Vietnam's largest irrigation reservoir continues to discharge water through spillway for 4 days

The discharge flow of Dau Tieng Lake is 100m3/s, the total discharge volume is 25.92 million m3.

At 6:00 a.m. on October 1, the water level of Dau Tieng Lake was at 22.9m, with the flow to the lake at about 161m3/s.

To have flood prevention capacity, proactively respond to the flood situation in the coming time, ensure safety of works, prevent and reduce floods for downstream areas, Southern Irrigation Exploitation Company Limited has started to discharge water through the spillway of Dau Tieng reservoir, phase 1 in 2024.

Time starts from 7:00 on October 1 to 7:00 on October 4; discharge flow is 100m3/s, total discharge volume is 25.92 million m3.

After this date, Southern Irrigation Exploitation Company Limited will continue to discharge and maintain the flow after the dam according to the process with a flow rate of 36m3/s.

Along with that, depending on the hydrometeorological situation in the basin, the lake water level, and the tides in the downstream of the Saigon River, the company will adjust the time and discharge flow to suit the actual situation and will notify later.

According to Lao Dong

Source: https://tienphong.vn/ho-thuy-loi-lon-nhat-viet-nam-tiep-tuc-xa-nuoc-qua-tran-trong-4-ngay-post1678138.tpo