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Capacity of Impounding Reservoirs in Hong Kong

Name of Impounding Reservoirs Capacity(1) Million Cubic Metre
Aberdeen Lower Reservoir 0.486
Aberdeen Upper Reservoir 0.773
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir 0.233
Shek Pik Reservoir 24.461
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir 0.080
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir 0.686
Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir 6.047
Tai Tam Upper Reservoir 1.490
High Island Reservoir 281.124
Kowloon Byewash Reservoir 0.800
Kowloon Reception Reservoir 0.121
Kowloon Reservoir 1.578
Lower Shing Mun Reservoir 4.299
Plover Cove Reservoir 229.729
Shek Lei Pui Reservoir 0.374
Shing Mun Reservoir 13.279
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir 20.490
Total capacity : 586.050

Note:

  1. Capacity of reservoir means the maximum volume of water can be stored in a reservoir. If you want to know the existing storage position of reservoirs, please visit "Current Storage Position of Impounding Reservoirs" web page in which the figure will be updated weekly.