Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km² of
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. There is plenty of space for small
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 ...
s in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...
s 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
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High Island Reservoir
The High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water scarcity, water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic ...
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Plover Cove Reservoir
Plover Cove Reservoir, located within Plover Cove Country Park, in the northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. It is the world's first freshwater coastal ...
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Shing Mun Reservoir
Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in Shing Mun, the area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin, in the New Territories.
History
Several hundreds years ago, the area around the reservoir was a dense forest with very few in ...
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Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir ()
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Lower Shing Mun Reservoir ()
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Tai Lam Chung Reservoir ()
Kowloon
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Kowloon Group of Reservoirs ()
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Kowloon Reservoir ()
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Kowloon Byewash Reservoir ()
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Kowloon Reception Reservoir ()
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Shek Lei Pui Reservoir ()
Hong Kong Island
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Aberdeen Reservoirs ()
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Aberdeen Upper Reservoir ()
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Aberdeen Lower Reservoir ()
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Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, formerly known as the Pokefulum Reservoir, is the first reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in a valley in Pok Fu Lam.
History
Before the completion of the reservoir in 1863, the people in the city got their water by ...
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Tai Tam Reservoirs ()
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Tai Tam Upper Reservoir
The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the area ...
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Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir ()
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Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir ()
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Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir ()
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Wong Nai Chung Reservoir ()
Lantau Island
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Discovery Bay Reservoir (
愉景灣水塘)
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Shek Pik Reservoir
Shek Pik Reservoir () is a reservoir in Shek Pik on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Built between 1957 and 1963, it has a storage capacity of 24 million cubic metres and is the third largest reservoir in Hong Kong after High Island Reservoir and P ...
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Irrigation reservoirs
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Ho Pui Reservoir ()
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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 ...
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Hung Shui Hang Reservoir
Hung Shui Hang Reservoir (also known as Tan Kwai Hang Reservoir or Hung Shui Hang Irrigation Reservoir) is a reservoir located to the north of Kau Keng Shan, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the northwestern edge of Tai ...
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Inspiration Lake ()
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Lam Tei Reservoir
Lam Tei Reservoir (also known as Lo Fu Hang Reservoir or Lam Tei Irrigation Reservoir) is a funnel-shaped reservoir located at the back hill of Lingnan University in Fu Tei, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong with an area of 17,000 m2 and a water storage cap ...
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Lau Shui Heung Reservoir ()
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Sham Tseng Settlement Basin ()
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Shap Long Reservoir
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Tsing Tam Reservoirs ()
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Tsing Tam Upper Reservoir ()
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Tsing Tam Lower Reservoir ()
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Wong Nai Tun Reservoir ()
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Kwu Tung Reservoir ()
Flushing-water reservoirs
*Ma Yau Tong Reservoir (
馬游塘水塘)
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Jordan Valley Reservoir () - closed in late 1970s.
See also
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Water supply in Hong Kong
Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong is characterised by water import, reservoirs and treatment infrastructure. Though multiple measures were made throughout its history, providing an adequate water supply for Hong Kong has met with numerous c ...
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Conservation in Hong Kong
Out of the total 1,092 km2 of Hong Kong land, three-quarters is countryside, with various landscapes including beaches, woodlands, and mountain ranges being found within the small territory. Most of Hong Kong's parks have abundant natural di ...
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List of dams and reservoirs
References
*This article draws information from the
corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.
*2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''.
Easy Finder Ltd.
External links
Waterworks of a CenturyReservoirs of Hong Kong- in Chinese
{{Reservoirs of Hong Kong
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 ...
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Reservoirs, Hong Kong