| Abra River Lagben River | |
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.svg)  Abra River (Philippines) Show map of Philippines | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | |
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| 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″N120°23′45″E / 17.51306°N 120.39583°E /17.51306; 120.39583 |
• 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 |
TheAbra River, also calledLagben River, is the seventh largestriver system in thePhilippines in terms ofwatershed 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 nearMount Data inBenguet province.[1]
In 1823, an Augustinian priest, Fr. Bernardo Lago arrived on the town ofPidigan, where he built a church and a rectory atop a hill near the river, marking the official start of Catholicism in Abra.[3]
In 2022, the Abra River Fault, which runs along the river, triggered amagnitude 7.0 earthquake inAbra.[4]
The Abra originates in the southern section ofMount Data. It descends westward toCervantes, Ilocos Sur, and flows intoAbra. At a point near the municipality ofDolores, 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.
N2 (MacArthur Highway), Santa–Bantay boundary,Ilocos Sur)
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