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Magat Dam is a large rock-fill dam in the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The dam is located along the Magat River, a major tributary of the Cagayan River. The construction of the dam started in 1975 and was completed in 1982. It is one of the largest dams in the Philippines.
Man-yi generated 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain in northern Luzon over a 24-hour period, prompting the National Irrigation Administration to open six gates of the Magat Dam after it recorded an water inflow of 8,700 cubic meters per second, which was higher than the 7,100 cms recorded during Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) in 2020. [90]
As the Magat Dam approached its spilling point, all seven of its gates were opened to prevent dam failure, which overflowed the Cagayan River and caused widespread floods in Cagayan and Isabela. After entering the South China Sea, Vamco further intensified until it reached its brief peak as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon.
Two spillways in the Magat Dam were left open as a precaution. [32] Authorities advised people evacuated due to previous typhoons Yinxing (Marce) and Toraji (Nika) not to return home. [33] The DILG advised officials in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera Administrative Region to prepare resources for the storm. [34]
[60] [61] The Magat Dam left one of its spillways open as a precaution. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The government of Albay also prepared for the possible impacts of Kong-rey. [ 64 ] The Office of Civil Defense estimated that between 2.5 million and 5 million people could be impacted by Kong-rey in the Ilocos Region , Cagayan Valley , Cordillera ...
The Magat River is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon with a total length of 226 kilometres (140 mi). It originates in the Nueva Vizcaya municipality of Aritao , where the Santa Fe River joins the Marang .
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On September 24, the Magat Dam began discharging excess water at a rate of 200 cubic centimetres (12 cu in) per second in preparation for the storm. [49] [50] [51] The PAGASA also began raising Signal No. 2 in parts of Isabela, Aurora, and the Polillo Islands.