麻陽(yang)錦江(jiang)國(guo)家濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan),主(zhu)要包括錦江(jiang)、堯里河、黃土溪(xi)水庫(ku)、太(tai)平溪(xi)、鸕鶿(zi)江(jiang)及周(zhou)邊的(de)(de)生態(tai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)益林和(he)綠地(di),規劃總面(mian)積(ji)為(wei)1918.8公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃,公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)內濕(shi)地(di)面(mian)積(ji)1566.1公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃,濕(shi)地(di)率為(wei)81.6%,濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)以錦江(jiang)為(wei)主(zhu)體,以其重要支流和(he)庫(ku)塘(tang)為(wei)補充,以典型的(de)(de)山(shan)區(qu)(qu)河流和(he)沙洲為(wei)特色,形成的(de)(de)庫(ku)-河-江(jiang)-林-城復合(he)生態(tai)系統,在我國(guo)南方山(shan)區(qu)(qu)具有(you)較強的(de)(de)典型性和(he)代表性。
錦江國(guo)家(jia)濕地公園,不僅地處(chu)我國(guo)三大候鳥遷(qian)徙(xi)路線的中(zhong)線主(zhu)干上,還處(chu)于(yu)我國(guo)25個國(guo)家(jia)重點(dian)生態(tai)功(gong)能區(qu)(qu)之一的武陵山(shan)區(qu)(qu)生物多(duo)樣(yang)性與(yu)水土保持生態(tai)功(gong)能區(qu)(qu),并被納入武陵區(qu)(qu)片區(qu)(qu)發(fa)展與(yu)扶貧攻(gong)堅規劃范圍。
麻陽山清水(shui)(shui)秀(xiu)(xiu),素有(you)“松柏參天(tian)無(wu)盡頭,山高(gao)水(shui)(shui)清常年流”之(zhi)(zhi)稱(cheng),全縣森林(lin)覆蓋率達66%,是中國長壽之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)(xiang)、中國冰糖橙之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)(xiang),具有(you)良(liang)好的(de)生態建(jian)設系統(tong),濕地水(shui)(shui)域寬廣、水(shui)(shui)質(zhi)清澈,風光秀(xiu)(xiu)美(mei),有(you)恬美(mei)的(de)鄉(xiang)(xiang)村河(he)流濕地景觀(guan),有(you)精致的(de)城市河(he)流濕地景觀(guan)以及獨特的(de)多沙洲景觀(guan)。