PAGASA: Angat Dam water seen to hit critical level by end-April

Angat Dam water is expected to hit its critical level by the end of April, a PAGASA hydrologist said Sunday.

“Kinikwenta natin, aabutin siya ng mga halos katapusan pa ng Abril. Bababa siya doon sa kanyang critical level,” PAGASA hydrologist Danny Flores said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.

LIVE sa DZBB: Panayam kay @dost_pagasa Hydrologist Danny Flores, kaugnay ng pinakahuling monitoring sa mga dam.https://t.co/wDI0h6M4O9

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) March 23, 2019

Angat Dam’s water level has been declining since the onset of the dry spell. On Sunday morning, it fell to 195.91 meters from its normal high water level (NHWL) of 212.00 meters.

The dam supplies 96 percent of Metro Manila's water need.

Due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, the country is experiencing less rainfall, resulting in the decline of water levels in several dams.

Water levels in various Luzon dams as of 6 a.m. Sunday recorded declines relative to their NHWL as follows:

• Ipo - 101.01 meters : NHWL 101 meters
• La Mesa -  68.60m : NHWL 80.15m
• Ambuklao - 749.15m : NHWL 752m
• Binga - 571.77 m : NHWL 575m
• San Roque -  261.70 m : NHWL 280m
• Pantabangan -  201.23m : NHWL 221m
• Magat - 164.84m : NHWL 190m
• Caliraya -  286.09 meters

PAGASA on Friday announced the start of dry season. —Joviland Rita/LBG/KG, GMA News