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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 Mouth Length[1] (km) Length[1] (mi)
1 Cagayan River Philippine Sea 505 314
2 Rio Grande de Mindanao Illana Bay 373 232
3 Agusan River Butuan Bay 349 217
4 Pulangi River Illana Bay 320 199
5 Pampanga River Manila Bay 261 162
6 Agno River Lingayen Gulf 206 128
7 Ilagan River Cagayan River 188 117
8 Magat River Cagayan River 183 114
9 Abra River West Philippine Sea 179 111
10 Abulog River Philippine Sea 175 109
11 Chico River Cagayan River 175 109
12 Angat River Manila Bay 153 95
13 Panay River Sibuyan Sea 151 94
14 Davao River Davao Gulf 150 93
15 Amburayan River West Philippine Sea 97 60
16 Tarlac River Agno River 95 59
17 Bicol River Libmanan River 93 58
18 Cagayan River (Mindanao) Macajalar Bay 90 56
19 Marikina River Pasig River 77 48
20 Bued River West Philippine Sea 77 48
21 Padsan River West Philippine Sea 72 45

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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