Angat Dam (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitored the level of Angat Dam at 215.90 meters as of 9 a.m., which is higher by 2.3 meters from last Sunday’s 213.60 meters.
Moreover, Angat Dam’s level is currently 3.90 meters above its 212.0 meters normal high water level.
To protect its integrity and structure, Angat Dam started to release 289 cubic meters per second of excess water around 9 a.m.
Most of the water discharged from Angat Dam goes to Ipo Dam, which has a current water level of 99.90 meters.
Ipo Dam’s normal high water level is 101 meters.