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Bau
Xen Lake
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Location:
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17°11'N, 106°55'E; near Sen Thuy Village, Le Ninh District, Binh Tri Thien Province. |
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Area:
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200 ha. |
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Altitude:
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8m. |
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Biogeographical
Province:
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4.5.1. |
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Wetland
type:
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14. |
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Description
of site:
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A small freshwater lake in the coastal lowlands of central Vietnam, four km from the sea. The lake is surrounded by rice paddies, human settlements and shrubbery, and there is a high ridge of sand dunes to the east. |
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Climatic
conditions:
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Tropical monsoonal climate. |
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Principal
vegetation:
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No information. |
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Land
tenure:
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Owned by the People's Committee of Le Ninh District. |
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Conservation
measures taken:
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None. |
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Conservation
measures proposed:
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Land
use:
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Irrigation, fishing, water supply for domestic consumption, and outdoor recreation. The lake is used to irrigate 700 ha of rice paddies. |
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Possible
changes in land use:
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| Disturbances and threats: | None known. |
| Economic and social values: | The lake is of considerable importance to the local communities for irrigation, fisheries production, water supply and recreation. |
| Fauna: | The lake is thought to be an important staging and wintering area for migratory waterfowl, but no details are available. |
| Special floral values: | No information. |
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| References: | |
| Criteria for inclusion: | 1b. |
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Source:
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Le Dien Duc. |