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Pok Fu Lam Reservoir

Hong Kong Island · Hong Kong Island · Hong Kong Island catchments

Capacity

0.233 hm³

Coordinates

22.266°N, 114.138°E

Operator

Water Supplies Department (WSD)

80.3% full

Current fill

80.3%
High

vs 7 days ago

0.0%

stable

vs 1 year ago

+8.2%

year-over-year

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Storage vs October average

104%of normal

80.3% full on 2026-10-01, against an average of 77.1% for October across 8 years of readings (+3.2 points).

Rain over the last three months · 21 September 2026

Near normal

In the three months to 21 September 2026 the area around Pok Fu Lam Reservoir had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +0.38). Rain, not storage. Hong Kong drought figures →

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

Total capacity0.233 hm³
Usable capacity0.233 hm³
Year built1863
Primary usewater supply
OperatorWater Supplies Department (WSD)
ProvinceHong Kong Island
Autonomous communityHong Kong Island
River basinHong Kong Island catchments
Data source:WSD·Last reading: 2026-10-01

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. 22.266, 114.138 · Open in Google Maps

About Pok Fu Lam Reservoir

As of October 1, 2026, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir is filled to 80.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 0 hm³ of water out of a maximum 0 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 8.2 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Pok Fu Lam Reservoir — 184 data points between January 16, 2019 and October 1, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 62.7% (May 16, 2020) to a high of 100.0% (August 1, 2019). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around April.

The dam at Pok Fu Lam Reservoir was completed in 1863. It is operated by Water Supplies Department (WSD) primarily for water supply. It lies within the Hong Kong Island catchments basin at 22.266°N, 114.138°E.

Key facts

Current fill level
80.3%
Water stored
0 hm³
Total capacity
0 hm³
7-day change
No change
Year-on-year
▲ 8.2 pts
Primary use
Water supply
River basin
Hong Kong Island catchments
Year completed
1863
Operator
Water Supplies Department (WSD)
Coordinates
22.266°N, 114.138°E
Last updated
October 1, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
1 Oct 202680.3%0
16 Sep 202684.1%0
1 Sep 202680.3%0
16 Aug 202688.8%0
1 Aug 202699.1%0
16 Jul 2026100.0%0
1 Jul 202682.0%0
16 Jun 2026100.0%0
1 Jun 202676.8%0
16 May 202677.3%0
1 May 202686.7%0
16 Apr 202676.4%0

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