MacRitchie Reservoir

MacRitchie Reservoir is 's oldest reservoir and was the first water supply system implemented in Singapore. The reservoir was mostly completed in 1867 by impounding water with an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir.
Wikipedia
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  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 18 metres (59 feet)
  • Description: body of water in Singapore
  • Also known as
    “Impounding Reservoir”
    “McRitchie Reservoir”
    “Thomson Road Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thomson Plaza and Syonan Shrine.

Shopping center
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, formerly unofficially called Thomson…

Ruins
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Syonan Jinja was a Shinto shrine at MacRitchie Reservoir, .

Metro station
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MRT station is a future underground Mass…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caldecott Hill and Sin Ming.

Neighborhood
is a private housing estate, located…

Quarter
is a housing estate located in the subzone…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

MacRitchie Reservoir

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Latitude
1.345° or 1° 20′ 42″ north
Longitude
103.82389° or 103° 49′ 26″ east
Open location code
6PH58RVF+XH
Geo­Names ID
1880481
Wiki­data ID
Q7331703

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“MacRitchie Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “汤申路蓄水池”
  • Chinese: “麦里芝蓄水池”
  • German: “MacRitchie-Stausee”
  • Indonesian: “Waduk MacRitchie”
  • Japanese: “マクリッチ水源地”
  • Malay: “Kolam Air MacRitchie”
  • Russian: “Мак-Ритчи (водохранилище)”
  • Slovenian: “MacRitchie Reservoir”
  • Slovenian: “pregradno jezero MacRitchie”
  • Tamil: “மெக்ரிட்சே நீர்த்தேக்கம்”
  • Tamil: “மெக்ரிட்ச்சி நீர்தேக்கம்”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ chứa nước MacRitchie”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bukit Brown and Bukit Golf Links.

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