Hay-Zama Lakes

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Hay-Zama Lakes

  • Country: 
    Canada
  • Site number: 
    242
  • Area: 
    50,000 ha
  • Designation date: 
    24-05-1982
  • Coordinates: 
    58°30'N 119°00'W
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Overview

Hay-Zama Lakes. 24/05/82; Alberta; 50,000 ha; 58°30'N 119°00'W. Alberta Fish and Wildlife Crown Reservation. A vast wetland complex associated with the Peace River consisting of a series of freshwater lakes, floodplains and river deltas. The site holds large numbers of ducks (200,000 in fall) and geese (up to 177,000) during spring and fall migrations. Ramsar site no. 242. Most recent RIS information: 2001.

Administrative region: 
Alberta

  • National legal designation: 
    • Wildland Provincial Park
  • Last publication date: 
    01-01-2001

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