Agus River

The water catchment area of ​​the Agus

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The Agus ( eng.: Agus River) is a river which parts of the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur flows on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Its source is the outlet of the Lanao Lake, the river toward the Mindanaosee is located in the area of ​​Iligan City. The Agus itself has only a length of 37 km, but a water catchment area of 1645 km ², which includes amongst others the big city Marawi City, the entire Lanao Lake, the eastern parts of the province of Lanao del Sur to the western foothills of the Kalatungan Mountains, up to the ridge to the volcanoes Makaturing, Latukan and Ragang mark in the south, are counted.

The Agus has an average annual runoff of 1,910 million cubic meters. At its river, the Maria Cristina Falls, where the water power plant Agus VI was built lie. It is 7 km before flowing into the Bay of Iligan from a side arm, which is called Linamon River. On his discharge on the Lanao Lake, the water power plant Agus IV is operated, more power plants are Agus II, V and VII, which together produce more than 418 megawatts of electricity. The river thus forms the main source for the production of energy on the island of Mindanao.