Fort Canning Reservoir

Fort Canning Reservoir

The Fort Canning Service Reservoir (Chinese: 福康宁备水池) is located on top of Fort Canning Hill in Singapore. The reservoir was constructed in 1926 on the former site of a large artillery barracks and parade ground to help supplement the large impounding reservoirs. Water is pumped from the large reservoirs into the service reservoirs, thus enabling water to flow down the hill into houses.

Earlier service reservoirs were built on Mount Emily (1878), Pearl's Hill (1903), and Bukit Timah.

Before the Fort Canning Service Reservoir was built, a spring gushing from the southwest side of Fort Canning Hill served as an important source of water for centuries.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fort Canning — (zh cp|c=福康宁|p=Fúkāngníng, Malay: Bukit Larangan ) is a small hill in the southeast portion of the island city state of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore s central business district. Although small in physical size, it has a …   Wikipedia

  • Canning Reservoir — Staumauer des Canning Reservoirs mit Auslauf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fort Canning Park — Das Tor von Fort Canning Der Fort Canning Park auf dem Bukit Larangan genannten Hügel in Singapur mit ca. 18 Hektar Fläche liegt zwischen der Fort Canning Road (Norden), der Stamford Road (Nordosten), der Clemenceau Avenue (Westen), der River… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marina Reservoir — The Marina Reservoir (Chinese: 濱海蓄水池) is a reservoir in Marina Bay, Singapore formed in 2008 from the damming of the mouth of the Kallang Basin. With the completion of the Marina Barrage on October 30 2008, the reservoir, which contained mainly… …   Wikipedia

  • Changi Creek Reservoir — Coordinates 1°23′11″N 103°59′42″E /  …   Wikipedia

  • Murai Reservoir — Location Western Water Catchment Coordinates 1°24′04″N 103°40′28″E …   Wikipedia

  • Murnane Service Reservoir — is a small service reservoir located near the Bukit Timah Expressway and the Pan Island Expressway in Singapore. The reservoir supplements and provides backup water supply for the western regions of Singapore. v …   Wikipedia

  • List of Singapore-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Singapore. For a similar list in alphabetical order, see list of Singapore related topics by alphabetical order. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Singapore-related topics by alphabetical order — This is a list of Singapore related topics by alphabetical order. For a list by topic, see list of Singapore related topics. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar. A list of …   Wikipedia

  • Reservoirs in Singapore — There are 14 reservoirs in Singapore. Reservoirs that are currently at service*Changi Creek Reservoir *Fort Canning Reservoir (at Fort Canning Park) *Jalan Eunos Service Reservoir *Kallang Service Reservoir *Murnane Service Reservoir *Pearl s… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”