Bued River

Bued River
The heavily silted dry riverbed
along Sison in Pangasinan
Country Philippines
Regions Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region
Source
 - location Cordillera Mountains

Bued River is a major river in the island of Luzon in the Philippines. 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 Patalan River in the municipality of Mangaldan, Pangasinan to form the Cayanga River.

Course

Bued River bed overlooking Camp 6 along Kennon Road

The headwaters of Bued River are formed in the southeastern portion of Baguio City, 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 barangay Santa Cruz and enters the town of Mangaldan upon reaching the barangay of Biagtan, where it merges with the Patalan River to form the Cayanga River, which empties into the Lingayen Gulf at the border between San Fabian and the city of Dagupan.

Siltation

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. 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. 1 2 3 4 Aro, Susan (22 May 2014). "EMB-DENR pushes for designation of Bued River as water quality management area". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ McManus, edited by Liana T.; Thia-Eng, Chua (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. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "MGB completes retaining wall along BMI's abandoned mine". Mines and Geosciences Bureau. 23 September 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.

Coordinates: 16°04′49″N 120°24′56″E / 16.0804°N 120.4156°E / 16.0804; 120.4156

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