This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km2).[1][2] For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
The refuge has 34 wetlands and includes two shallow lakes, Big Salt Marsh and Little Salt Marsh. More than half of the refuge is Tallgrass and Shortgrass prairies.
^"United States". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance protected under the Ramsar Convention The United States as of 2020 has 41 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance with a surface area of 1 884 551 hectares 7 276 29 sq mi 18 845 51 km2 1 2 For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Contents 1 List of Ramsar sites 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of Ramsar sites editName 2 Location Area 2 Designated Description ImageAsh Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Nevada36 25 N 116 20 W 36 417 N 116 333 W 36 417 116 333 Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge 36 71 sq mi 18 December 1986 nbsp Bolinas Lagoon California37 55 N 122 41 W 37 917 N 122 683 W 37 917 122 683 Bolinas Lagoon 1 72 sq mi 1 September 1998 A tidal estuary located on the Pacific Flyway the lagoon provides habitat for migratory birds as well as ducks geese and shorebirds nbsp Cache Lower White Rivers Arkansas34 40 N 91 11 W 34 667 N 91 183 W 34 667 91 183 Cache Lower White Rivers 314 19 sq mi 21 November 1989 nbsp Cache River Cypress Creek Wetlands Illinois37 13 N 89 8 W 37 217 N 89 133 W 37 217 89 133 Cache River Cypress Creek Wetlands 93 75 sq mi 1 November 1994 nbsp Caddo Lake Texas Louisiana32 45 N 94 8 W 32 750 N 94 133 W 32 750 94 133 Caddo Lake 30 80 sq mi 23 October 1993 nbsp Catahoula Lake Louisiana31 30 N 92 6 W 31 500 N 92 100 W 31 500 92 100 Catahoula Lake 46 9 sq mi 18 June 1991Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex Maryland Virginia38 0 N 76 20 W 38 000 N 76 333 W 38 000 76 333 Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex 170 sq mi 4 June 1987 nbsp Cheyenne Bottoms Kansas38 29 N 98 40 W 38 483 N 98 667 W 38 483 98 667 Cheyenne Bottoms 42 39 sq mi 19 October 1988 nbsp Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain IllinoisWisconsin42 25 02 N 87 48 42 W 42 41722 N 87 81167 W 42 41722 87 81167 Chiwaukee Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain 6 12 sq mi 6 October 2015 Bi state lake coast lands including Chiwaukee Prairie and Illinois Beach State Park nbsp Congaree National Park South Carolina33 47 22 N 80 45 34 W 33 78944 N 80 75944 W 33 78944 80 75944 Congaree National Park 40 69 sq mi 2 February 2012 nbsp Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Complex Connecticut41 15 N 72 18 W 41 250 N 72 300 W 41 250 72 300 Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Complex 25 03 sq mi 14 October 1994 nbsp Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Florida26 24 N 81 31 W 26 400 N 81 517 W 26 400 81 517 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary 20 31 sq mi 23 March 2009 nbsp Delaware Bay Estuary Delaware New Jersey39 11 N 75 14 W 39 183 N 75 233 W 39 183 75 233 Delaware Bay Estuary 197 89 sq mi 20 May 1992 nbsp Door Peninsula Coastal Wetlands Wisconsin45 13 20 N 85 00 00 W 45 22222 N 85 00000 W 45 22222 85 00000 17 880 sq mi 6 October 2014Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge New Jersey39 36 N 74 17 W 39 600 N 74 283 W 39 600 74 283 Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge 50 5 sq mi 18 December 1986 nbsp Elkhorn Slough California36 49 33 N 121 45 25 W 36 8259 N 121 7569 W 36 8259 121 7569 Elkhorn Slough 2 80 sq mi 25 June 2018 nbsp Everglades National Park Florida25 33 N 80 55 W 25 550 N 80 917 W 25 550 80 917 Everglades National Park 2 357 14 sq mi 4 June 1987 nbsp Francis Beidler Forest South Carolina33 15 N 80 22 W 33 250 N 80 367 W 33 250 80 367 Francis Beidler Forest 24 86 sq mi 30 May 2008 nbsp Grassland Ecological Area California37 10 N 120 50 W 37 167 N 120 833 W 37 167 120 833 Grassland Ecological Area 250 sq mi 2 February 2005Horicon Marsh Wisconsin43 30 N 88 38 W 43 500 N 88 633 W 43 500 88 633 Horicon Marsh 49 85 sq mi 4 December 1990 nbsp Humbug Marsh Michigan42 6 N 83 11 W 42 100 N 83 183 W 42 100 83 183 Humbug Marsh 0 73 sq mi 20 January 2010Izembek Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge Alaska55 45 N 162 41 W 55 750 N 162 683 W 55 750 162 683 Izembek Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge 650 32 sq mi 18 December 1986 nbsp Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs Wisconsin46 39 N 90 41 W 46 650 N 90 683 W 46 650 90 683 Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs 16 81 sq mi 2 February 2012 nbsp Kawainui and Hamakua Marsh Complex Hawaii21 24 N 157 45 W 21 400 N 157 750 W 21 400 157 750 Kawainui and Hamakua Marsh Complex 1 60 sq mi 2 February 2005 nbsp Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex California38 24 N 122 47 W 38 400 N 122 783 W 38 400 122 783 Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex 6 08 sq mi 16 April 2010 nbsp Lower Wisconsin Riverway Wisconsin43 09 N 90 21 W 43 150 N 90 350 W 43 150 90 350 Lower Wisconsin Riverway 68 sq mi 14 February 2020Niagara River Corridor New York43 5 N 79 4 W 43 083 N 79 067 W 43 083 79 067 Niagara River Corridor 20 261 sq mi 3 October 2019 nbsp Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Georgia Florida30 48 N 82 20 W 30 800 N 82 333 W 30 800 82 333 Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge 627 94 sq mi 18 December 1986 nbsp Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge Line Islands5 52 N 162 6 W 5 867 N 162 100 W 5 867 162 100 Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge 788 14 sq mi 1 April 2011 nbsp Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Florida27 48 N 80 25 W 27 800 N 80 417 W 27 800 80 417 Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge 7 37 sq mi 14 March 1993 nbsp Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Kansas38 5 N 98 29 W 38 083 N 98 483 W 38 083 98 483 Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 34 59 sq mi 12 February 2002 The refuge has 34 wetlands and includes two shallow lakes Big Salt Marsh and Little Salt Marsh More than half of the refuge is Tallgrass and Shortgrass prairies nbsp Roswell Artesian Wetlands New Mexico33 27 N 104 23 W 33 450 N 104 383 W 33 450 104 383 Roswell Artesian Wetlands 3 54 sq mi 7 September 2010 nbsp San Francisco Bay and Estuary California37 52 N 122 23 W 37 867 N 122 383 W 37 867 122 383 San Francisco Bay and Estuary 612 79 sq mi 2 February 2013 nbsp Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota45 45 N 98 15 W 45 750 N 98 250 W 45 750 98 250 Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge 34 sq mi 3 August 1998 nbsp Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin and Hopper Lake Illinois41 13 20 N 89 20 17 W 41 22222 N 89 33806 W 41 22222 89 33806 Dixon Waterfowl Refuge 4 31 sq mi 2 February 2012 nbsp The Emiquon Complex Illinois40 21 22 N 90 3 10 W 40 35611 N 90 05278 W 40 35611 90 05278 The Emiquon Complex 22 12 sq mi 2 February 2012 nbsp Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve California32 33 N 117 7 W 32 550 N 117 117 W 32 550 117 117 Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 3 94 sq mi 2 February 2005 nbsp Tomales Bay California38 9 N 123 23 W 38 150 N 123 383 W 38 150 123 383 Tomales Bay 28 5 km2 11 0 sq mi 30 September 2002 nbsp Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois43 3 N 91 10 W 43 050 N 91 167 W 43 050 91 167 Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands 472 42 sq mi 5 January 2010 nbsp Wilma H Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park Ohio40 1 N 83 1 W 40 017 N 83 017 W 40 017 83 017 Olentangy River Wetland Research Park 0 081 sq mi 18 April 2008 nbsp See also editRamsar Convention List of Ramsar sites worldwideReferences edit United States Ramsar org Retrieved 12 November 2022 a b c The Annotated Ramsar List United States of America Ramsar org Archived from the original PDF on 4 September 2013 Retrieved 13 February 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ramsar sites in the United States at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Ramsar sites in the United States amp oldid 1193777252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
