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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 treaty. 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 .
List of Ramsar sites [ edit ]
Name[ 2]
Location
Area[ 2]
Designated
Description
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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Nevada 36°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
Bolinas Lagoon
California 37°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.
Cache -Lower White Rivers
Arkansas 34°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
Cache River-Cypress Creek Wetlands
Illinois 37°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
Caddo Lake
Texas , Louisiana 32°45′N 94°8′W / 32.750°N 94.133°W / 32.750; -94.133 (Caddo Lake )
30.80 sq mi
23 October 1993
Catahoula Lake
Louisiana 31°30′N 92°6′W / 31.500°N 92.100°W / 31.500; -92.100 (Catahoula Lake )
46.9 sq mi
18 June 1991
Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex
Maryland , Virginia 38°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
Cheyenne Bottoms
Kansas 38°29′N 98°40′W / 38.483°N 98.667°W / 38.483; -98.667 (Cheyenne Bottoms )
42.39 sq mi
19 October 1988
Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain
Illinois Wisconsin 42°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
Congaree National Park
South Carolina 33°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
Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal Wetlands Complex
Connecticut 41°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
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Florida 26°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
Delaware Bay Estuary
Delaware , New Jersey 39°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
Door Peninsula Coastal Wetlands
Wisconsin 45°13′20″N 85°00′00″W / 45.22222°N 85.00000°W / 45.22222; -85.00000
17.880 sq mi
6 October 2014
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
New Jersey 39°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
Elkhorn Slough
California 36°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
Everglades National Park
Florida 25°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
Francis Beidler Forest
South Carolina 33°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
Grassland Ecological Area
California 37°10′N 120°50′W / 37.167°N 120.833°W / 37.167; -120.833 (Grassland Ecological Area )
250 sq mi
2 February 2005
Horicon Marsh
Wisconsin 43°30′N 88°38′W / 43.500°N 88.633°W / 43.500; -88.633 (Horicon Marsh )
49.85 sq mi
4 December 1990
Humbug Marsh
Michigan 42°6′N 83°11′W / 42.100°N 83.183°W / 42.100; -83.183 (Humbug Marsh )
0.73 sq mi
20 January 2010
Izembek Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska 55°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
Kakagon and Bad River Sloughs
Wisconsin 46°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
Kawainui and Hamakua Marsh Complex
Hawaii 21°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
Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Complex
California 38°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
Lower Wisconsin Riverway
Wisconsin 43°09′N 90°21′W / 43.150°N 90.350°W / 43.150; -90.350 (Lower Wisconsin Riverway )
68 sq mi
14 February 2020
Niagara River Corridor
New York 43°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
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Georgia , Florida 30°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
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Line Islands 5°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
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Florida 27°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
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Kansas 38°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 .
Roswell Artesian Wetlands
New Mexico 33°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
San Francisco Bay and Estuary
California 37°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
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
South Dakota 45°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
Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin and Hopper Lake
Illinois 41°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
The Emiquon Complex
Illinois 40°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
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
California 32°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
Tomales Bay
California 38°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
Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands
Minnesota , Wisconsin , Iowa , Illinois 43°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
Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Ohio 40°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