Maria Cristina Falls is a

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ...

of the Agus River in the

Northern Mindanao Northern Mindanao ( tl, Hilagang Mindanao; ceb, Amihanang Mindanao; Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Mindanao'') is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region X. It comprises five provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, ...

region of the Philippines. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. It is located 9.3 kilometers away southwest of

Iligan City Iligan, officially the City of Iligan ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Iligan; fil, Lungsod ng Iligan; Maranao: ''Inged a Iligan''), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it ha ...

at the boundaries of

Barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...

s Maria Cristina, Ditucalan, and Buru-un.Official Website of the Iligan City Government - Scenic Spots
/ref> Known for its natural grandeur, the 321.5 feet (98 meters) high waterfall is also the primary source of electric power for the city's industries, being harnessed by the Agus VI

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Plant.

Agus VI hydroelectric plant

Maria Cristina Falls powers the Agus VI Hydroelectric Plant, one of the several hydroelectric plants that harness Agus River. The power plant has a 200 MW potential capacityPhilippine Government tourism page on Iligan City
supplied by a water flow of about 130 cubic meters per second. Agus VI is operated by the

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and was commissioned on May 31, 1953. Under President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

's Mindanao Super Region development plan, the Agus VI is planned to undergo a 1.856-billion-

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upgrading project.Rebultan, Babes J.
Super-Region projects in Normin underway
Philippine Information Agency. February 28, 2008. ''Retrieved on April 4, 2008.''

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Official Website of the Iligan City Government - Maria Cristina Falls

Agus VI hydroelectric plant

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