3_Trivias Rivers Flashcards
Largest river by volume in the world
Amazon River - Located in the northern portion of South America, flowing from west to east. Originates in the Andes Mountains of Peru and travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
Longest river in the world
Nile River
Deepest river in the World
Congo River in Africa
Hottest river in the world
Shanay-Timpishka - Also known as La Bomba, a tributary of the Amazon River, called the ‘only boiling river in the world’.
Coldest river in the world
Neretva River - The Upper Neretva has Class I purity water, often as low as 7–8°C in summer.
Shortest river in the world
Roe River - Runs from Giant Springs to the Missouri River near Great Falls, Montana, USA.
Longest river in the Philippines
Cagayan River
Deepest river in the Philippines
Hinatuan Enchanted River
Largest drainage basin in the world
Amazon River Basin
Largest drainage basin in the Philippines
Cagayan River Basin
Largest river by discharge in the world
Amazon River
Rank 1 longest river in the Philippines
Cagayan River - Headwaters are at the Caraballo Mountains of Central Luzon
Rank 2 longest river in the Philippines
Mindanao River or Rio Grande in Mindanao - Headwaters are in the mountains of Impasugong, Bukidnon
Rank 3 longest river in the Philippines
Agusan River - Headwaters are found in the mountains of Davao de Oro
Rank 4 longest river in the Philippines
Pulangi River - Headwaters at Mount Kitanglad
Rank 5 longest river in the Philippines
Pampanga River - Headwaters in the Sierra Madre
Rank 6 longest river in the Philippines
Agno River - Headwaters on the slopes of Mount Data in the Cordillera Mountains
Rank 7 longest river in the Philippines
Abra River - Headwaters at Mount Data in Cordillera
Rank 8 longest river in the Philippines
Abulog River
Rank 9 longest river in the Philippines
Chico River - Headwaters at Mount Data
Rank 10 longest river in the Philippines
Davao River
The Philippines has a total of ____ major river basins
18 major river basins
Largest river basin in the Philippines
Cagayan River Basin
Cagayan River Basin area
27,732 km²
Drainage divide between Apayao-Abulog River Basin and Cagayan River Basin
NE-SW
Drainage divide between Apayao-Abulog River Basin and Abra River Basin
E-W
Drainage divide between Abra River Basin and Cagayan River Basin
N-S
Drainage divide between Agno River Basin and Cagayan River Basin
N-S
Drainage divide between Agno River Basin and Pampanga River Basin
NE-SW
Drainage divide between Pampanga River Basin and Pasig-Laguna de Bay River Basin
E-W
Drainage divide between Panay River Basin and Jalaur River Basin
E-W
Drainage divide between Agusan River Basin and Tagum-Libuganon River Basin
NW-SE
Drainage divide between Mindanao River Basin and Davao River Basin
N-S
Headwaters of Cagayan River
Caraballo Mountains of Central Luzon
Headwaters of Mindanao River (Rio Grande de Mindanao)
Mountains of Impasugong, Bukidnon
Headwaters of Agusan River
Mountains of Davao de Oro
Headwaters of Pulangi River
Mount Kitanglad
Headwaters of Pampanga River
Sierra Madre
Headwaters of Agno River
Slopes of Mount Data in Cordillera Mountains
Headwaters of Abra River
Mount Data in Cordillera
