Sunset At The Kolam Ayer Waterfront

Kolam Ayer Waterfront, Kallang
East, Singapore
12 May 2013

The Kallang River (加冷河) flows for 10 kilometres from the Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast at Nicoll Highway, making it the longest river in Singapore. The river mouth was traditionally at Kallang Basin, although extensive land reclamation around the area meant the river only flows into the open sea via the Marina Channel between Marina Centre and Marina East.

A pleasant stroll along the River at sunset - Enjoy time relaxing with your loved ones or chatting with the seniors and families gathered there...

In the fading sunlight, a flock of birds fly homeward...

Residents jogging in the paths lining such clean waters, lush greenery and fresh air...

In April 2006, the Singapore government announced plans to give a 200-metre stretch of the Kallang River at Kolam Ayer a S$2.5 million facelift. The project by the National Parks Board (NParks) and the Public Utilities Board (PUB) is part of the Active, Beautiful and Clean Waters Programme to transform rivers and reservoirs into vibrant community hubs, and to get Singaporeans to cherish and take care of their waterways. 

By August 2007, the Kolam Ayer stretch of the river was transformed to include more greenery, floating decks, pathways and boardwalks for recreational activities. A water wheel was introduced as the centrepiece of the project. The water level will be kept at a constant level - 3 metres deep - making activities such as kayaking and dragon boating possible. 

Fun equipment built for residents to exercise include the Archimedes Screw...

 

And the Water Wheel...

 

---

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
Places - Reservoirs

---

 Sources

• "Kallang River". Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallang_River (22 October 2013).

Read More

Balmy Breeze By The Waterway

Punggol Waterway
North-East, Singapore
March 2013

 



---

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
Places - Reservoirs

---

  

Read More

The Northern Fresh & Salty

Lower Seletar Reservoir
Yishun
North, Singapore
March 2013

The Yishun Dam separates our northern waters with the Lower Seletar Reservoir, a freshwater catchment area on one side, and the saline seawater on the other side...

A relaxing afternoon by the sea with Malaysia on the other bank...

 

With the cooling sea wind and cloudy sky, fishing there is a breeze...

 



---

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
Places - Reservoirs

---

 

Read More

The Sun Sets In The West At Pandan Reservoir

Pandan Reservoir

West, Singapore
January 2013

To Merlion Wayfarer, Pandan Reservoir is the sister reservoir of Bedok Reservoir. (See "The Sun Sets In The East At Bedok Reservoir") Like Bedok, it has a jogging path around the entire elliptical shape of the reservoir. Like Bedok, the path is filled with gravel instead of smoothed with cement. And like Bedok, you can see an amazing sunset there. One in the East and one in the West. Truly of brother and sister capability!

 

Total isolation in the middle of a gravel path - No birds, no cars, no people!

Potholes can be found on a road leading to it - Truly ulu... 

A floating platform with adjustable bits which can be detached...

Two huge pipes from the reservoir which pump potable water to the nearby West Coast industrial area...

The beautiful sunset in the West starts around 1800 hours with a slow change of the light to a yellowish tinge. The cool evening breeze shreds the puffy cumulus clouds into wispy thin strands...

These strands catch on the long rays of the spectrum and are transformed

into patches of pink, purple and orange as the sun itself turns golden...

|  "Between The Stalks & The Gravel"  |  "The Sun Sets In The East At Bedok Reservoir"  |



---

More photos are available on Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa at :
Places - Reservoirs

---

Read More

The Sun Sets In The East At Bedok Reservoir

Bedok Reservoir

East, Singapore

May 2008

 

Merlion Wayfarer was certainly surprised to discover that the sun sets beautifully in the East too...

 

She was at Bedok Reservoir when she first noticed a glaring glint off the shiny metallic surface of the aluminium bridge. The golden of the light was replicated by the still water below the bridge. A 180-degree turn and she saw the orange mass slowly sinking below the clearwater surface. Minutes later, the orange blob metamorphosed into a fiery pink salted duck egg as the last vestiges of light sank below the silhouetted horizon...

 

(Right click "View Image" to enlarge)

 

|  "The Sun Sets In The West At Pandan Reservoir"  |  "Between The Stalks & The Gravel"  |

 



---

The full album is available at:
Merlion Wayfarer's Picasa (Places - Reservoirs)

---

Read More