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Sungei Serangoon
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Sungei Serangoon (Malay for Serangoon River; Chinese: 实龙岗河) is a river in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The 6-kilometre river starts as a canal near Tampines Road, and flows through Hougang, Sengkang, Punggol, Lorong Halus and Pasir Ris, before emptying into the Serangoon Harbour. The river is also known as the Serangoon Estuary.
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Although sections of the river have been canalized at Hougang and Lorong Halus, wildlife at the river is relatively unaffected. Birds like herons, terns, kingfishers can still be found at the river. The area near Lorong Halus is considered one of the best bird-watching spots in Singapore. Monitor lizards and sometimes crocodiles can also be found near the banks.
The stretch of the river near Hougang has a 2.2 km jogging track (known as the Serangoon Park Connector) running along its western bank. Although this stretch is close to residential areas, a variety of garden, grassland and estuarine birds can still be found there.
A number of development projects at Sungei Serangoon are on going, which include the construction of an overhead bridge linking Old Tampines Road to Sengkang and the opening of a trail at Lorong Halus.
Plans are underway to dam up the estuary of Sungei Serangoon to form a reservoir, to be ready by 2009.[1]
- ^ "Two new reservoirs and a linking system", Public Utilities Board. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
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