湖(hu)南(nan)東(dong)(dong)(dong)安紫(zi)(zi)水國(guo)家濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公園地(di)(di)處(chu)湖(hu)南(nan)省東(dong)(dong)(dong)安縣中部,公園范圍主要以紫(zi)(zi)水河和高(gao)巖水庫(ku)為主體(ti),包含紫(zi)(zi)水河兩岸(an)人工濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)、河洲(zhou)漫(man)灘和高(gao)巖水庫(ku)周邊部分山地(di)(di),屬"庫(ku)塘-河流"復(fu)合型濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公園。地(di)(di)理坐標介于(yu)東(dong)(dong)(dong)經(jing)111°06′04″~111°23′45″,北緯(wei)26°19′01″~26°28′55″之間,總面積1096.0公頃(qing),其中濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)面積695.0公頃(qing),濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)率63.41%。
公(gong)園(yuan)生物(wu)多樣性相(xiang)當豐富(fu)。園(yuan)內灣多、灘(tan)多、洲多、樹多、鳥(niao)多、珍(zhen)稀物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)多。現已查明共(gong)有維管束植物(wu)195科(ke)(ke)、676屬(shu)、1100種(zhong)(zhong),有國家(jia)(jia)重點(dian)(dian)保護植物(wu)8種(zhong)(zhong),其中國家(jia)(jia)Ⅰ級重點(dian)(dian)保護、被(bei)國家(jia)(jia)林(lin)業局列為極小(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)群的報春苣苔,在公(gong)園(yuan)內分布(bu)點(dian)(dian)多,資源較為豐富(fu),極具保護價值。已記(ji)錄(lu)野生脊椎(zhui)動(dong)物(wu)28目74科(ke)(ke)192種(zhong)(zhong)。有國家(jia)(jia)Ⅱ級保護動(dong)物(wu)15種(zhong)(zhong),21種(zhong)(zhong)被(bei)列入《瀕危動(dong)植物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)國際(ji)貿易(yi)公(gong)約》,9種(zhong)(zhong)被(bei)列入《中國瀕危動(dong)物(wu)紅皮(pi)書》。
公園(yuan)自然景觀(guan)十(shi)分(fen)優美。風光旖旎,景色秀(xiu)麗(li),碧水(shui)(shui)瀠回(hui),水(shui)(shui)清見底,大樹(shu)、古(gu)樹(shu)連綿(mian)不斷,青山(shan)綠樹(shu)倒映(ying)水(shui)(shui)中(zhong),宛如一條柔軟透(tou)明的(de)綠色綢(chou)帶,盤繞在(zai)青山(shan)綠水(shui)(shui)之間。紫水(shui)(shui)河是華南(nan)保存較(jiao)原始、景觀(guan)較(jiao)美麗(li)的(de)河流之一。
公園文化(hua)底蘊非常深厚。擁有(you)廣(guang)利橋、吳(wu)公塔(ta)等(deng)國家級和省級重(zhong)點保護(hu)文物20多(duo)處(chu),還有(you)漢文化(hua)、舜文化(hua)歷史(shi)文化(hua)遺跡(ji),有(you)著較(jiao)高的歷史(shi)文化(hua)價值。
公園(yuan)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)區(qu)(qu)位極為重(zhong)(zhong)要。紫水濕地(di)公園(yuan)是(shi)湘桂重(zhong)(zhong)要生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)通道,也是(shi)區(qu)(qu)域(yu)政治、經(jing)濟(ji)和(he)文(wen)化(hua)的(de)中心走廊,更是(shi)重(zhong)(zhong)要的(de)城鄉居民(min)優質飲(yin)用水源地(di),生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)區(qu)(qu)位十(shi)分(fen)重(zhong)(zhong)要,對(dui)保障(zhang)湘江流(liu)(liu)域(yu)乃至(zhi)洞(dong)庭湖流(liu)(liu)域(yu)濕地(di)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)安全(quan)、維護區(qu)(qu)域(yu)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)平(ping)衡、保障(zhang)城鄉居民(min)飲(yin)用水安全(quan)、促進區(qu)(qu)域(yu)社會(hui)經(jing)濟(ji)可持續(xu)發展具有(you)重(zhong)(zhong)要意義。