The Abra River, also called Lagben River, is the seventh largest
river system
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in the
Philippines
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in terms of
watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
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size. It has an estimated drainage area of and a length of from its source in the vicinity of
Mount Data
Mount Data is a mountain located in the Cordillera Central mountain range rising to a height of in the north of Luzon Island, Philippines. It is about north of Baguio on the borders of the provinces of Benguet and Mountain Province along the ...
in
Benguet
Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet ('';'' ; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Benguet; ilo, Probinsia ti Benguet; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Admi ...
province.
Geography
The Abra originates in the southern section of Mount Data. It descends westward to
Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, and flows into
Abra. At a point near the municipality of
Dolores, it is joined by the Tineg River, which originates in the uplands of Abra.
Crossings
This is listed from mouth to source.
# Quirino Bridge (, Santa–Bantay boundary, Ilocos Sur)
# Old Quirino (Banaoang) Bridge (
Santa
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Bantay
Bantay, officially the Municipality of Bantay ( ilo, Ili ti Bantay; fil, Bayan ng Bantay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,118 people. It is situated ...
boundary, Ilocos Sur)
# Calaba Bridge (Ilocos Norte–Abra Road,
Bangued
Bangued, officially the Municipality of Bangued ( ilo, Ili ti Bangued; tgl, Bayan ng Bangued), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,382 people.
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)
# Don Mariano Marcos Bridge (Abra–Kalinga Road,
Tayum
Tayum, officially the Municipality of Tayum ( ilo, Ili ti Tayum; tgl, Bayan ng Tayum), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,869 people.
Tayum is east of capit ...
–
Dolores boundary)
# Sto. Tomas Bridge (
Manabo, Abra
Manabo, officially the Municipality of Manabo ( ilo, Ili ti Manabo; tgl, Bayan ng Manabo), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,611 people.
Etymology
The nam ...
)
# Aluling Bridge (Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road (Cervantes)
# Cervantes–Mankayan–Abatan Road (
Cervantes, Ilocos Sur)
References
External links
Rivers of the Philippines
Landforms of Abra (province)
Landforms of Ilocos Sur
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