List of dams and reservoirs in Singapore explained
The following is a list of reservoirs in Singapore.
There are a 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 | 1981-1986[3] | 14 | | |
| Jurong Lake | 70 ha | | | 11[4] | | 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 | 15,850,000[5] | 1971-1975 | 5 | | |
| Lower Peirce Reservoir (formerly called "Kallang River Reservoir" and "Peirce Reservoir") | 6 ha | 2,800,000[6] | 1900-1912 | 2 | | 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 | 13 | | |
| MacRitchie Reservoir (formerly called "Thomson Road Reservoir") | | 4,200,000 | 1890-1894[7] | 1 | | |
| Marina Reservoir | 240 ha[8] | | 2005-2008[9] | 15 | | |
| Murai Reservoir | | | 1977-1981 | 7 | | |
| Pandan Reservoir | | | 1971-1974[10] | 6 | | |
| Poyan Reservoir | | | 1977-1981 | 8 | | |
| Pulau Tekong Reservoir | | | 1977-1979 | 12 | | |
| Punggol Reservoir | | | | 16 | | Opening ceremony held on 3 July 2011. Together with Serangoon Reservoir will increase catchment area by 5,500ha. |
| Sarimbun Reservoir | | | 1977-1981 | 9 | | |
| Serangoon Reservoir | | | | 17 | | Opening ceremony held on 3 July 2011. Together with Punggol Reservoir will increase catchment area by 5,500ha. |
| Tengeh Reservoir | | | 1977-1981 | 10 | | |
| Upper Peirce Reservoir | 304 ha | 27,800,000 | | 4 | | |
| Upper Seletar Reservoir (formerly called "Seletar Reservoir") | 324 ha | | | 3 | | | |
- located in SAF restricted zones
Reservoirs that are currently in service
See main article: List of service reservoirs in Singapore.
Reservoirs that are no longer in service
Notes and References
- Web site: Local Catchment Water. 2 Aug 2012. PUB, Singapore's national water agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725074620/http://www.pub.gov.sg/water/Pages/LocalCatchment.aspx. 2012-07-25. dead. 10 Sep 2012.
- Web site: PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency. PUB. PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency. en. 2018-08-03.
- Book: Management of Success: The Moulding of Modern Singapore . Kernial Singh. Sandhu . Paul . Wheatley . Institute of Southeast Asian Studies . 1989 . 778 . 9813035420.
- Book: Singapore at Random . 17 . Didier Millet . 2011 . 978-9814260374 . Douglas Amrine.
- Adhityan . Appan . Hong . Wang . 2000 . Sorption Isotherms and Kinetics of Sediment Phosphorus in a Tropical Reservoir . Journal of Environmental Engineering . 126 . 11 . 993–998 . 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:11(993) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105653/http://aseanenvironment.info/abstract/41013413.pdf . 2016-03-05 . dead .
- Book: Chong, Terence . Management of Success: Singapore Revisited . Institute of Southeast Asian Studies . 2010 . 422 . 978-9814279857.
- Book: The Coastal Environmental Profile of Singapore . 37 . Lin Sien . Chia . Habibullah . Khan . L. M. . Chou . The WorldFish Center . 1988 . 9711022486.
- Web site: Dealing with Water Scarcity in Singapore: Institutions, Strategies, and Enforcement . The World Bank . 2006 . Sep 14, 2012.
- Kristiana . R. . Antenucci . J. P. . Imberger . J. . Sustainability assessment of the impact of the Marina Bay development on Singapore: Application of the index of sustainable functionality . 10.1504/IJESD.2011.037688 . International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development . 10 . 1 . 2011 .
- Book: Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development . Peter K. L. . Ng . Hugh T. W. . Tan . 60 . Didier Millet . 2011 . 978-9814260084.
