Dam River is the largest lake in Tam Ky City, with a wetland ecosystem with more than 500 species of flora and fauna.
Dam River is 200 hectares wide, with an average water depth of 1,6 m. The basin surrounding the river is about 650 hectares wide, 3 km northeast of Tam Ky city center. The river has a diverse and rich freshwater ecosystem, typical of the South Central region.
This place is associated with the Ky Anh - Bai Say tunnel relic complex of Dam river, planned by Quang Nam as a large park. The province has coordinated with a number of international and domestic organizations to research and develop river ecosystem restoration with the goal that the river is preserved in its original state, becoming the green leaf of Tam Ky urban area.
Dam River connects with Ban Thach River, which is the largest regulating lake in the city. In the flood season, it stores water, and in the hot season, it provides water for agricultural production and daily life. Every day when the tide rises and falls, the water flow in the river will change.
During the war, this was a desolate swamp full of reeds and reeds, sheltering the resistance soldiers and civilians. After the war ended, people cleared the lagoon to grow rice and crops, so the reeds and reeds were reduced. The biodiversity of the system only remains in flooded areas with luxuriant grass growing.
The nipa palm trees are planted in rows, two years old, with duckweed covering the water surface.
Recently, the city has allocated 8,9 billion VND from the budget to plant trees and restore the Dam River ecosystem on an area of 22 hectares, including many indigenous species such as buds, bamboo, reeds, and coconuts. water. People are committed to protecting and restoring the Dam River ecosystem to make it richer.
Boats move through a carpet of duckweed covered like a miniature West.
A survey by the Vietnam Museum of Nature research group shows that Dam River has 81 species of vertebrates belonging to 53 families and 20 orders. There are also 33 different species of fish belonging to 21 families, 11 orders and one species of eel; 16 species of reptiles and frogs. Invertebrates recorded 214 species and insects 211 species. Higher plants have 170 species belonging to 74 families.
The research agency said that in Dam River there are 31 species of birds, including snail storks in the Vietnam Red Book.
In July 7, about 2020 storks migrated to Dam River to find food. After hunting their fill, the stork flies away to find a place to live and returns the next morning. This rare bird lived in Dam River for about 4.000 months and then moved away, not returning for the past three years.
Large birds migrate to the Dam River to hunt and reside in the reeds. The river has many fish, shrimp, and snails, so every day, thousands of storks come to look for food.
In April 4, authorities released 2023 carp, carp, and drift fish to regenerate and further enrich the ecosystem.
Because there are many fish and shrimp living there, people use trees to make hundreds of jars to lure fish to stay. Each chuom is 20 m2 wide, surrounded by stakes, and outside there is a fence to prevent duckweed and garbage from entering.
On days when the tide is low, people bring nets around the chuom and then remove the stakes to catch carp, catfish, bamboo, tilapia, tilapia, giant freshwater prawns... Each chuom has at least 50 kg of fish, about once every 2 months. . Dam River is where many families make a living through fishing.
Each year, the local government supports 15 households to plant 20 hectares of lotus to create landscapes. In addition to harvesting seeds, the lotus pond also serves tourists.
Recently, many tourists have come to visit Dam River, traveling by boat on the river surface covered with duckweed, watching flocks of birds foraging on the river.
Mallards fly over Dam River every afternoon.
Tam Ky City is planned to 2030, with a vision to 2050, Dam River plays an important role in building ecological urban areas and developing tourism.
The city proposed that the People's Committee of Quang Nam province invest 118 billion VND in infrastructure construction to develop eco-tourism in the Dam River area, implemented in 2024. In addition to infrastructure investment, Tam Ky City proposed that the Provincial People's Committee consider agreed on the policy of establishing an investment project to build the Museum of Biodiversity of Quang Nam province in the Dam river lake area with a scale of 6 hectares.
Perspective of Dam River investment items. It is expected that this will be a place to preserve natural ornamental creatures in the river area and Quang Nam province. The Tam Ky government also wants the Provincial People's Committee to unify the policy of building a dossier to submit to the Government to establish a wetland and biodiversity conservation area of the Dam River ecosystem.
