廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)(lv)湖位(wei)于(yu)廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)省(sheng)河(he)(he)源(yuan)市東(dong)(dong)源(yuan)縣(xian)境內(nei),是華南最大的(de)(de)(de)人(ren)工庫(ku)塘濕(shi)(shi)地(di),面(mian)(mian)積37500公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),庫(ku)容139億立(li)方米,是東(dong)(dong)江(jiang)的(de)(de)(de)主(zhu)要水(shui)源(yuan)水(shui)質常年(nian)保持在國(guo)家(jia)(jia)Ⅰ類地(di)表(biao)水(shui)水(shui)質范(fan)圍。廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)(lv)湖濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)位(wei)于(yu)萬(wan)綠(lv)(lv)湖的(de)(de)(de)中部至南部,占(zhan)萬(wan)綠(lv)(lv)湖水(shui)域面(mian)(mian)積的(de)(de)(de)三分之二,地(di)理(li)位(wei)置居于(yu)東(dong)(dong)經114°21′4″-114°43′20″,北緯23°42′53″-23°55′35″間,屬(shu)南亞熱帶北緣。濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)總面(mian)(mian)積26348.7公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),其中濕(shi)(shi)地(di)24880.4公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),林(lin)(lin)地(di)1466.3公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),建設用(yong)地(di)2.0公(gong)(gong)頃(qing)。濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)北與(yu)錫(xi)場鎮(zhen)、廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)河(he)(he)源(yuan)新(xin)港省(sheng)級自然(ran)保護區(qu)比鄰,南抵庫(ku)岸線,西抵新(xin)回龍鎮(zhen),東(dong)(dong)至新(xin)港鎮(zhen),濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)呈東(dong)(dong)西向不(bu)規則(ze)放射狀,整個濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)東(dong)(dong)西垂直長約(yue)為(wei)35公(gong)(gong)里(li),南北垂直寬約(yue)為(wei)24公(gong)(gong)里(li),距河(he)(he)源(yuan)市區(qu)6公(gong)(gong)里(li),距廣(guang)(guang)(guang)州約(yue)250公(gong)(gong)里(li)。廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)(lv)湖國(guo)家(jia)(jia)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)從2010年(nian)3月份開(kai)始申報,2011年(nian)3月25日經國(guo)家(jia)(jia)林(lin)(lin)業(ye)局林(lin)(lin)濕(shi)(shi)發[2011]61號文件列入試點(dian)名單,為(wei)廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)省(sheng)新(xin)豐江(jiang)林(lin)(lin)業(ye)管(guan)理(li)局下(xia)屬(shu)公(gong)(gong)益一類事業(ye)單位(wei),核(he)定事業(ye)編制4人(ren)。
廣東(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)湖國家濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)類型簡單,根據《全國濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)資源調查技術規程(試行(xing))》的(de)分(fen)類系統,廣東(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)湖國家濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)內(nei)的(de)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)即萬(wan)綠(lv)湖屬人工(gong)濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)中的(de)庫塘濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di),面積(ji)24880.4公頃,占濕(shi)(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)總面積(ji)的(de)94.4%。此(ci)外,在局部平(ping)緩地(di)(di)帶也有零星(xing)的(de)草(cao)本沼澤分(fen)布(bu)。