Bued River

The Bued River is a river in the island of Luzon in the Philippines with a total length of 80 km (50 mi). It covers primarily the provinces of Benguet and Pangasinan, and a few parts of La Union. The river originates from the city of Baguio and joins with the Angalacan River in the municipality of Mangaldan, Pangasinan to form the Cayanga River.

Bued River
The heavily silted dry riverbed
along Sison in Pangasinan
Bued River is located in Luzon
Bued River
Bued River is located in Philippines
Bued River
Location
CountryPhilippines
Region
Province
City/municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceCordillera mountains
 • locationBaguio, Benguet
 • elevation6,400 ft (2,000 m)
MouthCayanga River
 • location
Mangaldan, Pangasinan
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length80 km (50 mi)
Basin size641 km2 (247 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBued–Cayanga

Course
The Bued River bed overlooking Camp 6 along Kennon Road

The headwaters of the Bued River are formed in the southeastern portion of Baguio, where it covers 25 of its barangays.[1] It then traverses the municipality of Tuba[2] along the foot of the Santo Tomas mountain range, where several tributary creeks join the river. The river enters the municipality of Sison[3] upon reaching barangay Dungon, where the river begins to be heavily silted. A river dike has been constructed in the barangays of Artacho, Cauringan, Esperanza, and Poblacion Norte to prevent flowing into the town center. It enters the town of San Fabian upon reaching the barangay of Ambalangan-Dalin, then traverses the town of Pozorrubio, Pangasinan along barangay Balacag. It reaches San Jacinto along with barangay Santa Cruz and enters the town of Mangaldan upon reaching the barangay of Biagtan, where it merges with the Anglican River to form the Cayanga River, which empties into Lingayen Gulf at the border between San Fabian and the city of Dagupan.

Siltation

The Bued River is heavily silted,[3] and is occasionally dredged. It has been the drainage of mine tailings from copper and gold mines in Tuba, Benguet.[3][4] Landslides along Kennon Road,[5] including quarrying and aggregates crushing plants in riversides release silt and sand into the river.[3][6] The Agat Bridge, which serves as the highway boundary between the towns of Sison and Rosario, spans several hundred meters due to the widening of the river. The river overflows especially during strong rains and typhoons. A dike in Sison was constructed to prevent inflow into the other villages.[7] The village of Binday in the town of San Fabian has constantly been eroded by the river since the 1970s.[8]

Cities and municipalities

References
  1. "EMB-CAR Prepares Preliminary Steps for Bued River as WQMA". Environmental Management Bureau - Cordillera Administrative Region. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. Fontanilla, Giovani Joy (29 June 2014). "Bued pressed as water quality management area". Sun.Star Baguio. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. Aro, Susan (22 May 2014). "EMB-DENR pushes for designation of Bued River as water quality management area". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. McManus, Liana T.; Chua, Thia-Eng, eds. (1990). The Coastal Environmental Profile of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines. Manila, Philippines: Published by International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations/United States Coastal Resources Management Project. p. 69. ISBN 9711022494.
  5. "MGB completes retaining wall along BMI's abandoned mine". Mines and Geosciences Bureau. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. Cadalig, Jane. "Preserving Bued River; Protecting a heritage site". Baguio Midland Courier. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. "Kimi asks DPWH to repair Bued River dike". Northern Watch (WordPress). 15 August 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  8. "Public warned fiercer storms to batter Philippines". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

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