Angat Dam rebounds to 200m after historic low
Angat Dam’s water level rose to 200m on Monday, up from its record low of 150.42m a month earlier, the Philippine weather bureau said.
Source: BusinessWorld Philippines · August 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM · AI-assisted report
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ANGAT DAM, PHILIPPINES, METRO MANILA, 31 AUGUST 2026 —
Angat Dam’s water level rose to 200m on Monday, up from its record low of 150.42m a month earlier, the Philippine weather bureau said.
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The state forecaster, PAGASA, reported the dam climbed 2.2m in the past 24 hours to 200.20m at 8:00 a.m., ending a prolonged decline that had seen it drop 49.58m since July 25.
Sustained southwest monsoon rains, amplified by tropical cyclones, have lifted the reservoir nearly 50m in the last month. Rosalie C. Pagulayan, PAGASA assistant weather services chief, said saturated soils in the watershed now send rainfall directly into the dam.
Angat Dam provides over 90% of Metro Manila’s water. PAGASA cautioned that a forecast Super El Niño by year-end could reduce rainfall and tighten supplies.