# Maria Cristina Falls

- **Country:** Philippines
- **Type:** Plunge
- **Height:** 98 m
- **Location:** Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
- **Watercourse:** Agus River
- **Average Flow:** 130 m3
- **Number Drops:** 2
- **Height Longest:** 98 m

Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. The name come from the Spanish queen, Maria Christina of Austria. It is located 9.3 kilometers away southwest of Iligan City at the boundaries of Barangays Maria Cristina, Ditucalan, and Buru-un. Known for its natural grandeur, the high waterfall is also the primary source of electric power for the city's industries, being harnessed by the Agus VI Hydroelectric Plant.

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Cristina_Falls (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)