Kowloon Reception Reservoir

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Kowloon Reception Reservoir
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Kowloon Reception Reservoir in September 2008
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Kowloon Reception Reservoir
Location Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°21′03″N114°08′44″E / 22.350886°N 114.145474°E / 22.350886; 114.145474 Coordinates: 22°21′03″N114°08′44″E / 22.350886°N 114.145474°E / 22.350886; 114.145474
Lake type reservoir
Built1926;95 years ago (1926)
Water volume 121,000 cubic metres (4,300,000 cu ft)
Kowloon Reception Reservoir
Traditional Chinese 九龍接收水塘

Kowloon Reception Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. [1] [2]

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The Kowloon Reception Reservoir Jogging Trail, a circular route measuring 1.6 km long, surrounds the reservoir. [3]

Its dam and the valve house built at the centre of the dam are listed as Grade I historic buildings. [4]

History

Originally known as Eption Reservoir, it was built in 1926 to receive the fresh water from Shing Mun Reservoir and then sent to the Shek Lei Pui Water Treatment Works for filtration. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fun of Fishing" (PDF). Water Supplies Department . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "WSD - Kowloon Reservoir". Water Supplies Department . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department - Country & Marine Parks - Visiting Country and Marine Parks - Fitness Trails and Jogging Trails - Kowloon Reception Reservoir Jogging Trail". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results (as at 11 March 2021)" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Sophie, 蘇菲 (23 September 2020). "石梨貝水塘‧德羅塘. 連環暢遊石梨貝水塘、德羅塘，觀賞咗多幅倒影水彩畫，心花怒放。德羅塘，即係九龍接收…". Medium . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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