Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km² of
Hong Kong. There is plenty of space for small
reservoirs in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide
valleys suitable for water storage. However, the larger reservoirs, i.e. High Island Reservoir and Plover Cove Reservoir, were built differently. Dams were built where the reservoir's edge was proposed to be, sea water was drained out and replaced with fresh water.
Drinking-water reservoirs
New Territories
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High Island Reservoir ()
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Plover Cove Reservoir
Plover Cove Reservoir, located within Plover Cove Country Park, in the northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. It is the world's first freshwater coastal ...
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Shing Mun Reservoirs ()
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Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir
Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in Shing Mun, the area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin, in the New Territories.
History
Several hundreds years ago, the area around the reservoir was a dense forest with very few in ...
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Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
Lower Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir outside Shing Mun Country Park and the downstream of the dam of the Shing Mun Reservoir in the Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Two vehicular bridges span over the valley between the Shing Mun Reservo ...
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Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir is a reservoir in Tai Lam Country Park, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir is the first reservoir built in Hong Kong after the Second World War. The construction work of the reservoi ...
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Kowloon
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Kowloon Group of Reservoirs
The Kowloon Group of Reservoirs is located in the Kam Shan Country Park, north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. They include:
* Kowloon Reservoir
* Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
* Kowloon Reception Reservoir (Eption Reservoir)
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Kowloon Reservoir
Kowloon Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located within the Kam Shan Country Park. The total water storage capacity is 353 million gallons and the total cost of construction was ...
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Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
The Kowloon Group of Reservoirs is located in the Kam Shan Country Park, north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. They include:
* Kowloon Reservoir
* Kowloon Byewash Reservoir
* Kowloon Reception Reservoir (Eption Reservoir)
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Kowloon Reception Reservoir
Kowloon Reception Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The Kowloon Reception Reservoir Jogging Trail, a circular route measuring 1.6 km long, surround ...
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Shek Lei Pui Reservoir
Shek Lei Pui Reservoir is a reservoir in Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs. The total water storage capacity is 116 million gallons.
Formerly the site of Shek Lei Pui Villa ...
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Hong Kong Island
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Aberdeen Reservoirs ()
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Aberdeen Upper Reservoir
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Aberdeen Lower Reservoir ()
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Pok Fu Lam Reservoir ()
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Tai Tam Reservoirs
The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the area ...
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Tai Tam Upper Reservoir
The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the area ...
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Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir, part of the Tai Tam Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Tai Tam Country Park, Tai Tam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and has a water storage capacity of 22.4 million gallons. The reservoir was completed in 1904.
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Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir, part of the Tai Tam Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Tai Tam Country Park, Tai Tam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and has a water storage capacity of 19.6 million gallons. The reservoir was completed in 1907.
The re ...
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Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir
The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the area ...
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Wong Nai Chung Reservoir
Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park is a park and artificial lake in the Wong Nai Chung Gap, Wong Nai Chung, Hong Kong, located near Hong Kong Parkview. It was formerly Wong Nai Chung Reservoir (), a closed reservoir in Hong Kong.
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Lantau Island
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Discovery Bay Reservoir
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愉景灣水塘)
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Shek Pik Reservoir
Shek Pik Reservoir () is a reservoir in Shek Pik on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Built between 1957 and 1963, it has a storage capacity of 24 million cubic metres and is the third largest reservoir in Hong Kong after High Island Reservoir and Pl ...
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Irrigation reservoirs
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Ho Pui Reservoir
Ho Pui Reservoir () is an irrigation reservoir in Hong Kong, managed by Water Supplies Department.
The water of the Ho Pui Reservoir is used for irrigating agricultural lands in the northwest New Territories.
The Ho Pui Reservoir Family Walk ha ...
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Hok Tau Reservoir
Hok Tau Reservoir is a small S-shaped reservoir situated in the northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. The Tan Shan River flows through the reservoir and eventually empties into the Ng Tung River. The reservoir can be accessed by Stage 9 of ...
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Hung Shui Hang Reservoir ()
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Inspiration Lake
The Inspiration Lake (), officially known as The Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre (), is a 12-hectare artificial lake located in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. The lake, opened on 16 August 2005, was created as part ...
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Lam Tei Reservoir ()
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Lau Shui Heung Reservoir
Lau Shui Heung Reservoir, built in 1968 as part of the Plover Cove Reservoir engineering programme, is a reservoir located within the boundary of Pat Sin Leng Country Park in the eastern part of North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, lo ...
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Sham Tseng Settlement Basin ()
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Shap Long Reservoir ()
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Tsing Tam Reservoirs Tsing may refer to:
*Jing (disambiguation)
*Jin (disambiguation)
*Qing (disambiguation)
*Qin (disambiguation)
*Ching (disambiguation)
*Chin (disambiguation)
*Tsin (disambiguation)
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Tsing Tam Upper Reservoir Tsing may refer to:
* Jing (disambiguation)
* Jin (disambiguation)
*Qing (disambiguation)
* Qin (disambiguation)
* Ching (disambiguation)
* Chin (disambiguation)
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*Mace (unit), known in Hong Kong as Tsin
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Tsing Tam Lower Reservoir Tsing may refer to:
*Jing (disambiguation)
* Jin (disambiguation)
*Qing (disambiguation)
* Qin (disambiguation)
* Ching (disambiguation)
* Chin (disambiguation)
*Tsin (disambiguation) Tsin may refer to:
*Mace (unit), known in Hong Kong as Tsin
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Wong Nai Tun Reservoir ()
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Kwu Tung Reservoir ()
Flushing-water reservoirs
*Ma Yau Tong Reservoir (
馬游塘水塘)
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Jordan Valley Reservoir () - closed in late 1970s.
See also
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Water supply in Hong Kong
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Conservation in Hong Kong
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List of dams and reservoirs
The following is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country.
Africa
Algeria
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# Keddara Dam
# Koudiat Acerdoune Dam
# Meraldene Dam
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References
*This article draws information from the
corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.
*2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''.
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External links
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