Wong Nai Chung Reservoir [1899- ] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Wong Nai Chung Reservoir [1899- ]

Current condition: 
In use
Date Place completed: 
c.1899-04-30 (Day is approximate)

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1889
1980
2020

Comments

Moddsey noted the completion date is engraved into the stonework of the valve house:

2020 Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park
2020 Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, by Moddsey

 

The completion is also mentioned in the PWD's annual report for 1899:

(xx.) City of Victoria and Hill District Waterworks: - The Wongneichong Reservoir was fully completed in the end of April and has formed a useful addition to the Waterworks of the City for the year under review, when the rainfall was considerably below the average. The  capacity of the reservoir is 30,337,000 gallons or, with the insertion of the sluice hoards provided for raising the overflow level, 33,994,000 gallons.