Catahoula Lake RIS Overview

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Ramsar report for Catahoula Lake

Country: United states of america	Ramsar Site No.: 523
Region: North America	Wetlands International Site Reference No.: 4US010

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General and Geographical site information: Subregion: Northern America Designation Date: 18-06-1991 Coordinates of site center (degrees): 31°30'N 092°06'W Coordinates of site center (decimal lat long):31,50 -92,10 Total site area: 12150 hectares Minimum elevation: 30 meters Transboundary: no Boundary changes: no Number of separate units: 1 Administrative region: Louisiana and LaSalle,Rapides	Information on Conservational Issues: Management plan status: Implemented/ing approved site-specific plan/measures International conservation designation: no other international designation besides Ramsar National conservation designation: national wildlife refuge Ramsar criteria: 1 2 4 5 6
Uses and Threats: Current land use: Within the site's surroundings/catchment: Forestry (unspecified) Grazing (unspecified) Agriculture (unspecified) Within the Ramsar site: Research Recreational/sport hunting Recreational/sport fishing Habitat/nature conservation Threats: Within the site's surroundings/catchment: Within the Ramsar site: Oil pollution Inappropriate management practices Solid waste pollution Social and cultural values: Sport fishing Land tenure/ownership: Site's surroundings: Private owner(s) Within the Ramsar site: National/federal	Ecological Data: Wetland Category: Inland wetlands Wetland Type (dominant type in bold): Freshwater, tree-dominated wetlands; includes freshwater swamp forest, seasonally flooded forest, wooded swamps; on inorganic soils (Xf) Shrub-dominated wetlands; Shrub swamps, shrub-dominated freshwater marsh, shrub carr, alder thicket; on inorganic soils (W) Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools on inorganic soil; includes sloughs, potholes, seasonally flooded meadows, sedge marshes (Ts) Seasonal/intermittent freshwater lakes (over 8 ha); includes floodplain lakes (P) Permanent freshwater lakes (over 8 ha); includes large oxbow lakes (O) Seasonal/intermittent/irregular rivers/streams/creeks (N) Permanent rivers/streams/creeks; includes waterfalls (M) Biological Values: Fauna type: waterbird wintering/non-breeding/dry season area Flora type:
Physical Data: Salinity: Fresh Permanence: Usually seasonal/intermittent Usually permanent	Soil type: Predominantly mineral