新墻河國家濕地公園為國家級濕地公園。新(xin)墻河(he)(he)國家(jia)濕(shi)地公園毗鄰岳(yue)(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng),于(yu)2011年12月經(jing)國家(jia)林業局批準(zhun)建立(li)、岳(yue)(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)人(ren)民政(zheng)府設立(li)的(de)公益(yi)-業機構(gou)。主(zhu)要(yao)包括(kuo)岳(yue)(yue)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)境內(nei)的(de)新(xin)墻河(he)(he)京廣鐵路(lu)大橋至(zhi)鐵山水(shui)庫(ku)及縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)附近六合(he)垸、白羊水(shui)庫(ku)。濕(shi)地公園由東向西呈(cheng)片(pian)帶(片(pian):鐵山水(shui)庫(ku),帶:新(xin)墻河(he)(he))走向,最東端至(zhi)鐵山水(shui)庫(ku)庫(ku)尾,最西端至(zhi)京廣鐵路(lu),南北垂直長約為50千(qian)米(mi),地理坐標(biao)介于(yu)東經(jing)113°6′56″~113°37′45″,北緯29°4′38″~29°14′15″。
分(fen)為濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)保護(hu)保育區、濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)恢復重(zhong)建(jian)區、科普宣(xuan)教利用區、綜合管理服(fu)務區等四(si)個(ge)功能區。總面(mian)(mian)積7032.1公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積6906.2公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),占土地(di)(di)(di)(di)總面(mian)(mian)積的98.2﹪,其中河流濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積2222.9公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),沼澤(ze)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積119.6公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),人工濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積4563.7公(gong)(gong)頃(qing).公(gong)(gong)園及周邊濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)資源(yuan)豐(feng)富(fu),共有(you)種子植物(wu)(wu)576種隸屬于(yu)(yu)365屬、121科.野(ye)生(sheng)脊椎動(dong)物(wu)(wu)共計174種,隸屬于(yu)(yu)5綱24目63科,其中國(guo)家一級重(zhong)點(dian)保護(hu)植物(wu)(wu)1種、國(guo)家二級重(zhong)點(dian)保護(hu)植物(wu)(wu)4種、國(guo)家二級重(zhong)點(dian)保護(hu)野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)4種。