Abra River
Lagben River
A picture of the river
Abra River is located in Luzon
Abra River
Abra River mouth
Abra River is located in Philippines
Abra River
Abra River (Philippines)
Location
CountryPhilippines
Region
Province
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Data
 • locationBenguet, Cordillera Administrative Region
 • elevation2,310 m (7,580 ft)
MouthSouth China Sea
 • location
Caoayan, Ilocos Sur
 • coordinates
17°30′47″N 120°23′45″E / 17.51306°N 120.39583°E / 17.51306; 120.39583
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length206 km (128 mi)[1]
Basin size5,125 km2 (1,979 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightTineg 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 179 kilometres (111 mi) from its source in the vicinity of Mount Data in Benguet province.[1]

History

In 1823, The catholic faith of the province was made atop a hill near the Abra River. Where a Augustinian priest by the name of Fr. Bernardo Lago arrived on the town of Pigidian, he built a church and a rectory atop the hill.[3]

In the year of 2022, The Abra Fault made a major 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.

  1. Quirino Bridge ( N2 (MacArthur Highway), Santa–Bantay boundary, Ilocos Sur)
  2. Old Quirino (Banaoang) Bridge (Santa–Bantay boundary, Ilocos Sur)
  3. Calaba Bridge (Ilocos Norte–Abra Road, Bangued)
  4. Don Mariano Marcos Bridge (Abra–Kalinga Road, Tayum–Dolores boundary)
  5. Sto. Tomas Bridge (Manabo, Abra)
  6. Aluling Bridge (Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road (Cervantes)
  7. Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road (Cervantes, Ilocos Sur)
  8. Magmaguey Bridge (La Paz, Abra)[7]

References

  1. ^ a b 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 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Abra parish reaches bicentennial of Christian faith". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Abra River Fault, which last moved in 1868, may have triggered powerful quake — Solidum". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bridges and Barges of Abra". Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "New Bridge in Cordillera Aids Residents crossing Abra River". Retrieved August 7, 2023.

External links

Media related to Abra River at Wikimedia Commons


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