Sibagat River

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.

Sibagat River
Sibagat River in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
Sibagat River is located in Mindanao
Sibagat River
Sibagat River mouth
Sibagat River is located in Philippines
Sibagat River
Sibagat River (Philippines)
Native nameIlog Sibagat (Tagalog)
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceAgusan del Sur
MunicipalitySibagat
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region
MouthWawa River
  location
Poblacion, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
  coordinates
8°49′46.99″N 125°41′53.01″E
Length24 km (15 mi)
Basin size12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationWawa River
  average38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSibagat–WawaAgusan

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

  • Camponay Bridge – Brgy. Tabontabon, connecting the road linking NRJ-Tabontabon to Sta. Maria-Sta. Cruz-Banagbanag-Perez Road
  • Mahayahay Bridge – Brgy. Mahayahay, connecting the road linking NRJ-Mahayahay to Del Rosario-San Isidro-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-New Tubigon-Tandag Road
  • Sibagat Bridge – Brgy. Poblacion, a steel bridge connecting the road linking NRJ-Sibagat to Villangit-San Isidro-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-New Tubigon-Tandag Road

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. "Sibagat River". geoview.info.
  2. "Satellite map of Sibagat River".
  3. James Barcelona on February 25, 2015. "Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Philippines".
  4. Agusan del Sur The Land of Golden Opportunities. "Municipality of Sibagat".


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