Ambuklao, Binga, Magat dams open gates to release water

Three dams in Luzon had some of their gates open on Saturday morning to release water, data from PAGASA showed.

Ambuklao Dam in Benguet opened three gates at 1.5 meter, discharging water at 165 cubic meters per second (cms).

At 8 a.m. on Saturday, Ambuklao Dam's reservoir water level (RWL) was at 751.51 meters, near the 752-meter spilling level.

Binga Dam, also in Benguet, had four gates open on Saturday morning at 2.0 meters, discharging 257.78 cms of water.

Its RWL was at 574.76 meters at 8 a.m., less than a meter away from the dam's 575-meter spilling level.

Meanwhile, Magat Dam in Isabela and Ifugao had three gates open at 5.0 m on Saturday morning.

It was discharging water at 1,273.44 cms.

At 8 a.m., Magat Dam's RWL was at 190.61 m, which is above the dam's spilling level of 190 meters.

PAGASA said the trough of Tropical Depression Lannie will bring rains over Cagayan Valley on Saturday.

Lannie exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 8 a.m., PAGASA said. —KG, GMA Integrated News