Abra River
Abra River Lagben River | |
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Abra River mouth | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | |
Province | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Data |
• location | Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region |
• elevation | 2,310 m (7,580 ft) |
Mouth | South China Sea |
• location | Caoayan, Ilocos Sur |
• coordinates | 17°30′47″N 120°23′45″E / 17.51306°N 120.39583°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 206 km (128 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 5,125 km2 (1,979 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Tineg River |
The Abra River, also called Lagben River, is the seventh largest
History
In 1823, an Augustinian priest, Fr. Bernardo Lago arrived on the town of Pidigan, where he built a church and a rectory atop a hill near the river, marking the official start of Catholicism in Abra.[3]
In 2022, the Abra River Fault, which runs along the river, triggered a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Abra.[4]
Geography
The Abra originates in the southern section of Mount Data. It descends westward to Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, and flows into Abra. At a point near the municipality of Dolores, it is joined by the Tineg River, which originates in the uplands of Abra.[5] There are also other small rivers like the Binongan River, Ikmin River, and other rivers connecting to Abra River.[6]
Crossings
This is listed from mouth to source.
- Quirino Bridge ( N2 (MacArthur Highway), Santa–Bantay boundary, Ilocos Sur)
- Old Quirino (Banaoang) Bridge (Santa–Bantay boundary, Ilocos Sur)
- Calaba Bridge (Ilocos Norte–Abra Road, Bangued)
- Don Mariano Marcos Bridge (Abra–Kalinga Road, Tayum–Dolores boundary)
- Sto. Tomas Bridge (Manabo, Abra)
- Aluling Bridge (Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road (Cervantes)
- Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road (Cervantes, Ilocos Sur)
- Magmaguey Bridge (La Paz, Abra)[7]
References
- ^ a b Kenneth Kimutai too (July 24, 2018). "Longest Rivers In The Philippines". worldatlas.com. WorldAtlas. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Vicente B. Tuddao Jr. (September 21, 2011). "Water Quality Management in the Context of Basin Management: Water Quality, River Basin Management and Governance Dynamics in the Philippines" (PDF). www.wepa-db.net. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Abra parish reaches bicentennial of Christian faith". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Abra River Fault, which last moved in 1868, may have triggered powerful quake — Solidum". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Public Information Commission, Cordillera People’s Alliance (2001). Dams in the Cordillera: The River Systems of the Cordillera and their Watersheds (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2008 – via internationalrivers.org.
- ^ "Bridges and Barges of Abra". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "New Bridge in Cordillera Aids Residents crossing Abra River". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
External links
Media related to Abra River at Wikimedia Commons