{"id":277525,"date":"2020-12-03T06:15:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T11:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=277525"},"modified":"2025-01-09T14:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:15:09","slug":"magat-dam-to-continue-spilling-ops-for-whole-of-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/03\/magat-dam-to-continue-spilling-ops-for-whole-of-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Magat Dam to continue spilling ops for whole of December"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The successive onslaught of TCs since October this year helped raise the water level in Magat Dam. (File Photo By Handtell – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Magat Dam in Northern Luzon may continue spilling excess water for the whole of December.<\/p>\n

In an interview Thursday, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hydrologist Richard Orendain said this is to prevent the dam from reaching a dangerous water level that may cause structural damage.<\/p>\n

This came as rains brought by various weather systems continue to increase the dam’s water level.<\/p>\n

“This month, Magat may not yet close its gate to stop releasing water,” he said.<\/p>\n

For December this year, PAGASA forecasts around 240 millimeters of rain in the basin where Magat Dam is.<\/p>\n

“That’s a lot of rain,” he said.<\/p>\n

Tropical cyclones (TCs), northeast monsoon or ‘amihan’, and other weather systems can bring such rain, he noted.<\/p>\n

Above-normal rainfall is possible this December in Northern Luzon and other parts of the country, PAGASA also said.<\/p>\n

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The successive onslaught of TCs since October this year helped raise the water level in Magat Dam.<\/p>\n

The release of Magat’s excess water contributed to flooding that ravaged areas in Cagayan Valley in November.<\/p>\n

PAGASA reported Magat’s 6 a.m. water level at 189.09 meters on Thursday, just 3.91 meters below the 193 meters spilling or normal high water level of this facility.<\/p>\n

Orendain noted Magat fills up easily since it’s a small dam in a large basin.<\/p>\n

The dam receives a lot of the basin’s runoff, he noted.<\/p>\n

According to PAGASA hydrologist Sheila Schneider, Magat Dam last opened its gate on Nov.<\/p>\n

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9 this year to release excess water in preparation for the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.<\/p>\n

Magat Dam hasn’t yet stopped releasing water since then, she noted.<\/p>\n

PAGASA said Magat Dam’s spilling operation is still in progress as of 6 a.<\/p>\n

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m. Thursday, with one gate open at a height of 1.00 meter to release excess water.<\/p>\n

However, the dam was releasing more excess water 24 hours earlier with one gate open at a height of 2.00 meters.<\/p>\n

“Even if Magat closes the gate, there is a big chance such dam will reopen it this month to resume releasing water,” Orendain said.<\/p>\n

He earlier forecast Magat to be operating at full capacity by the end of December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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