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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]
The Cagayan River, also known as the Río Grande de Cagayán, is the longest river [3] [1] and the largest river by discharge volume of water in the Philippines. It has a total length of approximately 505 kilometres (314 mi) and a drainage basin covering 27,753 square kilometres (10,715 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The Chico River (Spanish: Río Chico de Cagayán), is a river system in the Philippines in the island of Luzon, encompassing the regions of Cordillera and Cagayan Valley.It is the longest tributary of the Cagayan River with a total length of 233 km (145 mi).
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 .
The central area, dominated by a large valley, forms the lower basin of the country's longest river, the Cagayan. [4] The mouth is located at the northern town of Aparri . The province of Cagayan comprises an aggregate land area of 9,295.75 square kilometres (3,589.11 sq mi) [ 49 ] which constitutes approximately three percent of the total land ...
The longest river is the Cagayan River in northern Luzon, measuring about 520 kilometers (320 mi). [22] Manila Bay, [23] upon the shore of which the capital city of Manila lies, is connected to Laguna de Bay, [24] the largest lake in the Philippines, by the Pasig River. [25] Subic Bay, [26] Davao Gulf, [27] and the Moro Gulf are other important ...
Cagayan is the longest river in the Philippines. [5] The Magat River has an estimated yearly water discharge of 9,808 million cubic metres and has an approximate crest length of 4,160 metres (13,650 ft) with its headwaters in the province of Nueva Vizcaya and its confluence with the Cagayan River in the province of Isabela.
The Agno River, also known as the Pangasinan River, is a river on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Traversing the provinces of Benguet , Pangasinan , and Tarlac , it is one of the largest river systems in the country, with a drainage area of 5,952 square kilometres (2,298 sq mi).