Maria Cristina Falls is situated 9.3 kilometers away southwest of the city proper at the boundaries of Barangays Maria Cristina, Ditucalan, and Buru-un. Famous for its innate beauty and magnificence, the 320-feet98 meters/320 feet high waterfall and also the main source of electric power to the cities industries, harnessed by Agus VI Hydroelectric Plant it is a waterfall of the Agus River on the island of Mindanao. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the edge of the waterfall.[1] It is a landmark of Iligan City, nicknamed the City of Majestic Waterfalls, because of the existence of more than 20 waterfalls in the city.
Agus VI is operated by the National Power Corporation and was specially made on May 31, 1953.[5] Under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Mindanao Super Region development plant Maria Cristina Falls powers the Agus VI Hydroelectric Plant, one of the several hydroelectric plants that harness Agus River. The power plant has a 200 MW potential capacity supplied by a water flow of about 130 cubic meters per second.
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