Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve

Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Pantabangan Lake in the Upper Pampanga River Basin
Location in Luzon
Location in the Philippines
LocationNueva Ecija, Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Nearest citySan Jose
Coordinates15°50′42″N 121°9′53″E / 15.84500°N 121.16472°E / 15.84500; 121.16472
Area84,500 hectares (209,000 acres)
EstablishedMay 21, 1969
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources
National Irrigation Administration
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
First Gen Hydro Power Corp.

The Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve is a conservation area located in the upper reaches of the Pampanga River in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, and borders the Sierra Madre and Caraballo Mountains in Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya. It encompasses 84,500 hectares (209,000 acres) of the drainage basin surrounding the Pantabangan Lake, an impoundment of the Pampanga River by the Pantabangan Dam. The multi-purpose dam is situated at the confluence of Pampanga River's two headwaters, namely the Pantabangan and Carranglan Rivers in the municipality of Pantabangan. It stretches above the dam site for 21 kilometres (13 mi) to where Carranglan River originates in the Caraballo on the north, and for 18 kilometres (11 mi) to where Pantabangan River originates in the Sierra Madre on the east. It is considered a critical watershed for the agricultural economy and hydroelectric power generation in the region of Central Luzon.