Kowloon Group of Reservoirs
- Kowloon Group of Reservoirs
The 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 ReservoirAlso located in the Kam Shan Country Park is the Shek Lei Pui Reservoir. Taken together the capacity of the reservoirs is 2.9 million cubic metres.
The Kowloon Reservoir was the first of the group to be built. Construction commenced in 1907 and it was completed in 1910, making it the first reservoir in the New Territories. On completion, the capacity was 353 mg . The total cost of construction was $619,000.
The Shek Lei Pui Reservoir was completed in 1925 with a capacity of 116mg.
The Kowloon Reception Reservoir was completed in 1926.
The Kowloon Byewash Reservoir was completed in 1931 with a capacity of 185mg.
ee also
*Reservoirs in Hong Kong
*Water supply in Hong Kong
External links
* [http://www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/edu/fish/kln_rev.htm Hong Kong Water Supplies Department: Kowloon Reservoir]
* [http://www.info.gov.hk/water150/mbook/TEXT/TEXT_ENG/Construction/construction_p2.html Waterworks for a Century]
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