Angat Dam water breaches normal high level

MANILA, Philippines — Angat Dam in Bulacan has breached its normal high water level after its elevation increased to 210.13 meters yesterday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

PAGASA said the elevation improved by 35 centimeters from the previous day’s 209.78 meters.

Angat supplies more than 90 percent of Metro Manila’s potable water needs, provides irrigation water for palay farms in Central Luzon and generates hydropower for the Luzon grid.

Aside from Angat, other dams also improved by a few centimeters including La Mesa in Quezon City, whose elevation rose from 79.41 to 79.49 meters, and Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija, which recorded 210.7 meters from 210.69 meters previously.

Ambuklao and Binga dams in Benguet as well as Caliraya in Laguna also recorded improvements in their water elevations.

Meanwhile, three dams – Ipo in Bulacan, Magat in Isabela and San Roque in Pangasinan – recorded a decrease in their elevations, PAGASA said.

Ipo’s water level fell from 100.5 to 99.81 meters, San Roque from 281.10 to 280.89 and Magat from 187.85 to 187.73 meters.