{{Short description|River in Luzon, Philippines}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox river | name = Amburayan River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = FvfTagudinSudipen5107 10.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = View from the Amburayan Bridge along Manila North Road | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Luzon mainland#Philippines | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Amburayan River mouth <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Philippines | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = {{hlist|Cordillera Administrative Region|Ilocos Region}} | subdivision_type3 = Province | subdivision_name3 = {{hlist|Benguet|La Union|{{nowrap|Ilocos Sur}}}} | subdivision_type4 = City/municipality | subdivision_name4 = {{hlist | Kibungan | Atok | Kapangan | Sugpon | San Gabriel | Santol | Sudipen | Alilem | Tagudin | Bangar }} | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|96|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = Cordillera Mountains | source1_location = Mount Osdung Kibungan, Benguet | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = {{convert|8,586|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth = South China Sea | mouth_location = {{hlist|Tagudin, Ilocos Sur|Bangar, La Union}} | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|16|55|15.7|N|120|24|39|E|dim:15000_region:PH_type:river|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|1,319|km2|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = Bakun River | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}
The '''Amburayan River''' is a river in the northwestern portion of island of Luzon in the Philippines. It originates from the Cordillera mountains and traverses the provinces of Benguet, La Union, and Ilocos Sur, with a total length of {{convert|96|km|abbr=on}}, emptying into the South China Sea.<ref name=ManilaStandard>{{cite news|last1=See|first1=Dexter A.|title=USAID provides P20 M to protect Amburayan River|url=http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/11/27/usaid-provides-p20-m-to-protect-amburayan-river/|accessdate=January 12, 2015|publisher=Manila Standard Today|date=November 27, 2014}}</ref> It is believed to be one of the longest rivers in northern Luzon. The river serves as the boundary between the provinces of Ilocos Sur and La Union.<ref name="LaUnionGov">{{cite web|title=Natural Sceneries: Amburayan River|url=http://www.launion.gov.ph/page.php?169|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117190712/http://www.launion.gov.ph/page.php?169|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2015|website=Province of La Union (Official Website)|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="SugponGov">{{cite web|title=About Sugpon|url=http://www.sugpon.gov.ph/index.php/about-us/history-of-sugpon/15-icetheme/general-information|website=Municipality of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur (official website)|accessdate=January 12, 2015|date=July 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108154910/http://www.sugpon.gov.ph/index.php/about-us/history-of-sugpon/15-icetheme/general-information|archive-date=November 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Source and course== The river's headwaters are a confluence of smaller creeks along the south of barangay Lubo, in Kibungan. Several other tributary creeks merge with the river as it flows along Atok and Kapangan. It then flows along the Sugpon–San Gabriel boundary, the Sugpon–Santol boundary, the Sugpon–Sudipen boundary, the Sudipen–Alilem boundary, the Sudipen–Tagudin boundary, and finally at the Tagudin–Bangar boundary, where its river mouth is located.
== Crossings == This is listed from mouth to source.
* Amburayan Bridge ({{Jct|N|2|country=PHL|name1=Manila North Road}}, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur–Bangar, La Union boundary) * Amburayan Friendship Bridge (Sudipen–Alilem Road, Sudipen, La Union–Alilem, Ilocos Sur boundary) * Sugpon Bridge (Sugpon Road, Sudipen, La Union–Sugpon, Ilocos Sur boundary) * Amburayan Bridge (Acop–Kapangan–Kibungan–Bakun Road, Kapangan, Benguet ) * Ambiladen Bridge (Acop–Kapangan–Kibungan–Bakun Road Kibungan, Benguet)
== In culture == In the Ilocano epic ''Biag ni Lam-ang'', the hero Lam-ang came to bathe in the Amburayan as he was soaked in dirt and blood after a battle with headhunters. With the aid of young women from a neighboring village, he undertook the task of removing the contaminants, consisting of soil and blood, that had fouled the river's waters, resulting in the demise of aquatic life within its ecosystem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biag ni Lam-ang |url=https://www.goodinfonet.com/goodnews/biag-ni-lamang |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=Good Info Net |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:Rivers of the Philippines Category:Landforms of Benguet Category:Landforms of Ilocos Sur Category:Rivers of La Union