Kowloon Reservoir | |
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Location | Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°21′14″N 114°09′12″E / 22.35381°N 114.15323°E |
Lake type | reservoir |
Built | 1906 |
Water volume | 1,578,000 cubic metres (55,700,000 cu ft) |
Kowloon Reservoir | |||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 九龍水塘 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 九龙水塘 | ||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Nine Dragons Reservoir | ||||||||||||||||
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Kowloon Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located within the Kam Shan Country Park. The total water storage capacity is 353 million gallons and the total cost of construction was $619,000.[1]