Upper Seletar Reservoir (, Chinese: 实里达蓄水池上段) is

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

's third impounding

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 ...

, after MacRitchie Reservoir and Peirce Reservoir (now the

Upper Peirce Reservoir Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Chinese: 贝雅士蓄水池上段) is Singapore's fourth reservoir. The 6-hectare Upper Peirce Reservoir Park overlooks the Upper Peirce Reservoir. History Originally known as the Kallang River Reservoir, Singapore's sec ...

and the

Lower Peirce Reservoir The Lower Peirce Reservoir (Simplified Chinese, Chinese: 贝雅士蓄水池下段 Malay language, Malay: ''Takungan Air Lower Peirce'') is one of the oldest Water reservoir, reservoirs in Singapore. It is located near MacRitchie Reservoir and Up ...

). It is located within the

Central Water Catchment The Central Water Catchment, also known as the Central Catchment Area, is a designated Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and one of the two main water catchments of Singapore. The country's main reservoirs—MacRitchie Reservoir, MacR ...

area of Singapore island.

History

Upper Seletar Reservoir was formerly known as the ''Seletar Reservoir'', before the completion of the

Lower Seletar Reservoir Lower Seletar Reservoir ( Chinese: 实里达蓄水池下段 ; ) is a reservoir located in the northern part of Singapore in the Lower Seletar subzone, located in Yishun New Town. The reservoir has a surface area of 3.6 km², and a capaci ...

near Nee Soon, formed by the

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

ming up of the

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of Seletar River, in 1986. The Seletar Reservoir was built to meet the surge in water demand after

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. Built while D. J. Murnane was Municipal Water Engineer, a contemporary description of the project scope and construction in 1939 is included in the footnote. The construction work was overseen by Murnane's deputy F. G. Hill. It was completed in 1940 and officially opened on 10 August 1969 by Princess Alexandra.

Highlights

The Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, formerly known as Seletar Reservoir Park, covers a large expanse of open space on the eastern side of the reservoir. The 15-

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, square metres (), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. ...

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was completed in 1973. It features a viewing

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, and is a frequent venue for joggers, walkers and

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enthusiasts. Formerly, Hash Harriers and

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s visited the Upper Seletar Reservoir Park as well. The

Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. It is operated by the Mandai Wildl ...

, formerly known as Singapore Zoological Gardens, the Night Safari and the Mandai

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Garden are located on the margins of the Upper Seletar Reservoir. It is said there are crocodiles currently living in the reservoir, however no concrete evidence have been found, as all past reports were based on eyewitnesses accounts. Nonetheless, signboards with "Beware of Crocodile" have been placed along various locations at the sides of the reservoir.

References

*Norman Edwards and Peter Keys (1996), ''Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets and Places'', Times Books International,

External links

National Parks Board, Singapore
{{Parks in Singapore Reservoirs in Singapore Parks in Singapore Central Water Catchment Singapore Zoo

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