San Juan River (Metro Manila)
The San Juan River is one of the main river system in Metro Manila, Philippines, and is a major tributary of the Pasig River. It begins near La Mesa Dam as the San Francisco River, which officially takes on the name San Juan River when it meets with Mariblo Creek in Quezon City. As the San Juan River, it passes through Quezon City, San Juan City, the District of Sta Mesa, Manila, and Mandaluyong City.
Tributaries
Aside from the San Francisco River, the San Juan River has five creeks as its main Tributaries: Buhangin, Maytunas, Salapan, Diliman, and Mariblo.[1]
- Buhangin Creek in Mandaluyong is the tributary of the San Juan River nearest to the River's own mouth at the Pasig River.
- Its mouth is located in Barangay Poblacion, Mandaluyong, near the end of Boni Avenue. where it meets New Panaderos Street. Its traceable headwaters are somewhere in Barangay Zuniga.
- Maytunas Creek in San Juan is the second main tributary of the San Juan River, counting upstream from its mouth at the Pasig river.
- Its mouth is located in Barangay Daang Bakal, San Juan near Sevilla Bridge at the end of Shaw Boulevard. Its traceable headwaters are somewhere near the National Center for Mental Health, in Mandaluyong.
- Ermitaño Creek (also referred to as Salapan Creek) in San Juan is the third main tributary of the San Juan River, counting upstream from its mouth at the Pasig river.
- Its mouth is located in Barangay Salapan, San Juan near Aurora Boulevard. Its traceable headwaters are near Club Filipino and in the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club, both in San Juan; and in Barangay Bagong Lipunan Crame in Quezon City.
- Diliman Creek in Quezon City is the fourth main tributary of the San Juan River, counting upstream from its mouth at the Pasig river.
- Its mouth is located in Barangay Kalusugan near int E. Rodriguez Avenue, behind St Luke's Medical Center. Its traceable headwaters are in Barangay Santoan near Blue Ridge, Barangay Duyan Duyan in Project 3, within the Ateneo de Manila University Campus, and in Brgy Pansol near the UP Integrated School Campus in Katipunan - all located within Quezon City.
- Mariblo Creek (sometimes referred to as Talayan Creek and sometimes as Tanque Creek - also sometimes spelled Mariablo, and sometimes listed as a river) in Quezon City is the fifth main tributary of the San Juan River, counting upstream from its mouth at the Pasig river. It is also the last tributary emptying directly into what is officially the San Juan River.
- Its mouth meets the San Francisco River to form San Juan River in Brgy Mariblo, near Quezon Avenue. Its traceable headwaters are in Barangay Bungad near the corner of West Avenue and EDSA; at the opposite end of West Avenue, near the rotonda where West Avenue meets Quezon Avenue and Timog Avenue; and at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center.
Points upstream from the Mariblo are known as the San Francisco River. This river in turn divides upstream into the Dario Creek and the Pasong Tamo River. Culiat Creek, whose headwaters are in the UP Diliman campus, empties into the Pasong Tamo River.
References
- ^ Periplus Travel Maps. Philippines Regional Map: Manila (Map) (Second Edition ed.).
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