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The water level of Angat Dam falls to its minimum operating level at 180.67 meters on Thursday afternoon, July 6, 2023. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
By Claire Bernadette Mondares, Manila Times
July 7, 2023
WATER levels in several dams in the country have dropped to below normal, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Friday.
Angat dipped to 180.45 meters, slightly down from its lowest normal level of 180 meters, Pagasa said. The normal high is 210 meters.
Angat supplies 90 percent of the water supply in Metro Manila.
Meanwhile, water level at the San Roque dam dropped to 237.05 meters from its normal of 280 meters as of 6 a.m. on Friday, according to Pagasa.
Water levels at the Pantabangan and Magat dams also dropped from their normal levels at 179.60 and 165.36 meters from 226 and 190 meters respectively.
