Sibagat River

Sibagat River
Sibagat River
	Sibagat River in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
	Sibagat River mouth Sibagat River (Philippines)
Native name	Ilog Sibagat (Tagalog)
Location
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Sur
Municipality	Sibagat
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region
Mouth	Wawa River
• location	Poblacion, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
• coordinates	8°49′46.99″N 125°41′53.01″E
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Basin size	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Wawa River
• average	38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Sibagat–Wawa–Agusan

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.

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

Tambagoko River

References

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

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[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".