Klang Gates Dam

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Klang Gates Dam, is located in Taman Melawati, a suburb of the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The dam is the first reservoir in Malaysia and it was opened in 1958.

The dam is a water supply dam and is one of the major suppliers of drinking water to residents of Klang Valley, where the national capital, Kuala Lumpur is located. The dam capacity is 25,104 million liter. The Bukit Nanas water treatment plant takes raw water from this dam and produces 145 million liters treated water per day.

Part of the reservoir, seen from Genting Highlands

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Coordinates: 3°14′N 101°45′E / 3.233°N 101.750°E / 3.233; 101.750


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