Indawngy Lake
Location:
25°03'-25°15'N, 96°l8'-96°25'E; 110 km WSW of Myitkyina, Kachin State.
Area:
c.12,000 ha.
Altitude:
169m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.9.4
Wetland type:
14
Description of site:
A large, permanent, freshwater lake set in a broad valley, with an extensive marshy area to the north and northeast. The lake is fed by runoff from the surrounding hills (peaks to l,550m), and drains northeast via a small river for a distance of 45 km into the Mogawag Chaung, a tributary of the Irrawaddy.
Climatic conditions:
Monsoonal climate. The average annual rainfall in southern Kachin State varies from 1,800 to 2,500 mm.
Principal vegetation:
No information
Land tenure:
No information
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
None.
Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
No information.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
Very little information is available. The lake is thought to be an important area for waterfowl, particularly wintering Anatidae. The Masked Finfoot Heliopais personata has been recorded (Smythies, 1953).
Special floral values:
No information.
Research and facilities:
Because of security problems, the region has been closed to outsiders for many years, and the lake does not appear to have been investigated for at least forty years.
References:
Smythies (1953).
Criteria for Inclusion:
0.
Source:
Operational Navigation Charts.