] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 square kilometers (40,541 sq mi).
Metro Manila, Philippines, is located in the hydraulically complex Pasig River—Marikina River—Laguna de Bay watershed, which includes more than thirty tributaries within the urban area. [1] The following list is sorted by name, with a brief description of each. Bold indicates the body of water is a major channel.
Seas of the Philippines (7 C, 10 P) Sounds of the Philippines (2 P) Springs of the Philippines (2 C, 7 P) Straits of the Philippines (1 C, 24 P) Categories: Landforms of the Philippines. Bodies of water by country. Water in the Philippines. Bodies of water of Asia by country.
The Philippines' main sources of water are rivers, lakes, river basins, and groundwater reservoirs. The longest and largest river, Cagayan River, discharges approximately 53,943 million cubic meters of water annually. Its groundwater reserves are 47,895 million cubic meters replenished by rainfall and seepage from rivers and lakes.
San Juan River (Calamba) Santa Cruz River (Philippines) Santa Maria River (Philippines) Sawaga River. Sibagat River. Sibalom River. Silmugi River. Simuay River. Siniloan River.
Dupinga River, Pantabangan River, Talavera River. The Pampanga River is the second largest river on the island of Luzon in the Philippines (next to Cagayan River) and the country's fifth longest river. [2][3] It is in the Central Luzon region and traverses the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija.