Rain lessens drop in Angat water level
The Philippine Star|May 13, 2024
Rain and cloudy skies have lessened the drop in the water elevation of Angat Dam in the past two days, according to an official of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).
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Patrick Dizon, water and sewerage management department manager at the MWSS, said that from an average of 40 centimeters, the drop in the dam's water level was reduced to 30 cm per day.

As of 8 a.m. yesterday, the water level in Angat was 183.43 meters, or only .24 cm lower than its previous level of 183.67.

The dam's elevation was 28.57 meters below its normal high water level of 212, and 3.43 meters above its minimum operating level of 180 meters.

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