Sibalom River Basin is located in the province of Iloilo, southern part of

Panay. It covers the large area of the Municipalities of Tigbauan and Leon, and also
minor portions of the Municipalities of Tubungan, Alimodian, Guimbal, and Oton, in
the province of Iloilo. An estimation was made by the Department of Environment -
River Basin Control Office (DENR-RBCO) and found out that the basin have a
drainage area of 222 km2 and 1,235 x 106 m3 in annual run off (RBCO, 2016).

Sibalom River, the basin’s main stem, belongs to the twenty two river systems
in the region. The river serves as an irrigation system for the agricultural lands mainly
in Tigbauan and Leon with a total length of 72 kilometers (45 mi) and is known as the
largest river system in Antique and fourth longest in Panay after Panay, Jalaur, and
Aklan Rivers. Its main tributaries, namely: Mao-it River and Tipulu-an River, forms
the 5,511.47-hectare (13,619.1-acre) Tipulu-an and Mao-it River Watershed Forest
Reserve, presently named as Sibalom Natural Park, was proclaimed a natural park on
April 23, 2000. The river's watershed is considered as one of the last remaining
lowland rainforests on Panay.

The University of the Philippines Training Center for Applied Geodesy and
Photogrammetry of the University of the Philippines Cebu conducted a study on
Hazard Mapping using Phil-LiDAR 1, a entitled, “LiDAR Surveys and Flood
Mapping of Sibalom River”. The study shows the rating curve and river outflow of
Sibalom River. The rating curve was computed using the prevailing cross-section
(Figure 55) at the Baltazar Aquino Bridge in the Municipality of Leon, Iloilo
(10°29'32.98"N, 122°56'46.93"E) to establish the relationship between the observed
water levels (H) at the Baltazar Bridge and the outflow (Q) of the watershed at this
location.
For the Baltazar Bridge, the rating curve is expressed as Q = 13.641x-134.27,
as demonstrated in Figure 56.
 Figure 55. The cross-section plot of the Baltazar Bridge

Figure 56. The rating curve at the Baltazar Bridge, Municipality of Leon,
Iloilo

This rating curve equation was used to compute for the river outflow at the
Baltazar Aquino Bridge for the calibration of the HEC-HMS model presented in
Figure 57. The total rainfall collection for this event was 43.8 millimeters, and the
recorded peak discharge was 20.1 m3 on January 16, 2017 at 15:50 hrs.
 Figure 57. Rainfall and outflow data at Sibalom , which were used for
modeling

The resulting flood hazard and flow depth maps have a 10-meter resolution.
Figure 75 to Figure 80 exhibit the 5-year, 25-year, and 100-year rain return scenarios
of the Sibalom floodplain. The floodplain, with an area of 134.32 square kilometers,
covers five (5) municipalities, namely Guimbal, Leon, Oton, Tigbauan, and
Tubungan.

Table 42. Municipalities affected in the Sibalom floodplain

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