Mount Emily Reservoir
Mount Emily Reservoir was a reservoir originally designed to bring water supply to the town of Singapore. It was in operation from 1878 until it was not required with the completion of Fort Canning Reservoir in 1929. It was converted into a swimming pool and was reopened in 1931. History The reservoir was located in what is modern day Mount Emily Park, located in District 9, next to Istana and close to the areas known as Little India and Bugis. The location contained a pumping station which was built in 1878, with the British government building two service reservoirs in the 1880s. Each had a holding capacity of one million gallons which were replaced by a 30 million storage reservoir at Fort Canning in 1929. The reservoir was also a resort area, surrounded by a park and playground which provided a view of the town. The reservoir became unused beginning in 1929 with the completion of Fort Canning Reservoir which supplied water to the town. In 1929, the Singapore Municipal Commiss ...
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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 ...
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Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ...
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Fort Canning Reservoir
The following is a list of service reservoirs in Singapore. There are currently 9 service reservoirs operating in Singapore which are used to store potable water. Changi Creek Reservoir Changi Creek Reservoir is a small service reservoir located to the north of Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore. The reservoir supplements and provides backup water supply for the airport. It was formed by damming the headwaters of a small river, Changi Creek, which empties into Sungei Changi and thence into the Serangoon Harbour. Rainfall from the runways and surrounding green areas is collected in the nearby South End Reservoir. Changi Creek Reservoir is used to balance flows during incoming tides and high rainfall. Fort Canning Service Reservoir The Fort Canning Service Reservoir (Chinese: 福康宁备水池) is an underground reservoir located on top of Fort Canning Hill in Singapore. Construction of the reservoir began on 1 April 1927 on the former site of a large artillery barracks ...
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Mount Emily Park
Mount Emily Park covers 3.1 hectares in Singapore. The park is located in District 9, next to Istana and close to the areas known as Little India and Bugis. It contains a stand of mature trees, which serve to moderate the climate in nearby areas. See also * Mount Emily Reservoir Mount Emily Reservoir was a reservoir originally designed to bring water supply to the town of Singapore. It was in operation from 1878 until it was not required with the completion of Fort Canning Reservoir in 1929. It was converted into a swimmi ... References Mount Emily Parkat National Parks Board Places in Singapore Parks in Singapore Newton, Singapore {{singapore-geo-stub ...
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Little India, Singapore
Little India ( ta, லிட்டில் இந்தியா) is an ethnic district in Singapore. It is located east of the Singapore River – across from Chinatown, located west of the river – and north of Kampong Glam. Both areas are part of the urban planning area of Rochor. Little India is commonly known as ''Tekka'' in the Indian Singaporean community. History Little India is distinct from the Chulia Kampong area, which, under the Raffles Plan of Singapore, was originally a division of colonial-era Singapore where ethnic Indian immigrants would reside under the plan's outline of the formation of ethnic enclaves. However, as Chulia Kampong became more crowded and competition for land escalated, many ethnic Indians emigrants moved into what is now known as Little India. (The Chulia Kampong district no longer exists as a distinct area.) The Little India area is reported to have developed around a former settlement for Indian convicts. Its location along the Serango ...
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Bugis Street
Bugis (Kampong Bugis in Malay) is an area in Singapore that covers Bugis Street now located within the Bugis Junction shopping mall. Bugis Street was renowned internationally from the 1950s to the 1980s for its nightly gathering of transvestites and transsexuals, a phenomenon that made it one of Singapore's most notable destinations for foreign visitors during that period. In the mid-1980s, Bugis Street underwent major urban redevelopment into a retail complex of modern shopping malls, restaurants and nightspots mixed with regulated back-alley roadside vendors. Underground digging to construct the Bugis MRT station prior to that also caused the upheaval and termination of the nightly transgender sex bazaar culture, marking the end of a colourful and unique era in Singapore's history. Today, the original Bugis Street is now a cobblestoned, relatively wide avenue sandwiched between the buildings of the Bugis Junction shopping complex. On the other hand, the lane presently toute ...
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Municipal Commission Of Singapore
The Municipal Commission of Singapore was a body created in 1887 by the British colonial government to replace the Municipal Committee that was created in June 1848. The role of the commission was to manage key services for the Town of Singapore, such as utilities, water services and urban planning. The body had commission board members internally elected but ceased from 1913 until 1949, after which it acted like a quasi-municipal government until the City Council of Singapore was created in 1951. Background The commission elections took place in 1949 and 1950 with six divisions: * City * East * North * Rochore * South * West References History of Singapore Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

List Of Dams And Reservoirs In Singapore
The following is a list of reservoirs in Singapore. There are a currently 17 reservoirs which are designated as national water catchment areas and are managed by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore. Reservoirs *located in SAF restricted zones Reservoirs that are currently in service Reservoirs that are no longer in service * Mount Emily Reservoir * Keppel Hill Reservoir References {{Asia topic, List of lakes of Singapore Dams Reservoirs 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 control ...

Reservoirs In Singapore
The following is a list of reservoirs in Singapore. There are a currently 17 reservoirs which are designated as national water catchment areas and are managed by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore. Reservoirs *located in SAF restricted zones Reservoirs that are currently in service Reservoirs that are no longer in service * Mount Emily Reservoir * Keppel Hill Reservoir References {{Asia topic, List of lakes of Singapore Dams Reservoirs 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 control ...