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The
Kallang
River
(Chinese:
加冷河,
Malay:
Sungei
Kallang)
is
the
longest
river
in
Singapore,
flowing
for
10
kilometres
from
the
Lower
Peirce
Reservoir
(originally
named
"Kallang
River
Reservoir")
to
the
Kallang
Basin.
It
originates
in
the
planning
area
of
Central
Water
Catchment,
flows
in
a
southeast
direction
through
Bishan
and
Toa
Payoh,
before
finally
arriving
in
Kallang.
Prior
to
extensive
land
reclamation
along
Singapore's
southeastern
coast,
the
Kallang
River
used
to
empty
into
the
Singapore
Straits
at
the
Kallang
Basin,
near
where
Merdeka
Bridge
is
standing.
Today,
the
Kallang
River
flows
into
the
open
sea
via
the
Marina
Channel.
Tributaries
of
the
Kallang
River
include
Sungei
Whampoa,
the
Pelton
Canal,
and
the
Bukit
Timah
Second
Diversion
Canal.
Other
rivers
that
empty
into
the
Kallang
Basin,
other
than
the
Kallang
River,
include
the
Geylang
River
and
Rochor
River.
All
these
aforementioned
waterways
form
part
of
the
Marina
Reservoir,
as
a
result
of
the
Marina
Barrage.
The
Kallang
Park
Connector
of
the
Park
Connector
Network
(PCN)
runs
almost
parallel
to
the
Kallang
River,
providing
a
stretch
of
recreational
space
along
the
river.
The
Kallang
Riverside
Park
straddles
both
sides
of
the
Kallang
River
near
the
river
mouth.
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