The Angat River (also called Quingua River) is a river in the
Philippines
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located in the province of
Bulacan
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. It flows from the
Sierra Madre mountain range to
Manila Bay
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. Three
dams are located along the river namely
Angat,
Ipo and
Bustos. The catchment or
basin area of the river is located in the
Angat Watershed Forest Reserve.
Angat River snakes through the municipalities of
Doña Remedios Trinidad,
Norzagaray,
Angat,
Bustos,
San Rafael,
Baliwag,
Plaridel formerly "Quingua",
Pulilan,
Calumpit,
Paombong, and
Hagonoy.
The river joins the
Pampanga River at Calumpit via the
Bagbag River.
Crossings
This is listed from mouth to source.
# Hangga Bridge (Paombong–Hagonoy boundary)
# Iba-Ibayo Bridge (
Paombong–
Hagonoy boundary)
# Labangan Bridge #1 (,
Calumpit)
# Angat Bridge (, Plaridel–Pulilan boundary)
# Plaridel-Pulilan Bridge (, Plaridel–Pulilan boundary)
# New Plaridel-Pulilan Bridge (Plaridel–Pulilan Diversion Road,
Plaridel–
Pulilan boundary)
# General Alejo Santos Bridge (
Baliwag–Bustos boundary)
# Plaridel Bypass Road (
Bustos–
San Rafael boundary)
# Angat Bridge (M. Valte Road,
Angat)
# Matictic Bridge (Dr. S. Pascual Road, Norzagaray)
# Bitbit Bridge (
Norzagaray)
Gallery
File:01510jfHilltop San Mateo Sitio Bitbit Lorenzo River Bridge Norzagaray Bulacan villagesfvf 12.JPG, The Ipo Dam and Angat river from Norzagaray
File:01439jfHilltop San Mateo Sitio Bitbit Lorenzo River Bridge Norzagaray Bulacan villagesfvf 01.JPG, Angat river and Bitbit Bridge from Norzagaray
File:01781jfRiver Matictic Bakas Marks Carpio Angat Scenery Norzagaray Bulacanfvf 01.JPG, Angat River (also known as ''Bakas River'') from Amador C. Dela Merced Bridge in Norzagaray
File:Angatover77jf.JPG, Angat River from Angat, Bulacan "Overlooking View"
References
External links
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Rivers of the Philippines
Landforms of Bulacan
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