Andanan River
{{Short description|River in Agusan del Sur, Philippines}}
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The Andanan River ({{langx|tl|Ilog Andanan}}; {{langx|ceb|Suba sa Andanan}}) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur and Bayugan, Caraga Region,{{Cite web|title=Region 13, List of Waterbodies {{!}} Water Quality Management Section|url=http://water.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=801|access-date=April 17, 2021|language=en-US}} Philippines. It is a tributary of the larger Wawa River.
Geography
The Andanan River is situated approximately 8.85089, 125.814 on the island of Mindanao.{{Cite web|title=GeoHack - Andanan River|url=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?language=ceb&pagename=Andanan_River¶ms=8.85089_N_125.814_E_type:river_region:|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=geohack.toolforge.org}}
The Andanan River headwaters from the Diwata Mountain Range of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur. It traverses along Barangay New Tubigon in Sibagat and the riverbank barangays of Bayugan namely: San Juan, Berseba, Santo Niño, Calaitan, Santa Irene and Noli where its mouth is located in Barangay Maygatasan joins with the larger Wawa River. The Wawa River is one of the larger and longer rivers in the province of Agusan del Sur and a tributary river to the Agusan River.{{Cite web|title=The Mighty Rivers of Agusan {{!}} Len Joson|url=https://lenjoson.com/the-mighty-rivers-of-agusan/|access-date=April 17, 2021|language=en-US}}
Crossings
There are two permanent bridges that cross the Andanan River:
- Andanan Bridge (1) – Barangay Maygatasan, Bayugan along the Pan-Philippine Highway Butuan-Davao Road
- Andanan Bridge (2) – Barangay New Tubigon, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur along the Butuan-Tandag Road that serves as road boundary connecting Barangay New Tubigon of Sibagat and Barangay San Juan of Bayugan.
Watershed
The Andanan River and its surrounding areas was declared as a nature reserve called the Andanan Watershed Forest Reserve (AWFR) proclaimed by virtue of Philippine Presidential Proclamation No. 734 dated May 29, 1991, with an area of 15,097 hectares comprises with eight (8) barangays namely; Sta. Irene, Calaitan, Berseba, Sto. Niño, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Ararat, San Juan all of Bayugan and Barangay New Tubigon in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur.{{Cite web|title=Andanan Natural Park|url=http://mindanaopamb.buksu.edu.ph/pamb/specific/44|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=mindanaopamb.buksu.edu.ph}}{{Cite web|title=Proclamation No. 734, s. 1991 {{!}} GOVPH|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1991/05/29/proclamation-no-734-s-1991/|access-date=April 17, 2021|work=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|language=en-US}}
The areas of the Andanan River is being proposed as Andanan Natural Park under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS). This protected area has its own biological features of fauna and flora dipterocarp and premium species. Ecotourism sites like caves, waterfalls, lakes and unique rock formations are the mere features for tourist destination.
The area covered by the proclamation is under the administrative jurisdiction, supervision and control of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources through its Forest management Bureau in coordination with other government agencies with the objective of maintaining its usefulness as a source of water for domestic, agriculture, power generation and other forestry purposes.
the Andanan River Watershed supports potable drinking water and irrigation for Bayugan, Sibagat, and other areas of Agusan del Sur.{{Cite journal|last=Fernandez - Gamalinda|first=Eve|last2=Solania|first2=Chennie|date=September 20, 2018|title=Species composition and habitat association of anurans within water systems of Andanan Watershed, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328191690_Species_composition_and_habitat_association_of_anurans_within_water_systems_of_Andanan_Watershed_Agusan_del_Sur_Caraga_Region_Philippines|journal=Environmental and Experimental Biology|volume=16|pages=159–168|doi=10.22364/eeb.16.15|doi-access=free}}
See also
References
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Category:Rivers of the Philippines
Category:Landforms of Agusan del Sur
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