Southern Gulf Catchments

Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACAs) are available for the riverine and non-riverine (i.e. palustrine and lacustrine) freshwater wetlands for five catchments in the Southern Gulf of Carpentaria – Settlement Creek, Nicholson River, Leichhardt River, Morning Inlet and Mornington Island (Wellesley Islands group).

View the Aquatic Conservation Assessment using AquaBAMM for the riverine and non-riverine wetlands of the Southern Gulf Catchments (version 1.1), the Flora, Fauna and Ecology Expert Panel Report (version 1.1) and Information sheet.

Find out more about accessing the data and report on the get mapping help page.

The riverine and non-riverine data and reporting (information on specific environmental values, by location) may be accessed through WetlandMaps.

Information on specific environmental values, by location, is also available via Environmental reports online.

For further information on AquaBAMM and the ACA results email biodiversity.planning♲des.qld.gov.au

Quick facts

ACAs

or Aquatic conservation assessments are an outcome of the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method (AquaBAMM).

Five catchments

make up the study area for the Southern Gulf of Carpentaria and include Settlement Creek, Nicholson River, Leichhardt River, Morning Inlet and Mornington Island (Wellesley Islands group).