| Gaomei Wetlands | |
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| 高美溼地 (Chinese) | |
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_location_map.svg)  Gaomei Wetlands | |
| Location | Qingshui, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°18′43″N 120°32′59″E / 24.312059°N 120.549704°E |
| Type | wetland |
| Built | 29 September 2004 [1] |
| Website | Official website (in Chinese) |
Gaomei Wetlands (traditional Chinese: 高美溼地; simplified Chinese: 高美湿地; pinyin: Gāoměi Shīdì), officially Gaomei Wetland Preservation Area (Chinese: 高美溼地野生動物保護區), is a wetland in Qingshui District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Gaomei Wetlands was established on 29 September 2005.[2] In August 2015, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed 6 out of 18 wind turbines of Taiwan Power Company in the area.[3] In October 2019, a bridge connecting the Taichung mainland with the wetlands area failed a safety inspection, following the Nanfang'ao Bridge collapse 3 weeks earlier in Su'ao Township, Yilan County. The Binhai Bridge (Chinese: 濱海橋) was examined by Taiwan International Ports Corporation. It spans over a length of 70 meters and was 45 years old by the time of inspection.[4]
Gaomei Wetlands is a flat land which spans over 300 hectares, but it is only about 10% of Dadu River wetlands.[5][6]
Gaomei Wetlands is accessible by bus from Qingshui Station of Taiwan Railways.[7]
