Dongyuan Wetland

Coordinates: 22°12′19.7″N 120°51′18.2″E / 22.205472°N 120.855056°E / 22.205472; 120.855056

Dongyuan Wetland
東源濕地
Location Mudan, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Type Wetland
First flooded 1995
Surface area 1.12 square kilometres (0.43 sq mi)

The Dongyuan Wetland (Chinese: 東源濕地; pinyin: Dōngyuán Shīdì) is a wetland in Mudan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.[1]

History

The wetland area used to be a rice farmland. After the construction of Mudan Dam in 1995, the area was submerged by the reservoir the dam created and the land evolved into wetland.

Geology

The wetland spans over an area of 1.12 km2 and is a conservation area.

See also

References

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