Updated daily · 08:00 bulletin · As of 5 Nov 2026, 8:00 AM
Angat Dam is at 208.79 m — 1.21 m below full.
Not a shortage story this week. The reservoir is 10.09 m above its rule curve for early November and rose 2 cm in the last 24 hours. The level that would start affecting Metro Manila's water supply — the 180 m minimum operating level — is 28.79 m below today's reading.
Water level today
208.79 m
Read at 08:00, 5 Nov 2026
Change in 24 hours
+0.02 m
From 208.77 m on 4 Nov
From full (210.00 m)
−1.21 m
99.4% of normal high level
Above rule curve (198.70 m)
+10.09 m
Rule curve set by PAGASA
Angat Dam is at 208.79 metres, between the 150.55 metre record low and the 210 metre normal high water level, 10.09 metres above the 198.7 metre rule curve.
What it means for you
Full now, but watch the dry season
Angat supplies most of Metro Manila's tap water. A full reservoir in November is a good buffer — the risk is how fast it drains from March.
Your household
No need to store water yet.
Pressure cuts only follow when the level falls toward 180 m. Until then, normal use is fine. If your barangay already runs low pressure in the evening, a one-day reserve is still sensible.
The number to watch
180 m is the trigger line.
At 180 m — the minimum operating level — MWSS usually trims allocation and night-time pressure drops. Today is 28.79 m above it.
How fresh
A new reading every morning.
PAGASA posts an 08:00 dam bulletin daily, with the previous day's level for comparison. This page is rebuilt from that table.
Questions
Angat, answered
Short answers, with the figure and the date it applies to.
Is Angat Dam low right now?
No. At 208.79 m on 5 November it is 1.21 m below its 210.00 m normal high level and 10.09 m above the rule curve for this point in the year.
At what level does Metro Manila's water get cut?
The commonly cited trigger is the 180 m minimum operating level, when allocation is usually reduced and night-time pressure falls. That figure is a press-reported threshold, not a PAGASA table value.
Why does the page say 210 m and not 212 m?
PAGASA's own dam table lists a normal high water level of 210.00 m, and its −1.21 m deviation is calculated from that. Press reports quote “210 to 212 m”, which is where the 212 comes from.
How often does this page change?
Daily. PAGASA publishes a dam bulletin at 08:00 and this page is rebuilt from it, including the previous day's reading so the change is visible.
Sources
PAGASA · Dam water level update
Today's level, previous day, normal high level, rule curve
Manila Bulletin, Philstar · threshold reporting
160 m critical level and 180 m minimum operating level, both attributed to PAGASA and NWRB
Inquirer · record low context
150.55 m low on 26 July 2026, used only to scale the chart
