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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 the Wilson Trail or by the Hok Tau Reservoir Family Walk. It is within the borders of Pat Sin Leng Country Park and the family trail has many barbecue sites adjacent to the reservoir. External links Reservoirs of Hong Kong (2) New Territories East (in Chinese) Reservoirs in Hong Kong Hok Tau {{HongKong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty, the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River (which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China), as well as over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau in the territory of HK. Later, after New Kowloon was defined from the area between the Boundary Street and the Kowloon Ranges spanned from Lai Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun, and the extension of the urban areas of Kowloon, New Kowloon was gradually urbanised and absorbed into Kowloon. The New Territories now comprises only the mainland north of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, through excavation, or building any number of retaining walls or levees. In other contexts, "reservoirs" may refer to storage spaces for various fluids; they may hold liquids or gasses, including hydrocarbons. ''Tank reservoirs'' store these in ground-level, elevated, or buried tanks. Tank reservoirs for water are also called cisterns. Most underground reservoirs are used to store liquids, principally either water or petroleum. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Shan River
The Tan Shan River (also known as River Jhelum, ; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Dan1san1 Ho2'') is a river in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The river originates in Ping Fung Shan near Pat Sin Leng. It flows through the Hok Tau Reservoir and Ping Che before finally emptying into the Ng Tung River near Kwan Tei. See also *List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ... References *2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''. Easy Finder Ltd. External linksRivers of Hong Kong in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Hok Tau {{HongKong-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Tung River
The Ng Tung River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2 Ho2''), also known as the River Indus, is a river in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. Tributaries of the river include the Tan Shan River and Kwan Tei River. It collects other major rivers like the Shek Sheung River and Sheung Yue River in Sheung Shui, and finally empties into the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River). See more * List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ... External links Rivers of Hong Kong in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Sheung Shui {{HK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Trail
The Wilson Trail () is a long-distance footpath in Hong Kong, 63 km of which runs through Hong Kong country parks.Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department – Wilson Trail Country and Marine Parks Authority Agriculture It was named after , who was from 1987 to 1992. The Wilson Trail was developed by |
Pat Sin Leng Country Park
Pat Sin Leng Country Park () is a country park in Hong Kong located in the northeastern New Territories. Established on 18August 1978, the country park covers of natural terrain. It comprises the Pat Sin Leng mountain range and other spurs, including Wong Leng, Ping Fung Shan, Cloudy Hill and Kwai Tau Leng. Hok Tau Reservoir and Lau Shui Heung Reservoir are also within the country park. Ecology The catchment forests are habitats for avian species such as crested bulbul, Chinese bulbul, hwamei, Oriental magpie robin, Chinese francolin, Japanese quail, common kingfisher, European magpie, crested myna and crows. Also dwelling in woodlands are mammals like Malayan porcupine, Chinese pangolin, masked palm civet, leopard cat and common muntjac. Lau Shui Heung Reservoir is rimmed by Peking willow and Fortune's keteleeria. Spots Stages nine and ten (ending stages) of the Wilson Trail traverse the Pat Sin Leng Country Park. The section within the park leads from Cloudy Hill to Nam Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoirs In Hong Kong
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 *High Island Reservoir () *Plover Cove Reservoir () *Shing Mun Reservoirs () ** Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir () **Lower Shing Mun Reservoir () *Tai Lam Chung Reservoir () Kowloon *Kowloon Group of Reservoirs () ** Kowloon Reservoir () ** Kowloon Byewash Reservoir () **Kowloon Reception Reservoir () **Shek Lei Pui Reservoir () Hong Kong Island * Aberdeen Reservoirs () ** Aberdeen Upper Reservoir () ** Aberdeen Lower Reservoir () *Pok Fu Lam Reservoir () *Tai Tam Reservoirs () **Tai Tam U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
