Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir

Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
Dam of Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir is located in Hong Kong
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
LocationTai Tam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°14′48″N 114°12′38″E / 22.2466°N 114.21045°E / 22.2466; 114.21045
Lake typereservoir
Built1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Water volume686,000 cubic metres (24,200,000 cu ft)
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
Traditional Chinese大潭中水塘
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà tán zhōng shuǐ táng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih tàahm jūng séui tòhng
JyutpingDaai6 taam4 zung1 seoi2 tong4

Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir, part of the Tai Tam Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Tai Tam Country Park, Tai Tam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and has a water storage capacity of 19.6 million gallons.[1][2] The reservoir was completed in 1907.[3]

The reservoir can be accessed by the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail.[4]

The reservoir is still in operation and the dam was constructed in slope style. Its dam and the valve house built at the centre of the dam are listed as declared monuments in September 2009.[5][6][7]

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  4. ^ "TAI TAM WATERWORKS HERITAGE TRAIL - HONG KONG EXTRAS3". Hong Kong Extras. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "41 waterworks structures declared monuments (with photos)". Government of Hong Kong. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results (as at 11 March 2021)" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. ^ "The Tai Tam Reservoirs – recent photographs – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group". The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2021.