Pagsanjan River
Pagsanjan, Laguna
The Bumbungan River is a river in the province of Laguna in the Philippines. It is commonly referred to as the Pagsanjan River because of the popularity of Pagsanjan town and Pagsanjan Falls, the province's most popular destination.
The official website of Pagsanjan town and the people of Cavinti refers to the river as Bumbungan River. The municipality of Pagsanjan was named so bec ...
ause it is where the Balanac River, originating from Mount Banahaw, joins the Bumbungan. Its old name, Pinagsangahan, which literally means branching, was changed to Pagsanjan during the Spanish Colonial Era.
Bumbungan River originates from the Sierra Madre Mountains, in the highlands of Cavinti town, flowing through the town of Pagsanjan and ending in Lumban where it drains to Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. Bumbungan is one of 21 major tributaries of the lake and responsible for up to 35% of the water that flows into the lake. It is regularly monitored by the Laguna Lake Development Authority through one of its 15 river monitoring stations.
Located about 100 kilometres southeast of Manila, the Bumbungan River is a major tourist attraction because of the Pagsanjan Gorge, rapids, and waterfalls. For the people who live in Pagsanjan and Cavinti, the Bumbungan River is an important source of livelihood. In Pagsanjan, along the banks of Bumbungan are several hotels and resorts, some with views of the river, catering to visitors of the area.
While the river itself appears quite clean to tourists, there is still considerable environmental concern. The LLDA notes that the Pagsanjan River Subwatershed is the second largest of the 21 sub basins that feed into Laguna de Bay, covering 311.77 square kilometres and since it feeds so much water into the lake, it is "one of the biggest contributors of pollution loading". Wiki
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