La Mesa Dam breaches critical mark, hits 21-year low
Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:48:03 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Water level at La Mesa Dam has gone below the critical level and hit the lowest mark in 21 years, data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) showed.
As of 6 a.m. Thursday, the water level at the dam, which supplies water to Metro Manila, was at 68.74 meters, below the critical level of 69 meters.
That level is 11.41 meters below the normal level of 80.15 meters, based on the Dam Water Level Update table of the Pagasa.
The last record low of La Mesa Dam’s water level was in 1998 with 68.75 meters, Pagasa hydrologist Richard Orendain previously told INQUIRER.net.
Last Sunday, the dam’s water level already hit its lowest level in 12 years at 68.9 meters.
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