南(nan)湖(hu)(hu)曾(ceng)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)片荒草廢灘,而后(hou)因采煤導致(zhi)的(de)(de)機械(xie)潛(qian)蝕、地(di)(di)下凍土(tu)融(rong)化(hua)所引起塌(ta)陷,然后(hou)多年的(de)(de)積水(shui)而產(chan)生(sheng)(sheng)塌(ta)陷湖(hu)(hu),經(jing)過(guo)多年的(de)(de)復墾治理(li),成了國家(jia)城(cheng)市濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)。園(yuan)內(nei)野(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)資(zi)源(yuan)豐(feng)富,已有各種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)100余(yu)科(ke),僅(jin)(jin)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)就達36余(yu)科(ke)74余(yu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),各類(lei)侯(hou)鳥20余(yu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),水(shui)生(sheng)(sheng)魚(yu)類(lei)18種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)以及各種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)鼠(shu)兔、草兔、黃鼠(shu)等(deng)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)獸類(lei)。每年都有大量侯(hou)鳥,如大雁、白鶴在濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)遷(qian)徙棲息,還有數千只其它(ta)鳥類(lei)在此過(guo)冬。該公(gong)園(yuan)自保(bao)護(hu)建(jian)設以來,完善了排污設施,杜(du)絕污染源(yuan)進入(ru)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di),同時每天(tian)有2萬立方米凈水(shui)進入(ru)湖(hu)(hu)區,使之流動循環(huan),再加上植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)自然凈化(hua),常年水(shui)質保(bao)持二類(lei)標(biao)準以上。這(zhe)里,田(tian)田(tian)荷葉蒼翠欲(yu)滴,朵朵蓮花露(lu)玉(yu)冠鮮,簇簇蘆葦(wei)隨風舞動,群(qun)群(qun)水(shui)鳥振翅高飛。她賦予城(cheng)市的(de)(de)已不僅(jin)(jin)僅(jin)(jin)是(shi)(shi)靈性和秀美,也賦予了淮(huai)北這(zhe)座城(cheng)市以生(sheng)(sheng)命與活力。其所代表(biao)的(de)(de)為(wei)解(jie)決采煤塌(ta)陷地(di)(di)限(xian)制(zhi)城(cheng)市發展難題而進行的(de)(de)探索(suo),對煤炭資(zi)源(yuan)型城(cheng)市有著借鑒作(zuo)用。
景(jing)區環湖路(lu)兩側空地建設(she)有(you)長堤映(ying)山、蘆荻秋生(sheng)、緣(yuan)溪泊(bo)蘆、芙蕖聽濤、楊林聞風、雪松(song)草坪、柳堤尋芳(fang)、湖韻憶(yi)淮等18處景(jing)點。
1、可乘(cheng)坐108路到南(nan)湖風景區北門下。
2、乘坐117、118路(lu)公交車至南湖風(feng)景區(qu)西門下。