Saginaw Bay (26143)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Saginaw Bay
Central coordinates: Latitude: 44.1928, Longitude: -83.0633
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 3758.02417
Protected area coverage (%): 3.13
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 375802 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (380000 ha).