Plover Cove Reservoir

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Plover Cove Reservoir (Traditional Chinese: 船灣淡水湖), located in northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. Its main dam was one of the largest in the world at the time of its construction, disconnecting Plover Cove from the sea.

Built in 1967, it was a former cove (bay, as the name suggests) and was a popular hiking site. One main dam and three service dams were built to shut the cove off from the sea. The cove was then drained and was converted into a fresh-water lake. Besides rain from its catchment, it also stores water imported by pipes from Dongjiang. The Bride's Pool flows into the Plover Cove Reservoir.

The creation of the Plover Cove Reservoir necessitated the displacement of the inhabitants of a number of Hakka villages which were disappeared under the waters. The Hakka villagers were compensated by the Hong Kong British colonial government with apartments and shop units along Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po which were built for their resettlement there.

Tai Mei Tuk at the northwestern end of the main dam is a popular barbecue site in Hong Kong.

[edit] See also

• Country parks and conservation in Hong Kong
• Plover Cove Country Park
• Reservoirs of Hong Kong

[edit] External links

• Reservoirs in the eastern part of New Territories - in Chinese (Traditional)
• Pictures of the Plover Cove (via Google Search in English)
• Pictures of the Plover Cove Reservoir (via Google Search in Chinese (Traditional))
• Satellite image of the reservoir by Google Maps (interactive)
• Plover Cove Reservoir as seen from space (interactive)