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{{Short description|River in north Luzon, Philippines}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Abulog River
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| image              = Dibagat river.JPG
| image_caption      = The river in Dibagat, [[Kabugao]], [[Apayao]].
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| pushpin_map        = Luzon mainland#Philippines
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| pushpin_map_caption= Abulog River [[river mouth|mouth]]
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| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
| subdivision_type2  = Region
| subdivision_name2  = {{hlist|[[Cordillera Administrative Region]]|[[Cagayan Valley]]}}
| subdivision_type3  = Province
| subdivision_name3  = {{hlist|[[Apayao]]|[[Cagayan]]}}
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| depth_min          = {{convert|200|m3/s|abbr=on}}
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| discharge1_location= [[Babuyan Channel]]
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| source1_location   = Apayao
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| basin_size         = {{convert|3372|km2|abbr=on}}
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The '''Abulog River''' or '''Abulug River''' is the 9th largest [[river system]] in the [[Philippines]] in terms of [[drainage basin|watershed]] size.<ref name="cordams">{{cite web|url=http://internationalrivers.org/files/021214.corddams.pdf |title=Dams in the Cordillera |year=2001 |publisher=Cordillera People's Alliance, Public Information Commission |accessdate=September 19, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828003406/http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/021214.corddams.pdf |archivedate=August 28, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>"Principal River Basins of the Philippines" Published by the [[National Water Resources Board (Philippines)|National Water Resources Board]], October 1976 (p 12)</ref> It has an estimated drainage area of {{convert|3372|km2}} and a length of {{convert|196|km}} from its source in the mountains of [[Apayao]] in the Cordillera Administrative Region. More than 90% of the drainage area of the river is located in [[Apayao]] province while the remaining, including the [[Abulug, Cagayan|mouth of the river]], is in [[Cagayan]] province.
== Location and basin ==
The river is located in the northern part of [[Cordillera Administrative Region|Cordillera]], along with the [[Apayao River]]. The river is part of the Abulog-Apayao basin, which spans at about a {{Convert|444,500|ha|sqmi}} size.<ref name="cordams" /> The upper reaches of the Abulug River, especially upstream from [[Kabugao]], is commonly known as the [[Apayao River]].
== Dam ==
Development plans were proposed for the river, for creating a dam, or more specifically four. The Gened 2 HEPP, the Aoan Dam, the Calanasan dam, and one more unnamed dam. The council still needs to get permission from the Isnag people to construct the dams. The reactions were mixed, with elders liking the project, stating that it will “will uplift the lives of so many generations to come.”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=January 15, 2022 |title=Dam projects to swallow sacred grounds of Cordillera’s river people |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dam-projects-swallow-sacred-grounds-isnag-river-people-cordillera/ |access-date=September 1, 2024 |work=[[Rappler]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Use ==
The river is used by many as a fishing spot and a swimming spot. With the river being sacred by many, especially the [[Isnag people]].<ref name=":0" />
== Crossings ==
* Lucban Bridge ({{Jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Pan-Philippine Highway]]}}, [[Abulug, Cagayan]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://manilastandard.net/lgu/luzon/230210/new-lucban-bridge-opened-to-cagayan-traffic.html |title=New Lucban bridge opened to Cagayan traffic |work=[[Manila Standard]] |access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Principal Rivers of the Philippines}}
[[Category:Rivers of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Landforms of Cagayan]]
[[Category:Landforms of Apayao]]
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