Drigh Lake
- Country:Pakistan
- Site number:100
- Area:164 ha
- Designation date:23-07-1976
- Coordinates:27°34'N 68°06'E
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Overview
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