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The Angat River (also called Quingua River) is a river in the Philippines located in the province of Bulacan. It flows from the Sierra Madre mountain range to Manila Bay. Three dams are located along the river namely Angat, Ipo and Bustos.
The Angat River is a river in the Philippines located in the province of Bulacan. It flows from the Sierra Madre mountain range to Manila Bay. Three dams are located along the river namely Angat, Ipo and Bustos. Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Angat is 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Malolos, 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Manila, and 21 kilometres (13 mi) from San Jose del Monte. The municipality of Angat has hilly and mountainous landscape that nestles Angat River - (Bulacan River) which snakes around eleven provinces in the Central Luzon Region.
ALARM W.L. - corresponds to such river discharge which will not cause substantial flooding in the cultivated land and residential areas. CRITICAL W.L. - corresponds to such river discharge that causes extensive flooding in cultivated land and residential areas.
The Angat Watershed Forest Reserve is a conservation area that protects the drainage basin in the southern Sierra Madre range north of Metro Manila in the Philippines where surface water empties into the Angat River and its distributaries.
Mar 28, 2016 · Angat is considered a biodiversity hotspot, since 80% of Angat Watershed forest cover has remained intact with rich flora and fauna. The Watershed is home to 500 indigenous Dumagat families who continue to live off the forests and rivers and live in a settlement there.
The 63,000 hectare Angat Watershed and River Basin (AWRB) supplies power and water to metropolitan Manila. It irrigates vast tracts of farmlands in the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan.
