Kowloon Reception Reservoir Explained

Kowloon Reception Reservoir
Pushpin Map:	Hong Kong
Location:	Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Coords:	22.3509°N 114.1455°W
Lake Type:	reservoir

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]}

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]

See also

• List of reservoirs of Hong Kong
• Kowloon Group of Reservoirs
• Kowloon Reservoir
• Shek Lei Pui Reservoir

External links

• Reservoirs of Hong Kong (1) Hong Kong and Kowloon (in Chinese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fun of Fishing. Water Supplies Department. 5 April 2021.
2. Web site: WSD - Kowloon Reservoir. Water Supplies Department. 5 April 2021.
3. Web site: 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. 5 April 2021.
4. Web site: List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results (as at 11 March 2021). Antiquities Advisory Board. 5 April 2021. 26 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126151137/https://www.aab.gov.hk/form/AAB-SM-chi.pdf. dead.
5. News: 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. 蘇菲. Sophie. 23 September 2020. 5 April 2021.