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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 .
Two other rivers, the Meycauayan River and Polo River that drains Malabon and Valenzuela dump their water here. Another great rivers, the Santa Maria River and Balagtas River meet up with the Marilao River in the Obando area before reaching Manila Bay. Meycauayan River: Major channel. Drains water from Valenzuela and Meycauayan in Bulacan.
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Category: Bodies of water of the Philippines. 27 languages. ... Rivers of the Philippines (3 C, 97 P) S. Seas of the Philippines (7 C, 10 P) Sounds of the Philippines ...
The Bicol River is the eighth largest river in the Philippines in terms of drainage basin size with an estimated catchment area of 3,770 square kilometres (1,460 sq mi). The river drains a large part of Bicol Peninsula of the southeastern part of the island of Luzon and passes through Camarines Sur province.
Aerial view of Bontoc and Chico River, 1935. The Chico River, has a total length of 233 kilometres (145 mi), [3] making it the longest tributary of the Cagayan River, itself the largest river in the Philippines. For centuries it has been central to farming, trading, livelihoods, and daily life, whether as a benefit or hindrance.
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 Angat River joins the Pampanga River at Calumpit, Bulacan via the Bagbag River. Mount Arayat stands in the middle of the basin. Southeast of Mount Arayat and the Pampanga River is the Candaba Swamp , covering an area of some 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) absorbing most of the flood flows from the western slopes of a portion of the Sierra ...