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List of rivers of the Philippines

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This is a list of rivers in the Philippines.

The country's longest river is the Agusan River, with a length of 390 kilometres (240 mi),[1] followed by the Cagayan River and Mindanao River, both about 350 kilometres (220 mi).[2][3] 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).[4]

Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

References

  1. ^ "Agusan River - River, Philippines". www.britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. July 20, 1998. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Cagayan River - River, Philippines". www.britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. July 20, 1998. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Mindanao River - River, Philippines". www.britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. July 20, 1998. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ^ 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 5 April 2017.
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