Guisit River

Guisit River
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Native name	Ilog Guisit (Tagalog)
Location
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Norte
Municipality	Piddig
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Padsan River
• coordinates	18°08′28″N 120°41′17″E
Length	24.7 km (15.3 mi)
Basin size	178.3 km^2 (68.8 sq mi)

The Guisit River is a stream in the Philippines. It is located in the town of Piddig,[1] Ilocos Norte of the northern Ilocos Region, about 400 km north of Manila, the capital of the country. The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 21 meters.[2] The drainage area of the Guisit River is the middle north basin of the Laoag River. It originates from the north ridge which has an elevation ranging from 300 meters to 1,000 meters. The basin has an area of 178.3 square kilometers, with mountains and hills accounting 76% of the area. The channel of the Guisit River has a relevantly gentle slope of 0.41%.[3]

The river is known for being the local training ground of the Philippines' first bemedaled Olympian, Teófilo Yldefonso[4] and his siblings.[5][6]

References

1. "Mendoza: Quality Olympics finish for PHL". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
2. "Guisit River stream, Ilocos, Philippines". ph.geoview.info. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
3. "JICA報告書PDF版" (PDF). openjicareport.jica.go.jp.
4. "Teofilo YLDEFONSO". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
5. "First Pinoy Olympic medalist has no known grave". Manila Bulletin. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
6. "PH's first Olympic medalist Teofilo Yldefonso: An officer and a sportsman". PhilSTAR Life. Retrieved August 23, 2021.