Tai Tam Reservoirs (Chinese: 大潭水塘) is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park (大潭郊野公園) in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The reservoirs are surrounded by forest, with an extraordinary environment of peace and quiet.
Tai Tam Reservoirs consist of Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (大潭上水塘), Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir (大潭副水塘), Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir (大潭中水塘) and Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (大潭篤水塘).
Tai Tam Reservoir is beautiful and full of green. The hiking trails around the Reservoir are mainly flat, which are suitable for families.
In addition to the natural scenery, Tai Tam Reservoirs also have plenty of monuments. Stone bridges and dams built in the colonial era can be seen everywhere, all of which are more than 100 years old.
The planning of the reservoirs is known as Tai Tam Scheme which was started early in 1872 and was shelved in 1874 because of economic depression.
The scheme was continued later in 1882 and virtually completed in 1888. Yet again, the supply was proved insufficient and the building of the Tai Tam Tuk dam began in 1912.
Twenty two facilities surrounding Tai Tam Reservoirs were declared as monuments in 2009, including pumping stations, masonry bridges, the memorial stone, the value house and the dam itself.
The four reservoirs have a total storage capacity of 6.2 million cubic metres. The reservoirs are managed by Water Supplies Department of Hong Kong Government.
