廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)湖(hu)(hu)位(wei)于廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)(dong)省(sheng)河源市東(dong)(dong)(dong)源縣境內,是(shi)華南(nan)(nan)(nan)最大的(de)人工庫(ku)(ku)塘濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di),面(mian)積(ji)37500公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing),庫(ku)(ku)容139億立方(fang)米(mi),是(shi)東(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)的(de)主(zhu)要水(shui)(shui)源水(shui)(shui)質常年保持在國(guo)家(jia)Ⅰ類(lei)地(di)(di)(di)表水(shui)(shui)水(shui)(shui)質范圍。廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)湖(hu)(hu)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)位(wei)于萬(wan)綠(lv)湖(hu)(hu)的(de)中(zhong)部(bu)至(zhi)南(nan)(nan)(nan)部(bu),占萬(wan)綠(lv)湖(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)域面(mian)積(ji)的(de)三分之二,地(di)(di)(di)理位(wei)置居于東(dong)(dong)(dong)經114°21′4″-114°43′20″,北緯(wei)23°42′53″-23°55′35″間,屬(shu)南(nan)(nan)(nan)亞熱帶北緣。濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)總面(mian)積(ji)26348.7公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing),其中(zhong)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)24880.4公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing),林(lin)(lin)(lin)地(di)(di)(di)1466.3公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing),建設用地(di)(di)(di)2.0公(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing)。濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)北與錫場鎮、廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)(dong)河源新港(gang)省(sheng)級自然保護區(qu)比鄰,南(nan)(nan)(nan)抵(di)庫(ku)(ku)岸(an)線,西抵(di)新回龍鎮,東(dong)(dong)(dong)至(zhi)新港(gang)鎮,濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)呈東(dong)(dong)(dong)西向不規則放射狀(zhuang),整個(ge)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)東(dong)(dong)(dong)西垂直(zhi)長約為(wei)35公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),南(nan)(nan)(nan)北垂直(zhi)寬約為(wei)24公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)河源市區(qu)6公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)廣(guang)(guang)州約250公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)。廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)(dong)萬(wan)綠(lv)湖(hu)(hu)國(guo)家(jia)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)從2010年3月份(fen)開(kai)始申報,2011年3月25日經國(guo)家(jia)林(lin)(lin)(lin)業局(ju)林(lin)(lin)(lin)濕(shi)發[2011]61號文件列(lie)入(ru)試點名單(dan),為(wei)廣(guang)(guang)東(dong)(dong)(dong)省(sheng)新豐江(jiang)(jiang)林(lin)(lin)(lin)業管理局(ju)下屬(shu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)益一類(lei)事業單(dan)位(wei),核定事業編制(zhi)4人。
廣東(dong)萬綠湖(hu)國(guo)家濕(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園濕(shi)地(di)(di)類(lei)(lei)型簡(jian)單,根據《全國(guo)濕(shi)地(di)(di)資源調查技術規程(試行(xing))》的(de)(de)分類(lei)(lei)系統,廣東(dong)萬綠湖(hu)國(guo)家濕(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園內的(de)(de)濕(shi)地(di)(di)即萬綠湖(hu)屬人工濕(shi)地(di)(di)中的(de)(de)庫塘濕(shi)地(di)(di),面積24880.4公(gong)頃,占(zhan)濕(shi)地(di)(di)公(gong)園總面積的(de)(de)94.4%。此外,在局部平緩地(di)(di)帶也(ye)有(you)零星的(de)(de)草本沼澤分布。