Hay-Zama Lakes Wildland Provincial Park
Hay-Zama Lakes is a 586-square-kilometre (226 sq mi) inland wetland and wildland park in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982, and is recognized as an Important Bird Area. It "constitutes one of the most extensive sedge wetlands in western North America".
| Hay-Zama Lakes | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) | |
Location of Hay-Zama Lakes in Canada | |
| Location | Mackenzie County, Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest city | High Level, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 58°30′0″N 119°0′0″W |
| Area | 586 km2 (226 sq mi) |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Designated | 24 May 1982 |
| Reference no. | 242 |
The site has been under consideration for classification as a World Heritage Site. It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) west-northwest of the town of High Level, 140 kilometres (87 mi) from the border with the Northwest Territories.
It is being twinned with Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve in Inner Mongolia.
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