新墻河國家濕地公園為國家級濕地公園。新(xin)(xin)墻河(he)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)濕(shi)地公園毗鄰岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)縣(xian)(xian)城,于(yu)2011年12月經國(guo)(guo)家(jia)林業局(ju)批準建立、岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)人(ren)民政府設立的(de)公益-業機構。主(zhu)要包括岳(yue)陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)境內的(de)新(xin)(xin)墻河(he)京廣(guang)鐵(tie)(tie)路(lu)(lu)大橋至(zhi)鐵(tie)(tie)山(shan)(shan)水庫及縣(xian)(xian)城附近六合垸、白羊水庫。濕(shi)地公園由東(dong)向(xiang)西呈(cheng)片帶(片:鐵(tie)(tie)山(shan)(shan)水庫,帶:新(xin)(xin)墻河(he))走向(xiang),最(zui)東(dong)端至(zhi)鐵(tie)(tie)山(shan)(shan)水庫庫尾,最(zui)西端至(zhi)京廣(guang)鐵(tie)(tie)路(lu)(lu),南北垂直長約(yue)為50千米(mi),地理坐(zuo)標介于(yu)東(dong)經113°6′56″~113°37′45″,北緯29°4′38″~29°14′15″。
分為濕(shi)(shi)地保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)保(bao)(bao)育區(qu)、濕(shi)(shi)地恢(hui)復(fu)重(zhong)建區(qu)、科(ke)普宣教利用區(qu)、綜合管(guan)理服(fu)務(wu)區(qu)等四個功能區(qu)。總面(mian)(mian)積(ji)7032.1公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),濕(shi)(shi)地面(mian)(mian)積(ji)6906.2公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),占土(tu)地總面(mian)(mian)積(ji)的(de)98.2﹪,其(qi)(qi)中(zhong)河流濕(shi)(shi)地面(mian)(mian)積(ji)2222.9公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),沼澤(ze)濕(shi)(shi)地面(mian)(mian)積(ji)119.6公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),人(ren)工濕(shi)(shi)地面(mian)(mian)積(ji)4563.7公(gong)(gong)頃(qing).公(gong)(gong)園及(ji)周邊濕(shi)(shi)地生(sheng)物資源豐富,共有(you)種子植(zhi)物576種隸(li)屬于365屬、121科(ke).野(ye)生(sheng)脊(ji)椎動(dong)物共計174種,隸(li)屬于5綱(gang)24目(mu)63科(ke),其(qi)(qi)中(zhong)國家(jia)(jia)一(yi)級重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)植(zhi)物1種、國家(jia)(jia)二級重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)植(zhi)物4種、國家(jia)(jia)二級重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)野(ye)生(sheng)動(dong)物4種。