DAGUPAN CITY — The San Roque Dam in San Manuel town will open one its spillway gates at 5 p.m. on Saturday, according to an official of the National Power Corp. (Napocor). ADVERTISEMENTAs of 2 p.m. Saturday, San Roque Dam had a water level of 278.31 meters above sea level (masl), which is about 1.69 meters below its normal high level of 280 masl. The dam, which is downstream of the Agno River, catches the water released by the Binga Dam, which in turn catches spillage from the Ambuklao Dam in the river’s upstream. Rivero said the spillway gate would be raised to a height of half a meter to spill water at 64 cms, in addition to the turbine discharge. The gradual release of water would not cause Agno River to rise nor trigger flash floods, she said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 15, 2018 07:30 UTC