Kowloon Reservoir
Kowloon Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located within the Kam Shan Country Park. The total water storage capacity is 353 million gallons and the total cost of construction was $619,000.[1]
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 Kowloon Reservoir viewed from the main dam | |
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| Location | Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°21′14″N 114°09′12″E |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Built | 1906 |
| Water volume | 1,578,000 cubic metres (55,700,000 cu ft) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 九龍水塘 | ||||||||||||
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History
In 1898, the British took over the New Territories and New Kowloon and the Public Works Department immediately sent engineering teams to explore water sources. However, the team found suitable valleys to build reservoirs in the west of Beacon Hill and south of Needle Hill. Construction for Kowloon Reservoir commenced in 1901 and it was completed in 1910, making it the first reservoir in the New Territories.[2]
See also
References
- "WSD - Kowloon Reservoir". Water Supplies Department. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Hong Kong Water Supply – Kowloon Reservoir – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group". The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links
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- Reservoirs of Hong Kong (1) Hong Kong and Kowloon (in Chinese)
- Water Supplies Department. Fun of Fishing in Hong Kong Reservoirs
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