On September 2014 the National Heritage Board announced that they had rediscovered a lost reservoir which dated back to 1905.It had once been featured on the maps but by the 50s it had vanished from all maps, its location unknown and unmarked for sixty years. It had once served the needs of the docks near by and was even transformed into a swimming spot at one point .
Located in Mount Fabour Forest with Harbour front being the closest MRT to date it is known as the Keppel Hill Reservoir .The reservoir ,which has a working filtration system to this day , was rediscovered by a team of researchers from the board as they were conducting research and study on topographical changes in Singapore over the past 100 years.
After digging up old news reports and papers , this blogger have found that two soldiers and a 17-year-old boy have drowned there on separate occasions in 1936 and 1948. It seems the place have seen its fare share of deaths , much like the Bukit Bedok Nature Park. Visitors and explorers are advised to be cautious when visiting the reservoir as its terrain is rather run down , slippery and filled with heavy overgrown foliage.
news paper report of 17 year old's drowning
Map to reservoir
Getting there : Nearest MRT Harbour Front . Take the harbour front bus interchange exit and walk towards bus stop number 14139. From the bus stop walk towards Wishard Road, At the junction look for the sign that leads to Keppel House number 11. You will see a road sloping toward your left in to a wooded area . From there there are only manmade jungle trails that leads to the reservoir .
My first visit to the elusive reservoir will be on sunday , september 4 ,2016 along side my hiking buddies . I can hardly wait !! I will be blogging about the experience linking it with this one . Expect lots of self taken pictures .
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