List of Rivers of the Philippine Islands: With Information as to Location, Navigability, Shelter Afforded Ad Adjacent Population |
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1,000 people living 15 kilometers 50 meters wide 500 people living Ambos Camarines anchorage afforded ascend 1 kilometer ascend the river Authority bancas may ascend bar and ascend bar at high barrio Batan Boats drawing bottom composition bottom is composed bottom is sand Capiz Cavite channel is stable composed of sand cross the bar difficult to cross distance draft can cross drawing 3 feet easy to cross easy to navigate enter the river feet draft feet may ascend feet may cross feet of water File reference high tide ibid Iloilo kilo kilometers north Laguna de Bay limit of banca Marinduque Mindoro Misamis mouth Occidental Negros ordinary weather river 3 kilometers river empties river in ordinary river is located river is stable river rises Rizal Samar sand and gravel shallow shelter is afforded small native bancas Steam vessels stormy weather Surigao Tayabas tide and ascend tide and find Zambales