Ten towns in Pangasinan province were alerted after the San Roque Dam reached its spilling level, reports said Wednesday.

A radio dzMM report said the water level at the San Roque Dam in San Manuel town has reached 285 meters or five meters above its spilling level.

A separate report received by ABS-CBN Dagupan said the dam's management started releasing water early morning Wednesday and continued until 8 a.m.

Authorities said the dam's water level rose due to continuous rains over the province.

The water released from the dam will flow through water channels along the towns of San Manuel, San Nicolas, Sta. Maria, Asingan, Villasis, Tayug, Alcala, Bautista, Rosales and Bayambang.