source for domestic consumption in Central Luzon and supplies the irrigation requirements of 24 municipalities in Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Pampanga. Its two dams, the Pantabangan and Masiway, also generate 112 megawatts of hydroelectric power to the Luzon grid. The lake also receives inflow from the Casecnan Dam which diverts water from the Casecnan and Taan Rivers in Nueva Vizcaya via a long transbasin tunnel constructed in 2001. The reserve contains a number of notable peaks, the highest being Mount Susong Dalaga at above sea level in Alfonso Castañeda, followed by Mount Nedumular at above sea level in Maria Aurora. It is also home to a number of recreational sites including the Binbin Falls which consists of three cascades in Carranglan, and the Pajanutic Falls at near Carranglan's poblacion. The focal point of the reserve is the Pantabangan Lake which offers opportunities for fishing, boating, jet-skiing and swimming. It also rewards visitors with views of the vast expanse of the surrounding Sierra Madre and Caraballo mountains. A hotel on the southern shore of the lake offers a spa, swimming pool, tennis court and water sports amenities. The lake hosts occasional sports fishing competitions, as well as the Pandawan Festival, an annual event celebrating the lake's fishing industry. The reserve is adjacent to three other protected areas in Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley: the Casecnan Protected Landscape to the north, the Aurora Memorial National Park to the east and south, and the Talavera Watershed Forest Reserve to the west. It is accessible from Manila via the Pan-Philippine Highway and Rizal–Pantabangan Road in Cabanatuan, and via the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway, Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway, Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road and San Jose–Rizal Road in San Jose. Flora and fauna The reserve is composed of of forest and reforestation areas, of open grasslands, of croplands, and of residential and riverwash areas. The forestland is an area of secondary growth trees such as earleaf acacia, eucalyptus, yemane, ipil-ipil, mahogany and narra. On the ridges above are areas of Benguet pine forests mixed with montane Dipterocarp trees. The open grasslands occupying the flat areas near Pantabangan Lake primarily consist of cogon grass, samon and talahib. Alibangbang trees also grow abundantly in the reserve. In February 2014, the smallest species of the Rafflesia parasitic plant, the Rafflesia consueloae, was discovered within the reserve on Mount Pantaburon and Mount Balukbok near the Pantabangan and Masiway hydroelectric dams. The reserve also provides