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The Jus Reservoir () is a
reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
located in
Jasin District Jasin District, formerly known as Southern District, is one of the three administrative Districts of Malaysia, district in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tangkak District of Johor to the east, Tampin District of Negeri Sembilan to the north and A ...
,
Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...
,
Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. It was constructed in 2000 to address the water needs of Malacca and started operation in 2003. The dam is capable of storing 43 billion litres of water over an area of 5.5 km2 in an overall area of 23 km2. The raw water supply for the reservoir is channeled from Durian Tunggal Reservoir,
Kesang River The Kesang River () is the border river between Johor and Malacca states of Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutio ...
and Batang Melaka River. The water from the reservoir goes to the water treatment facilities in Merlimau and
Durian Tunggal Durian Tunggal is a mukim and town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. 69% of the mukim () is administered by Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council, while the rest is administered by Alor Gajah Municipal Council. Education * Universiti Tekn ...
.


See also

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Geography of Malaysia The geography of Malaysia includes both the physical and the human geography of Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country made up of two major landmasses separated by water—Peninsular Malaysia to the west and East Malaysia to the east—and numer ...
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List of tourist attractions in Malacca This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia. Community * Chitty Village * Hang Tuah Village * Jonker Walk * Little India, Malacca, Little India * Morten Village * Portuguese Settlement, Malacca, Portug ...


References

2003 establishments in Malaysia Geography of Malacca Jasin District Infrastructure completed in 2003 Reservoirs in Malaysia {{Melaka-geo-stub