Shenzhen 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

Luohu District Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, China, located north of the New Territories of Hong Kong, east of Futian District, southeast of Longgang District, southwest of Pingshan District, and west of Yantian District. It is one of the oldest p ...

, in southeastern

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

in the

southern China Northern China () and Southern China () are two approximate regions that display certain differences in terms of their geography, demographics, economy, and culture. Extent The Qinling–Daba Mountains serve as the transition zone between ...

. Shenzhen Reservoir is the largest

man-made lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from t ...

in Shenzhen. It belongs to the first grade water source protection area () and is part of Shenzhen's water supply network. The reservoir's drainage basin covers about 65 km² of urban and forested land in southern Guangdong province. Shenzen reservoir watershed

The reservoir borders Donghu Park and Fairy Lake Botanical Garden and drains the western slope of

Mount Wutong Wutong Mountain (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2san1'') is a mountain located near the border of Luohu and Yantian in Shenzhen, China. At 943.7m, it is the tallest mountain in Shenzhen. The mountain is also source of the Shenzhen River. Wutong Mou ...

. The reservoir discharges into

Sham Chun River The Sham Chun River or Shenzhen River () serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and mainland China, together with Deep Bay, Mirs Bay, and the Sha Tau Kok River. It formed a part of the limit of the lease of the New Territories in ...

, the natural border between

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

and

Mainland China "Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...

, together with the Sha Tau Kok River.

History

Shenzhen Reservoir was built in March 1965 for

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and

drinking water Drinking water or potable water is water that is safe for ingestion, either when drunk directly in liquid form or consumed indirectly through food preparation. It is often (but not always) supplied through taps, in which case it is also calle ...

purposes.

Public access

Shenzhen reservoir is open to the public from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm every day. Shenzhen Reservoir is a popular recreation area for hiking and tourism. Nearby attractions include Donghu Park and Fairy Lake Botanical Garden.

Transportation

Take bus No. 3, 17, 23, 29, 211, 308, 320, 351 to Shuiku Bus Stop ().

References

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