Davao River

The Davao River catchment is the third largest 3 Demographic properties

river catchment on the Southern Philippines Island of
Mindanao. It drains an area of over 1700 km with a
river length of 160 km. Most of the area is uplands. Av-
erage ows within the river near to the mouth are esti-
mated at 70-80 cubic meters per second. The climate
type is relatively uniform throughout the year with evenly
distributed rainfall and temperatures and humidity (rain-
fall = 2600mm, Actual Evap 1028mm). The area rarely
experiences typhoons.
1 Stats
DRW Population: ~ 800,000
Average per capita income: 144,039 per family per
annum (2000 National average)
Industrial and agricultural Gross Domestic Product:
64.1 Billion Peso for Region XI
Population Below Poverty Line: 45% in rural areas
; 27% in urban areas (for southern Mindanao)
Water Poverty Index parameters: Medium (WPI
56-61.9).

River Length: 150 km[1]

4 Land uses
Maximum Elevation: 1875m
The landform and landcover within the basin is highly
Rainfall Average: Mean annual rainfall is 1800mm.
diverse. Ranging from lowland urban, agricultural, wet-
land and mangrove to natural riparian, plantations, upland
Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.
agriculture and mountainous forest including primary for-
est. The area is classied by DENR as 77.5% forestlands
and 22.5% alienable and disposable land. This is not a
2 Topography/Soil Type true land uses (or land cover) classication. Detailed land
use is not available. Information is available from sev-
Plains and Valley: Parent Material: eral sources including the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
of the City, however this data is as yet theoretical and
San Maguel Silty Clay Loam: Alluvium of igneous does not represent the realities or suitability of land at the
barangay (lowest tier of local government) level. How-
Matina Clay Loam : Alluvium from limestone, shale ever the City Planning Oce is collecting and digitizing
and sandstones data for land use maps.

Intermediate Upland:
5 Water resources and uses in the
Tugbok Clay: Igneous rock Andesites
basin
Faraon Clay: Soft Coralline limestone River discharge measurements taken from 1984 to 1990
indicated an average river ow of approximately 78 cubic
Cabantain Clay: Soft shales with mix of weathered meters per second for the period.
gravels and pebbles The main drinking water sources for Davao City are in the
neighboring Talomo watershed. These sources are under
Hills and Mountains: pressure and the Davao River Basin is likely to be required
for water abstraction in the near future.
Camansa sandy clay loam: Shale and sandstone with The Environmental Management Bureau samples 8 sites
weathered gravel and sand from the conuence of the Tamugan river downstream to
the mouth of the river. From the Tamugan River conu-
Mountain Soils: undierentiated : Various igneous ence with the Davao River down stream to DDF Subdi-
and metamorphic rock vision, Mandug the water is classied as Class A Public

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Fishing boats on the Davao River

Water Supply Class II. Downstream of this point to the

sea is classied as Class B or recreational water class I.
Analyses for dissolved oxygen over the past 4 years has
indicated no signicant change in quality. The current
monitoring of water quality is insucient to monitor and
evaluate pollution levels and trends in the river.

6 References
[1] Principal River Basins of the Philippines, Published by
the National Water Resources Board, October 1976 (p.
12)

D Hearne, crs, proposal to HELP UNESCO, 2004

7 External links
Basin Properties
" Pictures

Coordinates: 704N 12537E / 7.067N 125.617E

Davao Water Partnership

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