Economic Importance
At the higher sections of the basin, dams especially the Pantabangan Dam located in the Pantabangan River (one of the rivers in the Pampanga River basin) in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija provides irrigation for the farms in the province of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac.
At the lower sections of the basin, where the Pampanga delta lies, the Pampanga River system divides into small branches, crisscrossed with fishponds to form a network of sluggish, tidal flats and canals, which eventually find their way to Manila Bay.
With the anticipated completion of the Pampanga Delta Project (DPWH), it is expected that flood flows at the lower section of the Pampanga River will recede at a much faster rate than before.
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