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A popular birdwatching site and a biodiversity hotspot containing most of the remaining closed-canopy forests in Central Luzon. The site also covers parts of the city of San Jose del Monte, and the towns of Doña Remedios Trinidad, Angat, San Rafael, and San Miguel, as well as parts of Rizal, Quezon, Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces.
The Angat Watershed Forest Reserve is a conservation area that protects the drainage basin in the southern Sierra Madre range north of Metro Manila in the Philippines where surface water empties into the Angat River and its distributaries. It is spread over an area of 62,309 hectares in the eastern portion of Bulacan and northern Rizal province at an altitude of between 490 and 1,206 metres. The conservation area also extends to the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Quezon and is centered on an artificial lake created by the Angat Dam which, together with the Ipo Dam located 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) downstream, supply 97% of the water requirement of Metro Manila via an aqueduct system to the La Mesa Dam and Reservoir and the Balara Filtration Plant in Quezon City. The Angat Dam and Reservoir is also a major source of hydroelectricity for Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, contributing some 200 megawatts to the Luzon grid. The watershed is a popular birdwatching site and is a biodiversity hotspot containing most of the remaining closed-canopy forests in Central Luzon.
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Built in the 1960s, it is the largest of the three dams along the Angat River system and is the highlight of the Angat Forest Watershed. While access to the dam itself is restricted, the complex provides wide views of the Sierra Madre mountains.
A popular recreational and swimming spot in the Angat Watershed.
A road bridge offering stunning views of the upper reaches of the Angat River valley.
The oldest of the three Angat River dams, built in 1935, and the scene of a battle between Allied forces and Japanese stragglers during the closing stages of World War II in 1945. While access to the dam itself its restricted, a viewdeck provides vistas of the surrounding watershed.
A popular swimming spot along the Norzagaray River with rock formations smoothly polished by the currents.
A cave that served as a refuge for revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo during the war of independence against the Spanish in 1897.