The consecutive heavy downpour for northern Taiwan over the weekend brought over millions of tons of rainwater to Feitsui Reservoir, ensuring a continuous supply of water to the greater Taipei area through February 2018
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/10/16
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–The combination of strong winds from nearby Typhoon Khanun
The consecutive heavy downpour for northern Taiwan over the weekend brought over millions of tons of rainwater to Feitsui Reservoir.
and northeast winds resulted in consecutive heavy downpour for northern Taiwan over the weekend, bringing over millions of tons of rainwater to Feitsui Reservoir that ensures a continuous supply of water to the greater Taipei area through February 2018, according to a news release issued by the Feitsui Reservoir Administration (FRA) on Sunday.
According to the FRA, the reservoir now has roughly 319 million tons of water, which reaches 95.12 percent of its effective storage capacity.
Between October 10 and 6 p.m. on October 15, the reservoir reported receiving 538 millimeters of accumulated rainfall in the catchment area, the FRA said.
As of 6 p.m. on October 15, the water level of the reservoir reached 168.27 meters, the FRA said, adding that compared to the same period in previous years, the water level is roughly 7.5 meters higher than the average level of 160.77 meters.
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