Magat River
| Magat River | |
| Ilog ng Magat | |
| River | |
| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Source | Conjunction of the Santa Fe and Marang Rivers |
| - location | Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cordillera Central Mountains |
| Mouth | Confluence of Magat River with Cagayan River in Gamu, Isabela |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 17°02′27″N 121°49′43″E / 17.040880°N 121.828583°ECoordinates: 17°02′27″N 121°49′43″E / 17.040880°N 121.828583°E |
| Length | 150 km (93.21 mi) |
| Basin | 5,110 km2 (1,972.98 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Cagayan River |
| - average | 540 m3/s (19,069.92 cu ft/s) |
Magat River, is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon. It originates in the Nueva Vizcaya municipality of Aritao, where the Santa Fe River joins the Marang. It is the largest tributary of Cagayan River by discharge volume of water, with an estimated drainage area of 5, 110 km2 ( 1,972 sq.mi ) roughly twenty percent of the total drainage area of the Cagayan river.
Magat River Integrated Irrigation System
The Magat River Integrated Irrigation System Project, started by the National Irrigation Administration in the 1960s, is one of the Philippine's largest irrigation projects with hydroelectric power generation capacity. Its total cost amounted to US$500 million.[1]
The project is made up of the Magat reservoir, three diversion dams, a large number of irrigation canals and three pumping stations to supply irrigation water for an area of about 97,400 hectares (241,000 acres). It is also includes hydroelectric power plants; 360 MW at Magat reservoir, 6,000 kW at Baligatan and 2,500 kW Magat mini-hydroelectric power pants in Maris main canal.
See also
References
- ↑ "Magat River". National Water Information Network. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-24.