Abra River

Abra River
Abra River
	Abra River mouth Abra River (Philippines)
Location
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region; Ilocos Region;
Province	Abra; Ilocos Sur; Benguet;
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
• 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 river system in the Philippines in terms of watershed size. It has an estimated drainage area of 5,125 square kilometres (1,979 sq mi) and a length of 206 kilometres (128 mi) from its source in the vicinity of Mount Data in Benguet province.[1]

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.[3]

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)

References

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.
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.

External links

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[worldatlas-1] Kenneth Kimutai too (July 24, 2018). "Longest Rivers In The Philippines". worldatlas.com. WorldAtlas. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[DENR-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 10, 2017.

[3] 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.