Tapuacan River


Tapuacan River, also known Tapuakan River or Pugo River, is a river located in Barangay Cares, municipality of Pugo, La Union, Philippines. Its headwaters are situated at the Santo Tomas mountain range, with the main tributary being the Najeng River located in Barangay Tabaan Norte, Tuba, Benguet.
In 2017, the river was awarded by the Regional Development Council of the Ilocos Region as the cleanest and safest inland body of water in the entire region and in La Union province.
In Ilocano terminology, tapuakan means "a place where one can jump as high". In the river, cool and pristine water flows from the town's streams amid a huge rockbeds or large rock formations surrounded by forests and a waterfall.

Topography

Pugo River is a stream with the region font code of Asia/Pacific.
The river has crystal clear waters flowing from the mountain top towards the river mainstream, slowing down along giant stones, engulfing into the calves of other rock formations that are tact along the water's path. Its UTM position is TU20 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NE51-13.
Tapuacan's Qiblah direction is 288.672387 degrees from North clockwise.
Tapuacan is part of PUGAD or Pugo Adventure.

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