Reservoirs of Hong Kong
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Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km² of Hong Kong
. There is plenty of space for small reservoir
s in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide valley
s suitable for water storage. However, the larger reservoirs, i.e. High Island Reservoir and Plover Cover 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.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. There is plenty of space for small reservoir
Water reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
s in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
s suitable for water storage. However, the larger reservoirs, i.e. High Island Reservoir and Plover Cover 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.
New Territories
- High Island ReservoirHigh Island ReservoirThe High Island Reservoir , located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic metres...
(萬宜水庫) - Plover Cove ReservoirPlover Cove ReservoirPlover 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 was the first in the world to construct a lake from an arm of the ocean...
(船灣淡水湖) - Shing Mun ReservoirShing Mun ReservoirShing 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 inhabitants...
s (城門水塘)- Shing Mun (Jubilee) ReservoirShing Mun ReservoirShing 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 inhabitants...
(城門水塘) - Lower Shing Mun ReservoirLower Shing Mun ReservoirLower Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir outside Shing Mun Country Park and the downstream of the dam of the Shing Mun Reservoir in Sha Tin District. Two vehicular bridges span over the valley between the Shing Mun Reservoir and the Lower Shing Mun Reservoir...
(下城門水塘)
- Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir
- Tai Lam Chung ReservoirTai Lam Chung ReservoirTai Lam Chung Reservoir is a reservoir in Tai Lam Country Park, Tai Lam Chung, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the first reservoir built in Hong Kong after the Second World War. Formed by a main dam across the Tai Lam Chung Valley, the construction work of the reservoir commenced in...
(大欖涌水塘)
Kowloon
- Kowloon Group of ReservoirsKowloon Group of ReservoirsThe Kowloon Group of Reservoirs is located in the Kam Shan Country Park, north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. They include:* Kowloon Reservoir * Kowloon Byewash Reservoir* Kowloon Reception Reservoir...
(九龍水塘)- Kowloon Reservoir (九龍水塘)
- Kowloon Byewash Reservoir (九龍副水塘)
- Kowloon Reception Reservoir (九龍接收水塘)
- Shek Lei Pui ReservoirShek Lei Pui ReservoirShek Lei Pui Reservoir is a reservoir in Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is a part of Kowloon Reservoir.Formerly Shek Lei Pui Village, the construction works of the reservoir began in 1923 and completed in 1925...
(石梨貝水塘)
Hong Kong Island
- Aberdeen ReservoirsAberdeen ReservoirsThe Aberdeen Reservoirs are a group of two reservoirs, consisting of the Upper Aberdeen Reservoir and the Lower Aberdeen Reservoir , in Aberdeen, Hong Kong.-History:...
(香港仔水塘)- Aberdeen Upper Reservoir (香港仔上水塘)
- Aberdeen Lower Reservoir (香港仔下水塘)
- Pok Fu Lam ReservoirPok Fu Lam ReservoirPok Fu Lam Reservoir is the first reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in a valley in Pok Fu Lam. It is actually two reservoirs with capacity of 260 km³.-History:...
(薄扶林水塘) - Tai Tam ReservoirsTai Tam ReservoirsThe 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.The reservoirs consist of:* Tai Tam Upper Reservoir ,...
(大潭水塘)- Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (大潭上水塘)
- Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir (大潭副水塘)
- Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir (大潭中水塘)
- Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (大潭篤水塘)
- Wong Nai Chung Reservoir (黃泥涌水塘)
Irrigation reservoirs
- Ho Pui Reservoir (河背水塘)
- Hok Tau ReservoirHok Tau ReservoirHok 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...
(鶴藪水塘) - Hung Shui Hang Reservoir (洪水坑水塘)
- Lam Tei Reservoir (藍地水塘)
- Lau Shui Heung Reservoir (流水響水塘)
- Sham Tseng Settlement Basin (深井聚水塘)
- Shap Long Reservoir (十塱水塘)
- Tsing Tam Reservoirs (清潭水塘)
- Tsing Tam Upper Reservoir (上清潭水塘)
- Tsing Tam Lower Reservoir (下清潭水塘)
- Wong Nai Tun Reservoir (黃泥墩水塘)
- Kwu Tung Reservoir (古洞水塘)
See also
- Water supply in Hong KongWater supply in Hong KongProviding an adequate water supply for Hong Kong has always been difficult because there are few natural lakes, rivers or substantial groundwater sources and of its high population density. About 70% of water demand thus is met by importing water from the Dongjiang River in neighboring Guangdong...
- Hong Kong Country Parks & Special Areas
- List of reservoirs and dams
External links
- Waterworks of a Century
- Reservoirs of Hong Kong - in Chinese