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Linyuan Manmade Important Wetland

Date:2019/08/16

Number of Visitors632

Linyuan Manmade Wetland
  • Number

  • Area

    52 ha

  • Chinese Name

    林園人工重要濕地

  • Category

    Manmade wetland

  • Name

    Linyuan Manmade Important Wetland

  • Administrative area

    Linyuan District, Kaohsiung City

  • Related plans

  • Related authorities or units

    Kaohsiung City Government

  • Boundaries

    This wetland extends north to Provincial Highway 17 (Shuangyuan Bridge), south to the tip of Linyuan Levee (550 meters north of Shanwei Fish Harbor), west to Linyuan Levee (excluding the levee and levee facilities), and east to Gaoping riverbed.

  • Introduction

    Linyuan Manmade Wetland is located at Gaoping Estuary, and was formerly known as Gaoping Estuary Linyuan Mangrove Ecological Area. Abutting Linyuan Petro-chemical Industrial Zone, it is the southernmost wetland in Kaohsiung City. Currently, the 7th River Management Office of Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs has commissioned Linyuan District Mangrove Protection Association of Kaohsiung City to beautify the front and rear of the levee with vegetation and maintain the area.

  • Ecological resources of importance

    The wetland is located at Gaoping Estuary. In 2004, Gaoping River was chosen as Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. A total of 141 bird species have been recorded at the estuary. The linear distance between Fongshan Reservoir and Linyuan Manmade Wetland at Gaoping Estuary is approximately 4.5 kilometers. The great cormorants forage on the left bank of Gaoping River during the day, and rest at Fongshan Reservoir or by the deep waters upstream at night.

  • Endangered species

    Black-face Spoonbill.

  • Rare and valuable species

    Black-nape Tern, Common Pheasant.

  • Types to be conserved

    N/A

  • The current situation and potential threats of wetlands

    N/A

  • Participating in recommended units

    The 7th River Basin Management Bureau, Water Resources Agency.

  • indicator species

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    Linyuan Manmade Wetland