Bued River

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The '''Bued River''' is a river in the island of Luzon in the Philippines with a total length of {{convert|80|km|abbr=on}}. It covers primarily the provinces of Benguet and Pangasinan, and a few parts of La Union. The river originates from the city of Baguio and joins with the Angalacan River in the municipality of Mangaldan, Pangasinan to form the Cayanga River.

==Course== [[File:Tuba Benguet 1.JPG|thumb|left|Upstream Bued River bed overlooking Camp 6 along Kennon Road]]

The headwaters of the Bued River are formed in the southeastern portion of Baguio, where it covers 25 of its barangays.<ref name=EMB-CAR>{{cite news|title=EMB-CAR Prepares Preliminary Steps for Bued River as WQMA|url=http://www.emb.gov.ph/portal/car/NewsEvents.aspx|accessdate=October 3, 2014|publisher=Environmental Management Bureau - Cordillera Administrative Region|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145123/http://www.emb.gov.ph/portal/car/NewsEvents.aspx|archivedate=October 6, 2014}}</ref> It then traverses the municipality of Tuba<ref name=SunStar>{{cite news|last1=Fontanilla|first1=Giovani Joy|title=Bued pressed as water quality management area|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/local-news/2014/06/29/bued-pressed-water-quality-management-area-350971|accessdate=October 3, 2014|work=SunStar Baguio|date=June 29, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101903/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/local-news/2014/06/29/bued-pressed-water-quality-management-area-350971|url-status=dead}}</ref> along the foot of the Santo Tomas mountain range, where several tributary creeks join the river. The river enters the municipality of Sison<ref name=PIA /> upon reaching barangay Dungon, where the river begins to be heavily silted. A river dike has been constructed in the barangays of Artacho, Cauringan, Esperanza, and Poblacion Norte to prevent flowing into the town center. It enters the town of San Fabian upon reaching the barangay of Ambalangan-Dalin, then traverses the town of Pozorrubio, Pangasinan along barangay Balacag. It reaches San Jacinto along with barangay Santa Cruz and enters the town of Mangaldan upon reaching the barangay of Biagtan, where it merges with the Anglican River to form the Cayanga River, which empties into Lingayen Gulf at the border between San Fabian and the city of Dagupan.

==Siltation== [[File:7510Views of Bued Bridge Bued River 60.jpg|thumb|left|Bued River viewed from Agat (Bued) Bridge in Sison, showing rock aggregate crushing activities within the dry riverbanks]]

The Bued River is heavily silted,<ref name=PIA>{{cite news|last1=Aro|first1=Susan|title=EMB-DENR pushes for designation of Bued River as water quality management area|url=http://car.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=71400645746|accessdate=October 3, 2014|agency=Philippine Information Agency|date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112241/http://car.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=71400645746|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is occasionally dredged. Siltation has been blamed on the drainage of mine tailings from copper and gold mines in Tuba, Benguet.<ref name=PIA /><ref name="WorldFish">{{cite book|editor-last1=McManus|editor-first1=Liana T.|editor-last2=Chua|editor-first2=Thia-Eng|date=1990|title=The Coastal Environmental Profile of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lCGZWsq2gAC&q=bued+river+silted|publisher=International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations/United States Coastal Resources Management Project|isbn=9711022494|location=Manila, Philippines|page=69}}</ref> Landslides along Kennon Road,<ref name=MGB>{{cite news|title=MGB completes retaining wall along BMI's abandoned mine|url=http://www.mgb.gov.ph/art.aspx?artid=660|accessdate=October 3, 2014|publisher=Mines and Geosciences Bureau|date=September 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082252/http://www.mgb.gov.ph/art.aspx?artid=660|archivedate=October 6, 2014}}</ref> including quarrying and aggregates crushing plants in riversides also release silt and sand into the river.<ref name=PIA /><ref name=Midland>{{cite news|last1=Cadalig|first1=Jane|title=Preserving Bued River; Protecting a heritage site|url=http://baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/baguio14_article.asp?mode=baguio_day2014/supplements/cadalig.txt|accessdate=October 3, 2014|work=Baguio Midland Courier}}</ref> The Agat Bridge, which serves as the highway boundary between the towns of Sison and Rosario, spans several hundred meters due to the widening of the river. The river overflows especially during strong rains and typhoons. A dike in Sison was constructed to prevent inflow into the other villages.<ref name=NorthernWatch>{{cite web|title=Kimi asks DPWH to repair Bued River dike|url=http://northwatch.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/kimi-asks-dpwh-to-repair-bued-river-dike/|website=Northern Watch (WordPress)|accessdate=October 3, 2014|date=August 15, 2009}}</ref> The village of Binday in the town of San Fabian has constantly been eroded by the river since the 1970s.<ref name=Inquirer>{{cite news|title=Public warned fiercer storms to batter Philippines|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/49991/public-warned-fiercer-storms-to-batter-philippines|accessdate=October 3, 2014|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 30, 2011}}</ref>

==Pollution== Concerns have also been raised over pollution in the river, which is attributed to fecal matter originating from around 1,000 piggeries concentrated along Kennon Road, as well as a tributary creek near the Lion's Head monument that is used as a dumping ground for mining and quarrying waste.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baguio rivers remain heavily polluted–DENR |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1135390/baguio-rivers-remain-heavily-polluted-denr |accessdate=April 27, 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>

==Cities and municipalities== * Baguio * Tuba, Benguet * Pugo, La Union (along the southern part of Barangay Saytan) * Rosario, La Union (upon reaching Barangay Bangar) * Sison, Pangasinan * San Fabian, Pangasinan * Pozorrubio, Pangasinan * San Jacinto, Pangasinan * Mangaldan, Pangasinan (merging point with the Angalacan River) * Dagupan (location of river mouth bordering the town of San Fabian)

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}}

Category:Rivers of the Philippines Category:Landforms of Benguet Category:Landforms of Pangasinan