Drainage sub-basin 2013 wetland system extents
Definition of drainage sub-basin
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2013 wetland system extent by drainage sub-basin Download this table in .CSV format
Drainage sub-basin
Total area (ha )
Wetland area by system
Total wetland area (ha )
artificial and highly modified
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
lacustrine (natural)
lacustrine (slightly modified)
lacustrine (unknown degree of modification)
palustrine (natural)
palustrine (slightly modified)
riverine
Total
172,799,332
310,768
1,087,846
4,080
514,012
38,881
64
2,841,447
82,558
2,582,360
7,462,016
Albert River
78,190
296
38
53
242
46
1,061
1,735
Alice River
1,292,574
60
112
13
22,944
8,116
31,246
Archer River
1,068,849
50
14,757
7
28,039
7,453
50,306
Baffle Creek
407,766
997
13,622
13
144
3
10,828
334
7,206
33,146
Balonne River
3,823,383
45,056
22
1,024
9,153
4,268
27,802
87,325
Barcoo River
5,301,482
1,172
43
678
4,056
107
52,337
58,392
Barker & Barambah Creeks
591,904
3,768
20
526
36
4,201
8,551
Barratta Creek
184,660
1,311
17,831
167
22
726
5
2,883
6,988
5,105
35,038
Barron River
208,639
4,328
995
< 1
111
112
< 1
307
116
3,996
9,967
Black River
105,519
758
1,040
12
422
45
3,442
5,719
Bohle River
36,891
142
2,530
11
7
205
574
956
4,426
Bowen River
944,748
2,043
64
305
262
12
28,115
30,800
Boyne & Auburn Rivers
1,303,251
2,840
146
436
100
13,892
17,414
Boyne River
249,301
2,069
1,660
8
4,226
4
36
4,003
12,007
Bremer River
202,824
1,571
58
1,565
139
1,689
5,022
Brisbane River
701,500
13,264
687
120
78
1
858
171
11,179
26,359
Bulloo River
5,203,638
416
20,396
128
149,859
272
23,339
194,409
Burrum River
119,898
1,181
1,298
49
3,502
132
2,776
8,938
Caboolture River
46,673
338
1,150
215
< 1
2,182
81
473
4,440
Calliope River
224,863
849
7,677
29
22
173
< 1
49
34
976
9,809
Cliffdale Creek
622,991
4
33,987
2
7,928
2,893
44,814
Cloncurry River
4,733,390
2,175
321
11,872
742
127,526
142,636
Coen River
311,186
46
3
1,026
2,926
4,002
Coleman River
521,726
14
4,599
8,021
8,240
20,874
Comet River
1,727,489
6,218
3,026
845
2
4,300
311
15,092
29,793
Condamine River
3,051,741
16,262
288
742
3,246
742
12,040
33,321
Coomera & Nerang Rivers
130,572
2,276
3,302
407
< 1
1,729
513
1,310
9,537
Cooper Creek
9,575,241
817
143,410
247
1
455,695
466
129,393
730,029
Curtis Island
57,804
10
14,318
112
941
4
174
15,558
Daintree River
210,458
8
3,291
3
< 1
2,305
2,064
7,672
Dawson River
5,068,741
9,613
2,362
1,934
9,958
1,205
29,309
54,382
Diamantina River
11,911,000
1,657
109,998
881
677,310
125
339,225
1,129,196
Don River
374,512
1,304
17,054
1,897
89
< 1
617
3,685
15,751
40,397
Ducie River
357,911
5
11,900
8,140
934
20,979
Dumaresq River
431,196
2,862
1
339
15
7,403
10,619
Edward River
756,724
56
14,877
41,292
2,922
59,146
Eight Mile Creek
162,505
5,441
2
3,722
473
9,638
Einasleigh River
2,435,365
1,284
408
409
20,167
65
79,667
102,000
Elliott River
74,063
1,172
1,067
8
27
2
4,255
48
338
6,916
Embley River
191,482
284
14,135
1,233
54
15,705
Endeavour River
218,630
132
2,686
81
12
2,571
32
4,103
9,617
Eyre Creek
7,155,781
750
160,050
177
361,071
70
72,154
594,272
Fitzroy River
1,143,110
8,937
28,619
46
503
1,066
8,644
8,694
14,198
70,709
Flinders River
5,187,311
1,679
40,903
743
296
4
18,534
203
64,929
127,292
Fraser Island
165,949
3,442
2,824
12,115
1
18,382
Freshwater Creek
10,693
350
131
482
Georgina River
7,245,744
1,258
894
247
53,548
156
90,063
146,164
Gilbert River
2,201,634
1,133
51,153
247
403
< 1
23,357
214
97,083
173,591
Gregory River
91,049
815
349
1
1,266
2
4,125
6,559
Hann River
966,394
7
20,207
2
23,380
3
7,133
50,732
Haughton River
222,395
538
14,149
198
70
323
< 1
1,467
1,460
8,844
27,050
Hay
279,520
5,797
63
5,860
Herbert River
987,310
1,445
13,824
2
462
201
7
12,621
1,236
27,774
57,572
Hinchinbrook Island
39,692
8,100
515
180
8,795
Holroyd River
532,582
18
2,879
< 1
9,895
3,361
16,153
Isaac River
2,232,467
6,444
440
1,272
3
3,754
477
48,677
61,068
Isis River
50,091
94
57
63
3,838
4,052
Jacky Jacky Creek
297,162
25,383
2,468
15,552
784
44,188
Jardine River
327,317
< 1
2,222
19,296
1,522
23,041
Jeannie River
362,572
11
16,716
1,605
7,091
11
3,195
28,629
Kendall River
498,108
< 1
2,699
11,516
1,732
15,947
Kolan River
290,501
6,438
1,519
235
491
34
5,029
13,747
L Creek
195,863
63
44,295
170
159
1,487
3,223
49,398
Lagoon Creek
296,688
12,487
2,071
2,274
16,832
Lake Frome
15,184
1,535
3
1,538
Leichhardt River
3,288,217
5,583
33,045
182
2,206
29,700
676
87,578
158,972
Lockhart River
288,360
4
12,277
57
2,232
6,915
21,485
Lockyer Creek
296,991
1,591
431
1
814
280
7,353
10,472
Logan River
335,676
2,958
2,004
27
114
2
2,913
149
2,688
10,855
Lower Burdekin River
1,048,562
11,980
2,259
32
996
483
647
60,923
77,320
Lower Burnett River
566,660
4,928
1,087
8
881
628
32
11,163
18,727
Lower Mary River
677,690
2,056
4,220
391
7
6,544
396
9,528
23,141
Macintyre Brook
432,482
2,386
105
189
78
9,112
11,870
Macintyre & Weir Rivers
1,518,300
15,001
212
591
4,936
1,870
11,023
33,634
Mackenzie River
1,305,897
3,660
140
1,051
< 1
3,706
1,042
15,133
24,732
Maranoa River
2,003,528
1,445
26
326
1,277
99
5,199
8,374
Maroochy River
153,905
2,682
4,037
31
37
326
4
16,008
510
3,788
27,423
Mcdonald River
273,439
8,647
17,423
856
26,925
Mission River
266,896
831
22,660
141
15,852
248
448
40,181
Mitchell River
4,131,477
861
50,934
1,049
3,774
64,520
453
122,039
243,630
Moonie River
1,465,738
5,059
10
724
1,271
384
4,946
12,395
Moreton Island
17,858
117
175
1,255
1,547
Morning Inlet
173,004
276
33,591
1,056
19
1,061
18
3,472
39,492
Mornington Island
99,830
45
11,807
1,075
4
12,931
Mossman River
46,574
62
1,640
9
12
< 1
173
1
415
2,312
Mulgrave River
131,677
122
4,490
164
38
< 1
3,141
1,526
9,481
Murray River
110,739
327
8,180
2
2
5,348
30
542
14,431
Nicholson River
3,574,411
868
113,965
465
30,249
204
101,774
247,525
Nogoa River
2,770,589
21,732
126
1,102
2,195
283
29,381
54,819
Noosa River
195,578
125
8,838
249
28
33,352
11
1,599
44,202
Norman River
5,066,736
373
65,684
105
136
5
86,322
533
75,225
228,384
Normanby River
1,472,192
550
8,031
78
16
16,884
11
16,149
41,719
North Johnstone River
103,100
75
7
4
< 1
143
28
872
1,130
North Pine River
57,693
2,667
2,135
14
75
2
881
41
582
6,396
O'connell River
238,854
868
12,952
20
52
1
1,052
230
3,112
18,287
Olive river
205,474
3,922
1,073
4,422
1,376
10,794
Palmer River
842,363
378
108
146
3,472
14,212
18,317
Paroo River
3,523,770
224
18,896
100
65,547
683
18,122
103,572
Pascoe River
211,820
730
82
4,700
5,511
Pioneer River
157,470
1,782
743
442
4,321
7,288
Plane Creek
254,423
1,910
18,317
53
13
45
7,641
1,438
4,039
33,457
Proserpine River
250,002
5,024
12,477
11
2
8
2
6,843
1,650
3,385
29,402
Ross River
133,707
5,936
11,202
112
164
649
745
4,269
23,076
Russell River
67,063
1,531
625
5,312
5
523
7,995
Saxby River
1,009,107
52
7,647
198
10,809
18,706
Settlement River
106,685
6,896
1
3,040
2,921
12,858
Shoalwater
359,579
1,211
29,235
297
20,319
5,462
56,524
Skardon River
43,201
4,630
2,360
86
7,077
South Johnstone River
128,680
283
3,546
12
4
4,456
15
836
9,151
South Pine River
43,913
162
1,069
135
36
416
200
551
2,570
Staaten River
2,570,527
67
18,794
247
6
28,329
28
49,271
96,742
Stanley River
153,605
4,632
3
4
284
42
1,986
6,951
Stewart River
275,475
9
6,262
2,276
5,403
13,949
Stradbroke Islands
29,106
80
962
310
27
< 1
4,647
19
6,044
Styx River
301,068
1,293
26,531
849
26
88
862
7,268
5,045
41,961
Suttor River
7,394,868
24,623
1,005
2,639
< 1
11,215
1,216
119,370
160,069
Thomson River
9,510,070
2,083
21,998
1,084
< 1
44,433
529
94,411
164,540
Torres Strait Islands
57,023
93
5,328
2
618
663
6,704
Tully River
167,593
1,616
1,946
8
19
4,380
83
1,646
9,699
Upper Burdekin River
3,622,752
2,072
4,433
585
1
33,978
550
102,614
144,234
Upper Burnett River
859,183
2,578
14
166
74
6,211
9,043
Upper Mary River
270,143
1,460
2
138
6
6,071
7,677
Wallam Creeks
4,786,303
664
3,568
639
101,482
2,503
3,017
111,873
Walsh River
895,828
973
29
204
477
8
19,224
20,915
Warrego River
5,216,183
2,114
525
566
19,221
438
36,409
59,273
Waterpark Creek
182,282
100
25,327
33
57
8,866
2,284
5,524
42,190
Watson River
469,442
5
6,839
5,442
2,548
14,835
Wenlock River
755,519
3
10,321
< 1
17,575
3,783
31,683
Whitsunday Island
16,059
595
16
< 1
611
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of drainage sub-basins.
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation (e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2022) Drainage sub-basin 2013 wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-2013/sub-basin.html