Angat Dam rises 30 meters in three weeks of rain

Angat Dam’s water level rises to 180.37 meters above sea level on Aug. 14, 2026, up nearly 30 meters from its record low of 150.55 masl on July 26, following weeks of rains brought by Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay and the southwest monsoon. — Photo by Carmela Reyes-Estrope

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — Nearly three weeks of rains brought by Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay and the southwest monsoon, or habagat, have raised Angat Dam’s water level by about 30 meters, bringing it back to its minimum operating level of 180 meters above sea level (masl) on Friday, Aug. 14.

The reservoir stood at 179.85 masl at 6 a.m. and rose to 180.37 masl by 11 a.m., according to the latest report from the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).

Just three weeks earlier, on July 26, Angat Dam reached its lowest recorded level of 150.55 masl, surpassing its previous record low of 157 masl set in June 2010.

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