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18 Major River Basins in the Philippines

This is a list of rivers of the Philippines.

The country's longest river is the Cagayan River, with a length of 505 kilometres (314 mi), followed by the Mindanao River and Agusan River, with respective lengths of 373 kilometres (232 mi) and 349 kilometres (217 mi).[1] With an area of 27,753 square kilometres (10,715 sq mi), the Cagayan River has the largest drainage basin, followed by the Mindanao (23,169 km2 or 8,946 sq mi), Agusan (11,937 km2 or 4,609 sq mi), and Pampanga Rivers (10,434 km2 or 4,029 sq mi).[2]

Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

Longest rivers in the Philippines

Rank River Length[1] (km) Length[1] (mi)
1 Cagayan River 505 314
2 Rio Grande de Mindanao 373 232
3 Agusan River 349 217
4 Pulangi River 320 199
5 Pampanga River 261 162
6 Agno River 206 128
7 Ilagan River 188 117
8 Magat River 183 114
9 Abra River 179 111
10 Abulog River 175 109
11 Chico River 175 109
12 Davao River 150 93
13 Bicol River 93 58

References

  1. ^ a b c Kenneth Kimutai too (July 24, 2018). "Longest Rivers In The Philippines". worldatlas.com. WorldAtlas. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ 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 5, 2017.
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