Drigh Lake
Drigh Lake
- Country:
- Pakistan
- Site number:
- 100
- Area:
- 164.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 23-07-1976
- Coordinates:
- 27°33'59"N 68°06'E
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Drigh Lake. 23/07/76; Sindh; 164 ha; 27°34'N 068°06'E. Wildlife Sanctuary. A small, slightly brackish lake with extensive reed marshes and rich aquatic vegetation situated in the Indus floodplain. An important breeding and wintering area for a wide variety of waterbirds, regularly supporting over 20,000 birds, mostly Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, etc.), but including 5,000 roosting Black-crowned Night Heron. The surrounding plains are cultivated for rice production. Ramsar site no. 100.
Administrative region:
Sindh Province
National legal designation:
- wildlife sanctuary
Last publication date:
23-07-1976
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
- PK100RIS.pdf
- Site boundaries (GIS file)
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