Lobo River

{{Short description|River in Batangas, Philippines}} {{distinguish|Loboc River}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox river | name = Lobo River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = Lobo River, Philippines.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Lobo River in Lobo, Batangas | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Luzon mainland#Philippines | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Lobo River mouth | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Philippines | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Calabarzon | subdivision_type3 = Province | subdivision_name3 = Batangas | subdivision_type4 = Municipality | subdivision_name4 = {{hlist|Lobo|Taysan|Rosario|San Juan}} | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= Verde Island Passage | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = Barangay Calubcub II | source1_location = San Juan | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = | mouth_location = Verde Island Passage | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|13|37|48|N|121|12|00|E|dim:15000_region:PH_type:river|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{cvt|0|m}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{cvt|26|km2}} | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Lobo River''' ({{langx|tl|Ilog Lobo}}) is a river located in the municipality of Lobo in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is approximately 26 kilometers long and is considered one of the cleanest rivers in the country. The river starts at Barangay Calubcub II in San Juan,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Caringal |first1=Anacleto M. |last2=Buot, Jr. |first2=Inocencio R. |last3=Aragones, Jr. |first3=Eustaquio G. |title=Population and Reproductive Phenology of the Philippine Teak (Tectona philippinensis Benth. & Hook. f.) in Lobo Coast of Verde Island Passage, Bantangas, Philippines |journal=Philipp Agric Scientist |volume=98 |issue=3 |page=313 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303754729 |access-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref> and then drains to the Verde Island Passage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese-manned dredging vessel leaves Lobo |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/227524-chinese-manned-dredging-vessel-leaves-lobo/ |access-date=March 23, 2023 |work=Rappler |date=April 5, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323001954/https://www.rappler.com/nation/227524-chinese-manned-dredging-vessel-leaves-lobo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Its drainage area is approximately 0.0576 square kilometres (0.02223948 sq mi) and passes into ''Tulay na Busog'', a famous tourist spot in Lobo.

The river is an important source of water for irrigation and fishing for the people of Lobo and has many tributaries. Lobo River can easily be navigated by bangkas.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Philippines Bureau of Navigation |title=List of Rivers of the Philippine Islands: With Information as to Location, Navigability, Shelter Afforded Ad Adjacent Population |date=1912 |publisher=Bureau of printing |pages=38–39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bx5aAAAAYAAJ |access-date=March 23, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327234223/https://books.google.com/books?id=bx5aAAAAYAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> A bridge over the river connects the coastal barangays of Olo-olo, Lagadlarin, Sawang, Soloc, Malabrigo, Balibago, and Biga with the rest of the municipality.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ricafort |first1=Marivic V |last2=Borbon |first2=Noelah Mae D |title=Status of marketing strategies towards tourist attraction and local products: In the case of Lobo, Batangas, Philippines |journal=International Journal of Research Studies in Education |date=November 17, 2020 |volume=9 |issue=7 |doi=10.5861/ijrse.2020.5917 |s2cid=228883567 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346995144 |access-date=March 23, 2023|doi-access=free }}</ref>

== See also == *List of rivers of the Philippines

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Category:Rivers of the Philippines Category:Geography of Batangas