Tai Lam Chung Reservoir

Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
Traditional Chinese

Tai Lam Chung Reservoir (Chinese: 大欖涌水塘) is a reservoir in Tai Lam Country Park, Tai Lam Chung, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong.[1] It is the first reservoir built in Hong Kong after the Second World War. Formed by a main dam across the Tai Lam Chung Valley, the construction work of the reservoir commenced in 1952 and was completed in 1957. Its water storage capacity is about 21 million cubic metres.[2]

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Coordinates: 22°23′06″N 114°01′55″E / 22.3850393°N 114.0319818°E / 22.3850393; 114.0319818

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