Marina Barrage

Visited Singapore's Marina Barrage today. To the uninitiated, the Marina Barrage is a project to dam-up Marina Bay to become a reservoir right smack in the middle of the city. Marina Bay used to be the point where Kallang River and Singapore River enter the sea. But after it is dammed up, the entire bay becomes a reservoir as the bay is now separated from the sea by 9 huge gates.

The project is in fact a flood-control measure which helps to alleviate flooding in the low-lying parts of the city due to tidal effects. Meanwhile, the desalting process is still ongoing, i.e. they are trying to remove salt from the bay in order to get fresh water which can then be used also be used for supplying water.

This is a picture of the gates. On the left is the reservoir (would-be fresh water) and on the right is the open sea.
The Marina Barrage area is also fast becoming a recreational area with water sports and picnic facilities. It is after all smack in the middle of the city and they can't just waste it all to store water!

This picture shows the surrounding view of the barrage. In the background, you could see ongoing construction works at Marina Sands Integrated Resort aka Casino.