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Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) 🌊

Ramsar Site — Uttar Pradesh | Designated 8 November 2005

State

Uttar Pradesh

Location of the Ramsar site

Area

266km²

Designated wetland area

Designated

2005

8 November 2005

Region

Central

Biogeographic region

★Critical habitat for Ganges river dolphin

About Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch)

A shallow river stretch of the Ganges with intermittent pools and reservoirs upstream from barrages. Provides critical habitat for the IUCN Red Listed Ganges river dolphin.

Central RegionUttar PradeshRamsar Site

Location

Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) — Uttar Pradesh (Central Region)

More Wetlands in Uttar Pradesh

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2019 · 2.3 km²

Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2019 · 7.2 km²

Saman Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2019 · 5.3 km²

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2019 · 8.0 km²

Sandi Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2019 · 3.0 km²

Sarsai Nawar Jheel

Designated: 2019 · 1.6 km²

Nearby Protected Areas

Other Ramsar sites in the Central region:

Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake

Bihar

Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan

Sambhar Lake

Rajasthan

Sakhya Sagar

Madhya Pradesh

Related Links

View Uttar PradeshState Data →All Ramsar Wetlands →

Ramsar sites data sourced from the Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) and Wikipedia. Coordinates are approximate for most sites. Site descriptions are curated summaries. Last updated: 2026.