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| source1_location = [[Mount Data]], [[Cordillera Central (Luzon)|Cordillera mountains]] |
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| mouth = [[Cagayan River]] |
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| mouth_location = [[Santo Niño, Cagayan]], [[Cagayan Valley]] |
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The '''Chico River''' ({{ |
The '''Chico River''' ({{langx|es|Río Chico de Cagayán}}), is a [[river system]] in the [[Philippines]] in the island of [[Luzon]], encompassing the regions of [[Cordillera Administrative Region|Cordillera]] and [[Cagayan Valley]]. It is the longest [[tributary]] of the [[Cagayan River]] with a total length of {{convert|233|km|mi|abbr=on}}. |
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The most extensive river in the Cordillera region, it covers the provinces of [[Mountain Province]], [[Kalinga (province)|Kalinga]] and [[Cagayan]]. It is referred to as a "river of life" for the [[Kalinga people]] who live on its banks, and is well known among development workers because of the [[Chico River Dam Project]], an electric power generation project which local residents resisted for three decades before it was finally shelved in the 1980s - a landmark case study concerning ancestral domain issues in the Philippines.<ref name=SPAN>{{cite web|last1=Bula-at|first1=Leticia|last2=See |
The most extensive river in the Cordillera region, it covers the provinces of [[Mountain Province]], [[Kalinga (province)|Kalinga]] and [[Cagayan]]. It is referred to as a "river of life" for the [[Kalinga people]] who live on its banks, and is well known among development workers because of the [[Chico River Dam Project]], an electric power generation project which local residents resisted for three decades before it was finally shelved in the 1980s - a landmark case study concerning ancestral domain issues in the Philippines.<ref name=SPAN>{{cite web|last1=Bula-at|first1=Leticia|last2=See|first2=Bernice|title=Indigenous Women's Struggles: The Chico Dam Project and the Kalinga Women|url=http://cpcabrisbane.org/Kasama/1996/V10n2/Innabuyog.htm|website=Solidarity Philippines Australia Network (SPAN)|publisher=KASAMA Vol. 10 No. 2|accessdate=January 11, 2015|date=1996}}</ref><ref name=YahooTravel>{{cite news|last1=Malvar|first1=Gabby|title=Where the Chico River Rumbles|url=http://sg.travel.yahoo.com/inspirations/89-where-the-chico-river-rumbles|accessdate=January 11, 2015|publisher=Travelife Magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407172645/http://sg.travel.yahoo.com/inspirations/89-where-the-chico-river-rumbles|archivedate=April 7, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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[[File:Philippine Island - Bontoc - NARA - 68155884.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of [[Bontoc, Mountain Province|Bontoc]] and Chico River, 1935]] |
[[File:Philippine Island - Bontoc - NARA - 68155884.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of [[Bontoc, Mountain Province|Bontoc]] and Chico River, 1935]] |
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The Chico River, has a total length of {{convert|233|km}}<ref name=Bulatlat>{{cite news|last1=Allad-iw|first1=Arthur L.|title=Cordillera Tribes Heighten Struggle Against Large-Scale Mines in Chico River Watersheds|url=http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/06/06/cordillera-tribes-heighten-struggle-against-large-scale-mines-in-chico-river-watersheds/|accessdate= |
The Chico River, has a total length of {{convert|233|km}},<ref name=Bulatlat>{{cite news|last1=Allad-iw|first1=Arthur L.|title=Cordillera Tribes Heighten Struggle Against Large-Scale Mines in Chico River Watersheds|url=http://bulatlat.com/main/2009/06/06/cordillera-tribes-heighten-struggle-against-large-scale-mines-in-chico-river-watersheds/|accessdate=January 11, 2015|publisher=Northern Dispatch|date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> making it the longest [[tributary]] of the [[Cagayan River]], itself the largest river in the Philippines. For centuries it has been central to farming, trading, livelihoods, and daily life, whether as a benefit or hindrance. It provided a source of water for washing and irrigation, and habitat for [[water buffalo|carabao]] who had to be led to a watering hole daily. At times it might be an obstacle to settlements on the other side of the river, but until the last century this was an opportunity for enterprising Filipinos who would provide ferry transport. Now, bridges suitable for vehicles have been built. The danger of flooding was less frequent due to being at a higher elevation than the bigger, flood-prone Cagayan into which it feeds. |
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===Source and course=== |
===Source and course=== |
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[[File:SleepingBeauty2180.jpg|thumb|left|The river along [[Tinglayan, Kalinga|Tinglayan]]]] |
[[File:SleepingBeauty2180.jpg|thumb|left|The river along [[Tinglayan, Kalinga|Tinglayan]]]] |
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The highest [[headwater]]s begin along the slopes of [[Mount Data]] in the [[Cordillera Central, Luzon|Cordillera mountains]] at [[Bauko, Mountain Province]]. It then flows northeastward through and next to cities and municipalities including [[Bontoc, Mountain Province|Bontoc]], [[Sabangan, Mountain Province|Sabangan]], [[Sadanga, Mountain Province|Sadanga]], [[Tinglayan, Kalinga|Tinglayan]], [[Lubuagan, Kalinga|Lubuagan]], [[Tabuk |
The highest [[headwater]]s begin along the slopes of [[Mount Data]] in the [[Cordillera Central, Luzon|Cordillera mountains]] at [[Bauko, Mountain Province]]. It then flows northeastward through and next to cities and municipalities including [[Bontoc, Mountain Province|Bontoc]], [[Sabangan, Mountain Province|Sabangan]], [[Sadanga, Mountain Province|Sadanga]], [[Tinglayan, Kalinga|Tinglayan]], [[Lubuagan, Kalinga|Lubuagan]], [[Tabuk, Kalinga|Tabuk]], [[Pinukpuk, Kalinga|Pinukpuk]], [[Tuao, Cagayan|Tuao]], [[Piat, Cagayan|Piat]], [[Rizal, Cagayan|Rizal]], finally arriving at [[Santo Niño, Cagayan|Santo Niño]], where it [[confluence|merges]] with the [[Cagayan River]]. |
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Its tributaries are the [[Bunog River]] to the south, The [[Tanudan River|Tanudan]] and [[Biga River]]s to the east, The [[Mabaca River|Mabaca]] and [[Saltan River]]s to the North, and the [[Pasil River]] further downstream.<ref name=CordDams>{{cite web|title=Dams in the Cordillera|url=http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/attached-files/021214.corddams.pdf|website=International Rivers|publisher=Cordillera People's Aliiance - Public Information Commission|accessdate= |
Its tributaries are the [[Bunog River]] to the south, The [[Tanudan River|Tanudan]] and [[Biga River]]s to the east, The [[Mabaca River|Mabaca]] and [[Saltan River]]s to the North, and the [[Pasil River]] further downstream.<ref name=CordDams>{{cite web|title=Dams in the Cordillera|url=http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/attached-files/021214.corddams.pdf|website=International Rivers|publisher=Cordillera People's Aliiance - Public Information Commission|accessdate=January 11, 2015|page=1|date=January 1, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104133727/http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/attached-files/021214.corddams.pdf|archive-date=January 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=KalingaGovArchve>{{cite web|title=Kalinga; The Land of Living Waters|url=http://www.kalinga.gov.ph/|website=Kalinga Provincial Government (official website)|accessdate=January 11, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206060238/http://www.kalinga.gov.ph/|archivedate=February 6, 2007|date=December 27, 2006}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Landforms of Cagayan]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 28 October 2024
| Chico River Río Chico de Cagayán | |
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.jpg) The river along Bontoc | |
.svg)  Chico River mouth .svg) Chico River (Philippines) (Philippines) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Data, Cordillera mountains |
| • coordinates | 16°55′01″N 120°54′26″E / 16.91694°N 120.90722°E |
| • elevation | 2,079 m (6,821 ft) |
| Mouth | Cagayan River |
• location | Santo Niño, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley |
• coordinates | 17°57′43″N 121°36′37″E / 17.96202°N 121.61020°E |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Length | 233 km (145 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,850 km2 (2,260 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cagayan River |
| • average | 410 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chico–Cagayan |
| Tributaries | |
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The Chico River (Spanish: Río Chico de Cagayán), is a river system in the Philippines in the island of Luzon, encompassing the regions of Cordillera and Cagayan Valley. It is the longest tributary of the Cagayan River with a total length of 233 km (145 mi).
The most extensive river in the Cordillera region, it covers the provinces of Mountain Province, Kalinga and Cagayan. It is referred to as a "river of life" for the Kalinga people who live on its banks, and is well known among development workers because of the Chico River Dam Project, an electric power generation project which local residents resisted for three decades before it was finally shelved in the 1980s - a landmark case study concerning ancestral domain issues in the Philippines.[1][2]
Geography
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The Chico River, has a total length of 233 kilometres (145 mi),[3] making it the longest tributary of the Cagayan River, itself the largest river in the Philippines. For centuries it has been central to farming, trading, livelihoods, and daily life, whether as a benefit or hindrance. It provided a source of water for washing and irrigation, and habitat for carabao who had to be led to a watering hole daily. At times it might be an obstacle to settlements on the other side of the river, but until the last century this was an opportunity for enterprising Filipinos who would provide ferry transport. Now, bridges suitable for vehicles have been built. The danger of flooding was less frequent due to being at a higher elevation than the bigger, flood-prone Cagayan into which it feeds.
Source and course
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The highest headwaters begin along the slopes of Mount Data in the Cordillera mountains at Bauko, Mountain Province. It then flows northeastward through and next to cities and municipalities including Bontoc, Sabangan, Sadanga, Tinglayan, Lubuagan, Tabuk, Pinukpuk, Tuao, Piat, Rizal, finally arriving at Santo Niño, where it merges with the Cagayan River.
Its tributaries are the Bunog River to the south, The Tanudan and Biga Rivers to the east, The Mabaca and Saltan Rivers to the North, and the Pasil River further downstream.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bula-at, Leticia; See, Bernice (1996). "Indigenous Women's Struggles: The Chico Dam Project and the Kalinga Women". Solidarity Philippines Australia Network (SPAN). KASAMA Vol. 10 No. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Malvar, Gabby. "Where the Chico River Rumbles". Travelife Magazine. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Allad-iw, Arthur L. (June 6, 2009). "Cordillera Tribes Heighten Struggle Against Large-Scale Mines in Chico River Watersheds". Northern Dispatch. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Dams in the Cordillera" (PDF). International Rivers. Cordillera People's Aliiance - Public Information Commission. January 1, 2001. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Kalinga; The Land of Living Waters". Kalinga Provincial Government (official website). December 27, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
External links
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Media related to Chico River (Philippines) at Wikimedia Commons
