Magat River

Magat River
The river in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya in 2020
Magat River mouth Show map of Luzon Magat River (Philippines) Show map of Philippines
Native name	Ilog ng Magat (Tagalog)
Location
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Nueva Vizcaya Isabela
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of the Santa Fe and Marang Rivers
• location	Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cordillera Central Mountains
Mouth	Confluence of Magat River-Cagayan River
• location	Gamu, Isabela
• coordinates	17°02′27″N 121°49′43″E / 17.040880°N 121.828583°E / 17.040880; 121.828583
• elevation	26 ft (7.9 m)
Length	226 km (140 mi)
Basin size	5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Cagayan River
• average	540 m3/s (19,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Magat–Cagayan

The Magat River is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon with a total length of 226 kilometres (140 mi). It originates in the Nueva Vizcaya municipality of Aritao, where the Santa Fe River joins the Marang. It is the largest tributary of the Cagayan River by discharge volume of water, with an estimated drainage area of 5,200 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi), roughly twenty percent of the total drainage area of the Cagayan River.