Location suggestions: Big Wave Bay Beach environment heavily used by people Pool Area rich in geomorphological features of a natural river course High Island Reservoir Freshwater storage and supply Hong Kong Wetland Park Tourist and information centre with abundance of estuarine birds and animals in a wetland setting Kam Tin River River that drains surrounding mountains, with sections that have been channelised Kowloon Reservoir Freshwater storage and supply Lake Egret Nature Park Connected to Tai Po Kau Country Park dotted with streams and rock that are mostly in a natural state. The Lake Egret Nature Park is run as a tourist attraction and information centre Lam Tsuen River out into Tolo Harbour, the river courses change from natural stretches to modified ones Mai Po Nature Reserve Large wetland nature reserve Plover Cove Reservoir Freshwater storage and supply Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Freshwater storage and supply Pui O Marsh and estuarine environments that have been affected by human activities Shek Pik Reservoir Large water storage and supply on Lantau Island. Shing Mun Reservoir Freshwater storage and supply Shing Mun River Channelised urban river Tai Mo Shan Waterfall Highest peak in HK, part of Country Park with natural waterways including Ng Tung Chai waterfall, HK's biggest waterfall Tai O Estuarine environment with traditional stilt village, some modified and natural coastline and wetland Tai Tam Reservoir Freshwater storage and supply Tung Chung River and middle courses are more natural with some modifica- tions in the lower course Wang Tong River Example of channelisation Waterfall Bay Waterfall into the sea, lower course runs through villages that discharge into the river affecting water quality Wong Lung Hang Medium sized rocky river, easy access next from roads with some well-known aquatic animals and plants occurring here. Wong Lung Hang Waterfall and streams the river course Yan Chau Tong Marine Some natural and some channelised estuarine environment Park
Location suggestions: Big Wave Bay Pool High Island Reservoir Hong Kong Wetland Park Kam Tin River Kowloon Reservoir Lake Egret Nature Park Lam Tsuen River Mai Po Nature Reserve Plover Cove Reservoir Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Pui O Shek Pik Reservoir Shing Mun Reservoir Shing Mun River Tai Mo Shan Waterfall Tai O Tai Tam Reservoir Tung Chung River Wang Tong River Waterfall Bay Wong Lung Hang Wong Lung Hang Yan Chau Tong Marine Park Beach environment heavily used by people Area rich in geomorphological features of a natural river course Freshwater storage and supply Tourist and information centre with abundance of estuarine birds and animals in a wetland setting River that drains surrounding mountains, with sections that have been channelised Freshwater storage and supply Connected to Tai Po Kau Country Park dotted with streams and rock that are mostly in a natural state. The Lake Egret Nature Park is run as a tourist attraction and information centre out into Tolo Harbour, the river courses change from natural stretches to modified ones Large wetland nature reserve Freshwater storage and supply Freshwater storage and supply Marsh and estuarine environments that have been affected by human activities Large water storage and supply on Lantau Island. Freshwater storage and supply Channelised urban river Highest peak in HK, part of Country Park with natural waterways including Ng Tung Chai waterfall, HK's biggest waterfall Estuarine environment with traditional stilt village, some modified and natural coastline and wetland Freshwater storage and supply and middle courses are more natural with some modifica- tions in the lower course Example of channelisation Waterfall into the sea, lower course runs through villages that discharge into the river affecting water quality Medium sized rocky river, easy access next from roads with some well-known aquatic animals and plants occurring here. Waterfall and streams the river course Some natural and some channelised estuarine environment
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