List of dams and reservoirs in Singapore

The following is a list of reservoirs in Singapore.

There are currently 17 reservoirs which are designated as national water catchment areas and are managed by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore. ^{[1] [2]}

Reservoirs

Name	Surface area (Total)	Storage capacity (m3)	Period of construction	Construction order	Image	Remarks
Bedok Reservoir	88 ha	12,800,000	1981 [3] -1986 [4]	14 [5]
Jurong Lake	70 ha			11 [5]		In addition to a number of artificial islands such as the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, Jurong Lake is planned to be a future recreational hub for the western side of the island.
Kranji Reservoir	450 ha [6]	15,850,000 [6]	1971-1975 [3]	5 [5]
Lower Peirce Reservoir (formerly called "Kallang River Reservoir" and "Peirce Reservoir")	6 ha	2,800,000 [7]	1900-1912 [3]	2 [5]		Source of the Kallang River, Singapore's longest river. Connects to Upper Thomson Road by a waterside trail.
Lower Seletar Reservoir	360 ha	9,400,000	1941-1969 [3]	13 [5]
MacRitchie Reservoir (formerly called "Thomson Road Reservoir")		4,200,000 [7]	1890-1894 [3]	1 [5]
Marina Reservoir	240 ha [8]		2005-2008 [9]	15 [5]
Murai Reservoir [note 1]			1977-1981 [3]	7 [5]
Pandan Reservoir			1971-1974 [10]	6 [5]
Poyan Reservoir [note 1]			1977-1981 [3]	8 [5]
Pulau Tekong Reservoir [note 1]			1977-1979 [10]	12 [5]
Punggol Reservoir				16 [5]		Opening ceremony held on 3 July 2011. Together with Serangoon Reservoir will increase catchment area by 5,500ha.
Sarimbun Reservoir [note 1]			1977-1981 [3]	9 [5]
Serangoon Reservoir				17 [5]		Opening ceremony held on 3 July 2011. Together with Punggol Reservoir will increase catchment area by 5,500ha.
Tengeh Reservoir [note 1]			1977-1981 [3]	10 [5]
Upper Peirce Reservoir	304 ha	27,800,000 [7]		4 [5]
Upper Seletar Reservoir (formerly called "Seletar Reservoir")	324 ha			3 [5]

Reservoirs that are currently in service

Main article: List of service reservoirs in Singapore

Reservoirs that are no longer in service

• Mount Emily Reservoir
• Keppel Hill Reservoir

Notes

1. Located in SAF restricted zone. Strictly NO unauthorised entry, photography or filming in these premises. Deadly force may be used against any trespassers.

References

1. "Local Catchment Water". PUB, Singapore's national water agency. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
2. PUB. "PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency". PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
3. Chia, Lin Sien; Khan, Habibullah; Chou, L. M. (1988). The Coastal Environmental Profile of Singapore. The WorldFish Center. p. 37. ISBN   9711022486.
4. Sandhu, Kernial Singh; Wheatley, Paul (1989). Management of Success: The Moulding of Modern Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 778. ISBN   9813035420.
5. Douglas Amrine, ed. (2011). Singapore at Random. Didier Millet. p. 17. ISBN   978-9814260374.
6. Appan, Adhityan; Wang, Hong (2000). "Sorption Isotherms and Kinetics of Sediment Phosphorus in a Tropical Reservoir" (PDF). Journal of Environmental Engineering. 126 (11): 993–998. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:11(993). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.
7. Chong, Terence (2010). Management of Success: Singapore Revisited. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 422. ISBN   978-9814279857.
8. "Dealing with Water Scarcity in Singapore: Institutions, Strategies, and Enforcement". The World Bank. 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
9. Kristiana, R.; Antenucci, J. P.; Imberger, J. (2011). "Sustainability assessment of the impact of the Marina Bay development on Singapore: Application of the index of sustainable functionality". International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development. 10: 1. doi:10.1504/IJESD.2011.037688.
10. Ng, Peter K. L.; Tan, Hugh T. W. (2011). Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development. Didier Millet. p. 60. ISBN   978-9814260084.