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Kowloon Reservoir

Kowloon Reservoir is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kowloon Reservoir rather than just read about it. In short: Kowloon Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located within the Kam Shan Country Park. The total water storage capacity is 353 million gallons and the total cost of construction was $619,000.

Key takeaways

Kowloon Reservoir belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kowloon Reservoir to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kowloon Reservoir from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kowloon Reservoir, part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located within the Kam Shan Country Park. The total water storage capacity is 353 million gallons and the total cost of construction was $619,000.

History

Establishment In 1898, the British took over the New Territories and New Kowloon and the Public Works Department immediately sent engineering teams to explore water sources. However, the team found suitable valleys to build reservoirs in the west of Beacon Hill and south of Needle Hill. Construction for Kowloon Reservoir commenced in 1901 and it was completed in 1910, making it the first reservoir in the New Territories.

Further expansion Expansion of the Kowloon Reservoir began in 1922. It aimed to expand the filtration plant in order to have a daily output of 3.58 million gallons of water; enlarge the catchment area; and improve the dams’ walls. After the expansion, the Kowloon Reservoir provided 1.5 million gallons of water to the locals daily.

Effect on locals The completion of the Kowloon Reservoir reduced the locals’ dependence on getting water from wells. The locals got water from the reservoir. This led to the decline of the Yau Ma Tei Pumping Station.

See also List of reservoirs of Hong Kong Kowloon Group of Reservoirs Kowloon Reception Reservoir Shek Lei Pui Reservoir

References

External links

Reservoirs of Hong Kong (1) Hong Kong and Kowloon (in Chinese) Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Water Supplies Department. Fun of Fishing in Hong Kong Reservoirs

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kowloon Reservoir

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kowloon Reservoir claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kowloon Reservoir before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kowloon Reservoir ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kowloon Reservoir

In research: Kowloon Reservoir appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kowloon Reservoir in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kowloon Reservoir is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1910, Kowloon Group of Reservoirs, Sha Tin District geography stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kowloon Reservoir outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kowloon Reservoir in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Kowloon Reservoir matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kowloon Reservoir?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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