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Ilagan River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Ilagan River, also known as the Pinacanauan de Ilagan River, is a river in the province of Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. It is one of the major tributaries of the Cagayan River, the largest river in the Philippines. The Ilagan River originates from the western slopes of the Sierra Madre and drains the eastern central portion of the Cagayan River basin. It has an estimated catchment basin size of 3,132 square kilometres (1, 209 sq mi) and an estimated annual discharge of 9,455 million cubic meters/s. It flows westward and joins the Cagayan River in Ilagan, Isabela.

Flows through: Philippines.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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