Binga, Magat, Ipo dams open gates amid rains from Quinta

At least three dams in Luzon opened their gates to release water amid heavy rains from Typhoon Quinta.

At 6 a.m., Binga Dam in Benguet had one gate open at 0.3 meters.

Magat Dam in Isabela meanwhile had two gates open at 3 meters.

Ipo Dam in Bulacan meanwhile released water before dawn on Monday.

At 1:45 a.m., the water discharge at Ipo Dam was increased to 158 cm with overflow of 2721 cm, PAGASA said.

Ipo Dam Situationer #2 as of 2:30AM , 26 October 2020 pic.twitter.com/jKh5vDGU04

— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) October 25, 2020

The water level in all the other dams went up as of 6 a.m. due to rainfall from Quinta.

As of 6 a.m., here are the water level readings of the dams:

• Angat: 192.14 m
• Ipo: 101.03 m
• La Mesa: 79.32 m
• Ambuklao: 748.97 m
• Binga: 574.03 m
• San Roque: 246.93 m
• Pantabangan: 192.57 m
• Magat: 190.29 m
• Caliraya: 286.71 m

Ipo Dam at 101.03 meters is above the normal high water level of 101 meters.

Aside from Quinta, the tail-end of a frontal system will also bring moderate to heavy rains over Luzon, particularly over Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur, PAGASA said. —KG, GMA News