Angat Dam continues to fall below critical water level despite habagat

MANILA, Philippines — As heavy rainfall prevails across the country due to the southwest monsoon, or habagat, Angat Dam continues to fall below the 160-meter critical water level, the state weather bureau reported.

As of July 11, the Angat Dam, major water source of Metro Manila, recorded 156.10 meters above sea level (masl), according to the data released by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

It dropped 0.27 meters from Friday’s 156.37 masl.

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The dam’s water level has been plummeting by as much as half a meter daily, data from the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed.

The water reservoir’s normal high-water elevation during the rainy season is 210 masl, while 212 masl during the dry season.

The critical watershed was said to replenish by the second or third week of July due to monsoon rains, Pagasa reported during its June climate forum.

In a weather advisory for Saturday, around 50 to 100 millimeters of rain is forecast over several areas in Luzon, including in Bulacan, where the dam is located. /jpv

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