羞(xiu)女(nv)湖國家濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)地(di)(di)處資(zi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)下游(you),屬湘(xiang)北丘陵,是(shi)(shi)洞庭湖平原過渡地(di)(di)區(qu)典型的(de)河(he)流濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)生態系統,是(shi)(shi)南洞庭湖較大的(de)補給水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)源(yuan)。濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)建設(she)范圍,是(shi)(shi)馬跡塘鎮至修山鎮區(qu)段的(de)資(zi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)干流,以(yi)及資(zi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)一級支流碧螺溪、渣滓溪、沾(zhan)溪的(de)部分水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域和周邊部分山體,核心區(qu)為馬跡塘電站(zhan)庫(ku)(ku)區(qu)、白竹洲(zhou)電站(zhan)庫(ku)(ku)區(qu)、修山電站(zhan)庫(ku)(ku)區(qu)。濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)總面(mian)積2300.5公(gong)頃,其中濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)面(mian)積1916.6公(gong)頃,濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)率85.27%,包括永久性河(he)流與洪泛平原濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)等兩(liang)個(ge)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)型。濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)范圍內分布有12個(ge)江心洲(zhou),水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域面(mian)積1837.0公(gong)頃,總庫(ku)(ku)容(rong)1.42億立(li)方米。主體水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域資(zi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質Ⅲ類標準(zhun),水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質總體良(liang)好(hao)。
羞(xiu)女(nv)湖國家濕地公園不僅(jin)河、溪交錯,山(shan)體、河洲相(xiang)映,地貌景色獨特,而且(qie)野(ye)生動植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)豐富多樣(yang)。目前在(zai)該區域(yu)發現(xian)的(de)野(ye)生脊椎動物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)(you)64科156種(zhong),其中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)國家Ⅱ級(ji)以上重(zhong)點保護(hu)野(ye)生動物(wu)(wu)斑頭鵂(xiu)鶹、領角鸮等8種(zhong);維管植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)753種(zhong),其中(zhong)濕地植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)209屬(shu)295種(zhong),國家Ⅱ級(ji)保護(hu)野(ye)生植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)(you)中(zhong)華結縷(lv)草、旱蓮(lian)木等5種(zhong),還有(you)(you)(you)一級(ji)保護(hu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)水杉(shan)。
特(te)別是(shi)去年(nian)11月12日,省林勘院專家(jia)到桃江羞女湖(hu)濕(shi)地(di)公園實地(di)考察時,發現了5只中(zhong)(zhong)華(hua)(hua)秋沙鴨(ya)(ya)。中(zhong)(zhong)華(hua)(hua)秋沙鴨(ya)(ya)是(shi)第三(san)紀(ji)冰川期后殘存(cun)下來的物(wu)種,距今已有1000多萬年(nian),是(shi)我國特(te)產稀有鳥類,屬國家(jia)一(yi)級重點保護動物(wu)。其(qi)分(fen)布區域十分(fen)狹窄,數量也是(shi)極其(qi)稀少,目前全(quan)球(qiu)僅存(cun)不足1000只。
羞(xiu)(xiu)女湖國家(jia)濕地公(gong)園將按(an)照(zhao)功能分區進行建(jian)設,總投資5453.77萬元,計劃于2020年(nian)完工(gong)。建(jian)成(cheng)后的羞(xiu)(xiu)女湖國家(jia)濕地公(gong)園,將是南洞庭湖生態安全的一(yi)道有力屏(ping)障。屆時,桃江的生態環(huan)境將得(de)到進一(yi)步改善,益(yi)陽(yang)乃至周邊市(shi)縣人民將新增一(yi)處(chu)休閑觀光的絕佳(jia)出處(chu)。