Panay River

Panay River (known as Pan-ay River) is the longest river on Panay island in the Philippines, with a total length of approximately 152 kilometres (94 mi) and a drainage basin area of 2,181 square kilometres (842 sq mi).[1] It drains almost the entire province of Capiz and northern portion of Iloilo province. The average discharge water of Panay river is 1,800 cubic feet per second (51 m3/s).

Panay River
Panay River mouth
Panay River (Philippines)
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceCapiz
City/municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceCentral Panay Mountain Range
  locationMount Angas Jamindan, Capiz
  elevation3,277 ft (999 m)
MouthJintotolo Channel
  location
Panay, Capiz
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length152 kilometres (94 mi)[1]
Basin size2,181 km2 (842 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s)
  maximum140 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left
  • Tapaz River
  • Mambusao River
[1]
  right
  • Badbaran River
  • Maayon River
[1]

Its main tributaries are the Tapaz River, Mambusao River on the left, and Badbaran River and Maayon River on the right.[1] The source of Panay river starts in the mountainous area of Jamindan, Capiz running southward and changing its direction in Tapaz toward east-northeast and traversing through the municipalities of Tapaz, Dumalag, Cuartero, Dao, Panitan, and Pontevedra.

Tributaries

Panay River list of tributaries by length.

  1. Mambusao River - 77 km (47.8 miles)
  2. Badbaran River - 63 km (39 miles)
  3. Ma-ayon River 59 km (36.6 miles)
  4. Tapaz River - 27 km (16.7 miles)

References

  1. "Capiz". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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