Construction
The location was a former cove (bay, as the name suggests) and was a popular hiking site. Construction work commenced in 1960 and was completed in 1968, providing a capacity of 170 million m3. Work on raising the height of the dams began in 1970. Upon completion in 1973, the reservoir capacity was increased to 230 million m3.
One main dam and three service dams were built to shut the cove off from the sea. The cove was then drained and was converted into a fresh-water lake.
The dam of the Reservoir is 28m tall and approximately 2 km long. Besides rain from its catchment, it also stores water imported by pipes from Dongjiang. The Bride's Pool flows into the Plover Cove Reservoir.
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