High Island Reservoir

High Island Reservoir
High Island Reservoir, near Tuk Ngu Shan and Kam Kui Shek Teng
High Island Reservoir is located in Hong Kong
High Island Reservoir
High Island Reservoir
LocationSai Kung Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′31″N 114°21′4″E / 22.37528°N 114.35111°E / 22.37528; 114.35111
TypeReservoir
High Island Reservoir
Traditional Chinese萬宜水庫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWànyí shuǐkù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMaahn yìh séui fu
JyutpingMaan6 ji4 seoi2 fu3
High Island Reservoir East Dam.
View from the top of High Island Reservoir East Dam. Po Pin Chau is the rocky islet on the left.

The High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978, helping to alleviate water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic metres. The area it occupies was originally the Kwun Mun Channel (官門海峽), which separated High Island from the Sai Kung Peninsula.