The Jus Reservoir ( ms, Takungan Jus) is a
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 contro ...
in
Jasin District
Jasin District is one of the three administrative district in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tangkak District of Johor to the east, Tampin District of Negeri Sembilan to the north and Alor Gajah District and Melaka Tengah District to the west. Th ...
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Melaka
Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has bee ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
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History
The construction of the dam and reservoir started in 2000 to address the water needs of Malacca. The reservoir and the dam started its operation in 2003.
Geography
The dam is capable of storing 43 billion litres of water over an area of 5.5 km
2 in an overall area of 23 km
2. The raw water supply for the reservoir is channeled from
Durian Tunggal Reservoir
The Durian Tunggal Reservoir ( ms, Takungan Durian Tunggal) is a reservoir in Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca, serving as its main source of water supply to residents. It has a capacity of with inflow from Malacca River.
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Kesang River
The Kesang River ( ms, Sungai Kesang) is the border river between Johor and Malacca states in the nation of Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and fe ...
and
Batang Melaka River. The water from the reservoir goes to the water treatment facilities in
Merlimau
Merlimau is a mukim and town in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia. Politically, it is situated in the parliament constituency of P139 Jasin, and state constituency of N27 Merlimau, which consists of seven ballot box areas, namely Ayer Merbau, ...
and
Durian Tunggal
Durian Tunggal is a mukim and town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, which is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Hang Tuah Jaya.
Education
* Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Main campus)
* Skill-Tech Institute
* SMK D ...
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See also
*
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 numerou ...
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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
* Morten Village
* Portuguese Settlement
Convention centres
* Malacca Inter ...
References
2003 establishments in Malaysia
Geography of Malacca
Reservoirs in Malaysia
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