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Maria Cristina Falls

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Type
  
Plunge

Averageflow rate
  
130 m (4,600 cu ft)

Longest drop
  
98 m

Watercourse
  
Agus River

Total height
  
98 m (321.5 ft)

Height
  
98 m

Number of drops
  
2

Maria Cristina Falls

Location
  
Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines

Address
  
Misamis Oriental - Maria Cristina Boundary Rd, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Similar
  
Tinago Falls, MIMBALUT Falls, Limunsudan Falls, Dodiongan Falls, Pagsanjan Falls

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Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. It is a landmark of Iligan City, nicknamed the City of Majestic Waterfalls, because of the presence of more than 20 waterfalls in the city. It is located 9.3 kilometers away southwest of the city proper at the boundaries of Barangays Maria Cristina, Ditucalan, and Buru-un. Well known for its natural beauty and grandeur, the 320 - feet (98 meters) high waterfall is also the primary source of electric power for the city's industries, being harnessed by the Agus VI Hydroelectric Plant.

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Agus VI hydroelectric plant

Maria Cristina Falls powers the Agus VI Hydroelectric Plant, one of the several hydroelectric plants that harness Agus River. The power plant has a 200 MW potential capacity supplied by a water flow of about 130 cubic meters per second.

Agus VI is operated by the National Power Corporation and was commissioned on May 31, 1953. Under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Mindanao Super Region development plan, the Agus VI is planned to undergo a 1.856-billion-peso upgrading project.

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Maria Cristina Falls Wikipedia