Aklan River

Aklan River is the longest river in the province of Aklan, Philippines and the third longest river in Panay island, with a total length of 91 km (57 miles) long, Only Panay River in Capiz and Jalaur River in Iloilo has longer. Its drainage basin is the third largest in Panay. The river source in the Central Panay Mountain Range on Mount Baloy in the western portion of Capiz in the vicinity of Tapaz, travelling northwards to the mountainous western portion of Jamindan, then northeastward to the town of Libacao in Aklan province. The river traverses the municipalities of Madalag, Malinao, Banga, Lezo, Numancia, and Kalibo before emptying to its mouth into Sibuyan Sea.[1] The name of the river is where the term Aklan came from, and is derived from the word akae, which means to boil or to froth. Because of the swiftness of the river current, the water of the Aklan river seems to boil or froth. Akean therefore means "where there is boiling or frothing".

Aklan River
Sunrise over the Aklan River
Aklan River mouth
Aklan River (Philippines)
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
City/municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceCentral Panay Mountain Range
 • locationMount Baloy, Tapaz, Capiz
 • elevation1,958 m (6,424 ft)
MouthSibuyan Sea
 • location
Kalibo, Aklan
 • coordinates
11°44′15″N 122°22′00″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length91 km (57 mi)
Basin size1,082 km2 (418 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average18 m3/s (640 cu ft/s)
 • maximum62 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left
  • Timbaban River
  • Dumalaylay River

Its 2 major tributaries are the Timbaban River (also called Madalag River) and Dumalaylay River. A portion of the river's basin is protected in the Aklan River Watershed Forest Reserve. This 23,185 hectares (57,290 acres) reserve in the municipalities of Madalag and Libacao was formed in 1990 through Proclamation No. 600, for purposes to protect, maintain, or improve the water yield and provide restraining mechanism for inappropriate forest exploitation and disruptive land-use.[2]

References
  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "Aklan River: Philippines". Bethesda, MD, USA: Geographic.org. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Proclamation No. 600, s. 1990". www.gov.ph. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 28 March 2017.


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