Abra River Lagben River | |
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Abra River
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | |
Province | |
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 / 17.51306°N 120.39583°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 179 kilometres (111 mi) from its source in the vicinity of Mount Data in Benguet province. [1]
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]
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]
This is listed from mouth to source.
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