Sibagat River

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Sibagat River
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Sibagat River in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
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Sibagat River mouth
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Sibagat River (Philippines)
Native nameIlog Sibagat (Tagalog)
Location
Country Philippines
Region Caraga
Province Agusan del Sur
Municipality Sibagat
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region
Mouth Wawa River
  location
Poblacion, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
  coordinates
8°49′45″N125°41′52″E / 8.829178°N 125.697809°E / 8.829178; 125.697809
Length24 km (15 mi)
Basin size12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
  location Wawa River
  average38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSibagat–WawaAgusan

The Sibagat River (Tagalog : Ilog Sibagat; Cebuano : Suba sa Sibagat) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines. [1] It is a tributary of the larger Wawa River with headwaters located in the northeastern mountain boundaries of Sibagat and Butuan.

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Etymology

The Sibagat River is named after its town's name Sibagat that comes from the word bagat which means meet or meeting place. According to oral history, the Sibagat River is the place where warring tribes met and fought. The losing tribe would retreat downstream to the Wawa River and disappear. [2] [3] [4]

Geography

The Sibagat River headwaters originate from the hinterlands of Barangay Pianing in Butuan and traverses along the riverbank barangay of Bugsukan, also in Butuan, and the barangays of Tabontabon, Afga, El Rio, Mahayahay and Poblacion in Sibagat where its mouth located in Sitio Sabang met with the larger Wawa River. The Wawa River is the largest river in the town and a tributary river to the Agusan River.

Crossings

There are three permanent bridges that cross the Sibagat River

Tributaries

See also

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References

  1. "Sibagat River". geoview.info.
  2. "Satellite map of Sibagat River".
  3. James Barcelona on February 25, 2015. "Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Agusan del Sur The Land of Golden Opportunities. "Municipality of Sibagat".