Magat River

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The Magat River is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon with a total length of Script error: No such module "convert".. It originates in the Nueva Vizcaya municipality of Aritao, where the Santa Fe River joins the Marang. It is the largest tributary of the Cagayan River by discharge volume of water, with an estimated drainage area of Script error: No such module "convert"., roughly twenty percent of the total drainage area of the Cagayan River.

Tributaries

The following are the tributaries of the Magat River by length:

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]

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See also

References

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