Sibagat River

Sibagat River
File:Wawa River.jpg Sibagat River in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
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Native name	Ilog Sibagat (Tagalog)
Location
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Sur
Municipality	Sibagat
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region
Mouth	Wawa River
• location	Poblacion, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
• coordinates	8°49′45″N 125°41′52″E
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Basin size	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Wawa River
• average	38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Sibagat–Wawa–Agusan

The Sibagat River (Tagalog: Ilog Sibagat; Cebuano: Suba sa Sibagat) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines. It is a tributary of the larger Wawa River with headwaters located in the northeastern mountain boundaries of Sibagat and Butuan.

Etymology

The Sibagat River is named after its town's name Sibagat that comes from the word bagat which means meet or meeting place. According to oral history, the Sibagat River is the place where warring tribes met and fought. The losing tribe would retreat downstream to the Wawa River and disappear.

Crossings

There are three permanent bridges that cross the Sibagat River

• Camponay Bridge – Brgy. Tabontabon, connecting the road linking NRJ-Tabontabon to Sta. Maria-Sta. Cruz-Banagbanag-Perez Road
• Mahayahay Bridge – Brgy. Mahayahay, connecting the road linking NRJ-Mahayahay to Del Rosario-San Isidro-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-New Tubigon-Tandag Road
• Sibagat Bridge – Brgy. Poblacion, a steel bridge connecting the road linking NRJ-Sibagat to Villangit-San Isidro-Magsaysay-Banagbanag-New Tubigon-Tandag Road

Tributaries

• Tambagoko River

See also

• Agusan River
• Wawa River (Agusan del Sur)
• Tambagoko River
• Boguko River
• Andanan River
• Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
• Agusan del Sur Province
• List of rivers of the Philippines