Magat River
| Magat River | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The river in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya in 2020 | |
.svg)  Magat River mouth .svg) Magat River (Philippines) | |
| Native name | Ilog ng Magat (Tagalog) |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the Santa Fe and Marang Rivers |
| • location | Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cordillera Central Mountains |
Gamu, Isabela | |
• coordinates | 17°02′27″N 121°49′43″E / 17.040880°N 121.828583°E |
• elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Length | 226 km (140 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cagayan River |
| • average | 540 m3/s (19,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Magat–Cagayan |
The Magat River is a
drainage area
of 5,200 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi), roughly twenty percent of the total drainage area of the Cagayan River.
Tributaries
The following are the tributaries of the Magat River by length:
- Alimit River – 99.4 km (61.8 mi)
- Matuno River – 84.7 km (52.6 mi)
- Ibulao River – 78 km (48 mi)
- Taotao River – 61.1 km (38.0 mi)
- Santa Cruz River – 54.8 km (34.1 mi)
- Padol River – 38.5 km (23.9 mi)
- Lamut River – 38 km (24 mi)
- Santa Fe River – 33.6 km (20.9 mi)
- Benay River – 30.1 km (18.7 mi)
- Marang River – 28.4 km (17.6 mi)
- Manga River – 28.3 km (17.6 mi)
- Balasig River – 21.4 km (13.3 mi)
Magat River Integrated Irrigation System
The
hydroelectric power generation capacity. Its total cost amounted to US$500 million.[1]
The project is made up of the
hydroelectric power
plants; 360 megawatts (480,000 hp) at Magat reservoir, 6,000 kilowatts (8,000 hp) at Baligatan and 2,500 kilowatts (3,400 hp) Magat mini-hydroelectric power plants in Maris main canal.
See also
References
- ^ "Magat River". National Water Information Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
External links
Media related to Magat River at Wikimedia Commons
