La Mesa Dam level hits lowest point in 12 years

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:52:39 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — La Mesa Dam hit a record low water level for 2019 and also its lowest in 12 years, measured at 69.02 meters as of 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.

That level is 11.13 meters below the normal high water level of 80.15 meters, as shown in the Dam Water Level Update table of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Last Friday, the dam hit its lowest level in 12 years, measured at 69.16 meters, which was 10.99 meters lower than the normal high water level of 80.15 meters.

On Saturday, as of 6:00 a.m., the La Mesa Dam level was at 69.10, which means it had gone down by 0.08 in 24 hours.

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A graph at the PAGASA website shows that the current 69.02 meters is lower than the levels recorded on the same date in the previous two years — around 79 meters in 2017 and around 76 meters in 2018.

The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir in Quezon City is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa system — the major source of water for Metro Manila.

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has already appealed to consumers to use water wisely, especially with the onset of El Niño this year.

Last Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, Manila Water had a sudden interruption in its service, affecting several barangays in Quezon City, Mandaluyong, San Juan, and Pasig.

Meanwhile, Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan also went below normal level as of 6: a.m. on Sunday, measured at 200.97 meters, which is 11.03 meters below its normal high water level of 212 meters.

A day before, as of 6:00 a.m., Angat Dam had a level of 201.27 meters, which means that its level had gone down by 0.30 meters in the last 24 hours.

On the other hand, Ipo Dam, which is also in Norzagaray, Bulacan, showed a steady water level of 101.03 meters in the last 24 hours. That level is slightly higher than its normal high water level of 101 meters. /atm

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