Acre River retreats and reaches 12.12 meters this Friday

Rio Acre

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Monitoring in Rio Branco recorded a change of scenery in the last few hours. After an upward trend observed last night, Thursday (2), when the spring reached the mark of 13.10 meters at 9 pm, the first official measurement this Friday, April 3, showed a significant decline in water volume.

According to data from the Municipal Civil Defense collected at 6am, the level of the Acre River dropped to 12,12 metros. The previous measurement, carried out at 6pm yesterday, had recorded 12.98 meters, showing an oscillation that, for now, moves the water source away from critical overflow areas.

Rainfall Indices

The volume of rainfall accumulated in the last 24 hours was 2,65 mman index considered low and which contributed to the stabilization and subsequent drop in the river level in the capital. In the previous day’s measurement, the accumulated amount recorded was 1.20 mm.

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Even with the low tide signaled, monitoring authorities remain under observation. It is worth remembering that the alert level in Rio Branco it is 13.50 meters, while the transshipment level The point at which the waters begin to reach the first residences is set at 14.00 meters.

Variation in the level of the Acre River is common during this period of the year and directly depends on the volume of precipitation at the headwaters of the source and its main tributaries.