Panay River Explained

Panay River
Pushpin Map:Visayas#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Panay River mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Philippines
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Western Visayas
Subdivision Type3:Province
Subdivision Name3:Capiz
Subdivision Type4:City/municipality
Length:[1]
Discharge1 Avg:119.75m3/s
Source1:Central Panay Mountain Range
Source1 Location:Mount Angas, Tapaz, Capiz
Mouth:Sibuyan Sea
Mouth Location:Roxas, Capiz
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:2203.76km2

The Panay River (known as Pan-ay River) is the longest river on Panay Island in the Philippines, with a total length of approximately and a drainage basin area of .[2] It drains almost the entire province of Capiz and northern portion of Iloilo province.

The source of the Panay River is on the slopes of Mount Igabon–Mount Angas Mountain Range. Starting in Tapaz, it runs southward and changing its direction toward east-northeast to Dumalag and Cuartero, then traversing north through the municipalities of Dao and Panitan. In Panay the river splits, with the primary branch emptying into the Sibuyan Sea at Roxas City.[2]

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the river are the Tapaz River and Mambusao River on the left and the Badbaran River and Maayon River on the right.

Panay River list of tributaries by length:

  1. Mambusao River (sub-basin area 487.86km2[2])
  2. Badbaran River (sub-basin area 342.52km2[2])
  3. Ma-ayon River (sub-basin area 358.76km2[2])
  4. Tapaz River

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capiz . Philippine Information Agency . 1 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180628093908/https://pia.gov.ph/provinces/capiz . 28 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Integrated River Basin Management and Development Master Plan Panay River Basin . riverbasin.denr.gov.ph . Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) . 5 March 2021 . November 2014.