Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment pre-clear wetland system extents
Definition of Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
Pre-clear wetland system extent by Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment Download this table in .CSV format
WQIP catchment
Total area (ha )
Wetland area by system
Total wetland area (ha )
intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
lacustrine (natural)
palustrine (natural)
riverine
Total
42,620,437
456,428
18,609
377,025
* n/a
* n/a
Abbot Bay catchments (Burdekin)
118,919
6,488
189
4,937
11,613
Alligator Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
20,918
1,032
3,436
392
4,860
Allingham Creek (Burdekin)
109,324
72
2,196
3,911
6,180
Andromache River (Mackay Whitsunday)
40,599
207
927
1,134
Annan River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
1,883
742
205
156
1,103
Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
18,005
47
24
678
749
Annan River - upper (above gorge) outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
35,739
12
655
667
Annie River, Saltwater Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek (Eastern Cape York)
269,719
68
6,866
1,935
8,869
Baffle (Burnett Mary)
408,475
13,532
13
13,865
8,723
36,133
Bakers Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
18,822
1,073
2,888
216
4,177
Balclutha Creek (Eastern Cape York)
42,008
30
410
433
873
Barratta Creek (Burdekin)
116,808
3,615
22
1,790
4,865
10,292
Barron (Wet Tropics)
218,801
1,322
56
1,291
5,874
8,542
Basalt River (Burdekin)
286,199
2,827
6,288
9,115
Bathurst and Ninian Bays (Eastern Cape York)
24,974
7
< 1
7
Bathurst Bay draining creeks (incl. Muck River) (Eastern Cape York)
53,352
1,825
240
306
2,372
Belyando floodplain (Burdekin)
203,024
3,094
3,241
6,335
Black River (Burdekin)
147,723
3,574
1,123
5,374
10,072
Blackrock Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
23,930
1,618
249
326
2,193
Blacks Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
71,090
2,190
2,190
Bogie River (Burdekin)
227,541
12
45
11,241
11,298
Bowen River (Burdekin)
113,792
20
7,191
7,211
Boyne River (Fitzroy)
249,748
2,613
145
4,837
7,595
Broken River (Burdekin)
228,731
6,977
6,977
Burdekin Delta (Burdekin)
113,151
17,720
4,567
7,780
30,067
Burdekin River (below Dam) (Burdekin)
146,880
366
8,519
8,885
Burdekin River (Blue Range) (Burdekin)
272,356
314
10,386
10,699
Burdekin River (Dam) (Burdekin)
370,188
< 1
300
28,855
29,155
Burnett (Burnett Mary)
3,319,539
1,356
4,014
57,688
63,057
Burrum (Burnett Mary)
337,174
2,780
11,436
12,227
26,443
Callide Creek (Fitzroy)
766,479
67
748
* n/a
* n/a
Calliope River (Fitzroy)
217,716
5,165
22
48
1,219
6,455
Camel Creek (Burdekin)
157,869
772
133
4,339
5,244
Campaspe River (Burdekin)
674,667
490
1,256
26,711
28,456
Cape Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
15,032
4,882
1,085
25
5,992
Cape Flattery dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
25,028
394
743
2,063
12
3,212
Cape River (Burdekin)
913,940
504
1,916
23,288
25,708
Carmichael River (Burdekin)
978,227
1,940
12,090
14,030
Carmilla Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
12,734
565
550
292
1,406
Chester River (incl. Scrubby Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
27,577
2
46
111
947
1,106
Clarke River (Burdekin)
646,961
47
2,404
18,863
21,314
Claudie River (incl. Deep, Swamp creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
15,927
165
71
630
866
Coastal creeks and dunes (north of Nesbit) (Eastern Cape York)
44,836
828
1,115
* n/a
* n/a
Coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
48,061
401
60
2,942
47
3,449
Coastal dunes north shore of Endeavour River (Eastern Cape York)
5,863
21
151
< 1
172
Comet River (Fitzroy)
1,729,049
3,282
6,932
16,226
26,440
Connors River (Fitzroy)
952,700
73
1,474
27,255
28,802
Constant Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
26,516
3,241
198
217
3,657
Curtis Island (Fitzroy)
58,456
14,812
949
174
15,935
Daintree (Wet Tropics)
210,670
3,315
2,843
3,542
9,700
Deighton River (Eastern Cape York)
67,273
91
617
708
Diamond Creek (Burdekin)
213,725
55
1,650
1,705
Don River (Burdekin)
120,812
2,304
1,129
7,006
10,439
Douglas Creek (Burdekin)
122,846
6
3,082
3,088
Dry River (Burdekin)
202,310
2
3,670
4,054
7,726
Eden Lassie Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
54,000
2,323
223
* n/a
* n/a
Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
2,257
1,298
90
233
1,620
Endeavour River - lower (incl. Cameron, Poison creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
24,037
102
505
369
976
Endeavour River - north branch (incl. Isabella, Mango Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
18,019
88
253
340
Endeavour River - right branch (Eastern Cape York)
38,771
1,054
630
1,685
Endeavour River - south branch (Eastern Cape York)
14,720
0
Escape River (Eastern Cape York)
32,685
457
215
3,455
< 1
4,128
Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
4,110
3,467
7
5
3,478
Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York)
26,482
24,034
187
< 1
24,222
Estuaries (incl. Stewart, Rocky, other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
9,927
6,234
204
13
6,451
Fanning River (Burdekin)
110,772
207
5,702
5,909
Fitzroy River (Fitzroy)
1,133,947
27,769
628
16,513
15,941
60,851
Flaggy Rock Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
18,893
644
228
* n/a
* n/a
Fox Creek (Burdekin)
320,794
298
3,248
3,546
Gillinbin Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
13,107
424
2,387
414
3,225
Glenmore Creek (Burdekin)
160,911
54
6,940
6,994
Glennie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
36,334
244
244
Goanna, Breakfast, Whiphandle creeks (Eastern Cape York)
56,201
15
272
1,038
1,325
Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York)
41,345
20
993
582
1,595
Gray Creek (Burdekin)
169,505
90
3,606
3,696
Gregory River (Mackay Whitsunday)
31,028
2,227
275
* n/a
* n/a
Hann Creek (Burdekin)
185,299
2
7,240
7,242
Hann Creek (Eastern Cape York)
28,672
2
2
Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York)
108,898
161
361
1,781
312
2,615
Haughton River (Burdekin)
232,550
17,830
162
3,259
10,169
31,420
Herbert (Wet Tropics)
984,235
15,057
98
28,317
34,597
78,069
Hinchinbrook Island (Wet Tropics)
39,543
7,937
517
179
8,634
Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York)
863
0
Jack River and Beattie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
148,352
1,968
* n/a
* n/a
Jacky Jacky Creek (Eastern Cape York)
31,041
46
5,753
* n/a
* n/a
Jeannie estuaries (incl. Horwick, Starcke, Dead Dog and other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
9,543
8,533
0
< 1
* n/a
* n/a
Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York)
46,942
100
28
* n/a
* n/a
Johnstone (Wet Tropics)
232,153
3,766
4
10,184
1,799
15,752
Kangaroo River and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
28,105
13
290
997
1,299
Keelbottom Creek (Burdekin)
164,284
114
5,294
5,407
Kennedy Inlet / Newcastle Bay (Eastern Cape York)
24,824
403
16
62
481
Kennedy River and Little Kennedy Creek (Eastern Cape York)
253,270
3,302
1,766
5,068
Kirk River (Burdekin)
135,590
8,412
8,412
Kolan (Burnett Mary)
290,449
1,832
3,182
8,452
13,466
Landers Creek (Burdekin)
106,730
20
89
5,390
5,498
Laura River (incl. Mosman River, Kennedy Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
203,164
657
938
1,595
Lethebrook (Mackay Whitsunday)
37,352
701
4,078
* n/a
* n/a
Little Bowen River (Burdekin)
147,193
64
723
2,641
3,428
Little Laura River (incl. Shepherd, Pine Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
89,372
692
991
1,683
Lloyd Bay (Eastern Cape York)
5,422
518
518
Lockhart, Claudie and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
9,537
7,782
11
26
7,819
Lockhart River (incl. Eden, Arroto and Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
82,829
6
9
345
2,875
3,235
Lockhart town and surrounds (incl. dunes) (Eastern Cape York)
4,018
69
< 1
371
440
Logan Creek (Burdekin)
403,627
59
2,267
2,326
Lolworth Creek (Burdekin)
350,352
1,081
8,986
5,096
15,163
Lower Cape River (Burdekin)
298,561
11
215
6,025
6,251
Lower Dawson River (Fitzroy)
1,991,424
159
7,312
12,273
19,745
Lower Isaac River (Fitzroy)
272,514
598
5,888
6,486
Lower Suttor River (Burdekin)
268,899
424
8,100
8,524
Mackay City (Mackay Whitsunday)
17,126
1,863
2,977
408
5,248
Mackenzie River (Fitzroy)
1,297,741
141
5,847
22,929
28,916
Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York)
833
3
3
Marion Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
11,201
710
941
409
2,061
Marrett River, Sandalwood and Birthday creeks (Eastern Cape York)
134,518
14
1,167
* n/a
* n/a
Mary (Burnett Mary)
946,581
4,433
13,728
25,896
44,057
Massy Creek, Rocky River (Eastern Cape York)
48,405
1
349
2,621
2,971
McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
58,801
501
321
3,000
639
4,461
Middle and West Claudie Rivers (incl. Gordon, Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
17,736
0
Mistake Creek (Burdekin)
587,421
911
9,299
10,210
Morehead River, Healy Creek and Hann River (Eastern Cape York)
425,766
8,294
2,869
11,162
Mossman (Wet Tropics)
47,285
1,770
494
906
3,170
Mulgrave-Russell (Wet Tropics)
198,027
5,644
94
14,895
4,690
25,323
Murray Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
46,631
2,816
183
1,193
4,191
Murray (Wet Tropics)
110,656
8,690
10,459
682
19,831
Myrtle Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
29,516
1,526
1,490
365
3,381
Native Companion Creek (Burdekin)
548,474
311
* n/a
* n/a
Nesbit, Chester and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
4,338
3,022
39
85
3,146
Nesbit River (incl. Leo Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
68,059
< 1
444
121
565
Nogoa River (Fitzroy)
1,616,991
205
1,740
19,052
20,997
Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York)
54,162
27,802
874
82
28,758
Normanby /lower Laura rivers (incl. Brown, Cabbage Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
205,565
78
4,528
986
5,592
Normanby River - lower and Bizant River (Eastern Cape York)
105,992
402
5,391
2,734
8,526
Normanby - upper (incl. West, East and Granite Normanby Rivers, Bridge Ck) (Eastern Cape York)
290,818
2,471
6,854
9,326
North Jacky Jacky Creek – dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
13,858
142
155
746
289
1,332
North Jeannie coastal creeks outside National Park (incl. Horwick River, Wakooka Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
110,554
5,269
45
628
1,059
7,002
North Kennedy River (Eastern Cape York)
191,510
4,139
1,439
5,578
Oaky , Wallace, Lyon creeks (Eastern Cape York)
33,909
584
584
OConnell River (Mackay Whitsunday)
48,766
613
753
992
2,358
Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
751
470
101
571
Olive River (incl. Horseshoe, Scorpion creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
124,133
< 1
< 1
3,508
* n/a
* n/a
Pascoe - headwaters (incl. Little Pascoe, Fall creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
64,780
74
3,274
3,348
Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
36,638
622
832
1,454
Pascoe - mid (incl. Garraway, Brown creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
31,243
266
266
Pascoe - mid (incl. Hamilton Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
11,269
206
206
Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
1,325
112
8
4
124
Pascoe - upper (incl. Yam, One Mile creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
36,658
115
115
Pelican Creek (Burdekin)
148,083
1
3,494
3,495
Pioneer River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday)
54,788
2,135
3,255
5,390
Plane Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
15,963
987
454
299
1,740
Port of Cape Flattery (land side) (Eastern Cape York)
9,437
10
557
349
5
921
Port of Cape Flattery marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
14,707
22
22
Port of Cooktown marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
3,067
11
11
Port of Quintell Beach marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
1,364
2
2
Princess Charlotte Bay (Eastern Cape York)
137,329
25
25
Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday)
8,490
147
788
935
Reliance Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
10,662
1,592
756
150
2,499
Repulse Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
25,555
1,740
2
6
72
1,819
Rocky Dam Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
51,839
5,983
9,984
1,727
17,694
Rollston River (Burdekin)
144,919
52
6,108
6,160
Rosella Creek (Burdekin)
147,410
171
* n/a
* n/a
Rosetta Creek (Burdekin)
244,047
458
5,530
5,989
Ross River (Burdekin)
131,054
9,609
262
6,263
16,134
Running River (Burdekin)
110,538
1
3,612
3,614
Sandy Creek (Burdekin)
318,941
301
1,282
1,583
Sandy Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
49,935
842
4,943
1,218
7,003
Sarina Beaches (Mackay Whitsunday)
8,458
787
396
* n/a
* n/a
Sellheim River (Burdekin)
170,458
26
4,904
4,929
Shelburne Bay dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
49,236
69
2,773
891
1
3,735
Shelburne Bay (Eastern Cape York)
25,164
24
< 1
24
Shoalwater Creek (Fitzroy)
361,610
51,609
1,093
6,395
59,097
South Annan coastal creeks outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
15,542
559
318
207
1,084
St Helens Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
18,566
1,473
56
802
2,332
Star River (Burdekin)
199,399
163
7,268
7,431
Starcke River (Eastern Cape York)
50,093
66
38
991
* n/a
* n/a
Stewart River - headwaters outside National Park (incl. Little Stewart, Station creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
38,767
364
364
Stewart River, Terrible Creek (Eastern Cape York)
37,627
37
344
381
Stones Creek (Burdekin)
77,525
2,920
2,920
Styx River (Fitzroy)
299,512
34,991
26
611
5,602
41,230
Temple Bay and Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
5,735
4
4
Theresa Creek (Fitzroy)
1,149,860
1,142
16,372
17,514
Thompsons Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
18,013
3,936
6,125
94
10,156
Trevethan Creek outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
9,497
1
451
452
Tully (Wet Tropics)
168,340
1,920
2
12,171
1,831
15,922
Upper Belyando River (Burdekin)
583,589
175
* n/a
* n/a
Upper Burdekin River (Burdekin)
448,172
2,276
13,245
9,873
25,393
Upper Cattle Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
18,841
525
525
Upper Dawson River (Fitzroy)
2,315,530
2,383
3,275
* n/a
* n/a
Upper Isaac River (Fitzroy)
1,012,469
380
3,036
23,127
26,543
Upper Proserpine River (Mackay Whitsunday)
26,621
* n/a
* n/a
Upper Suttor River (Burdekin)
515,807
582
10,780
11,362
Upstart Bay catchments (Burdekin)
129,031
12,054
2,521
5,672
20,247
Walker Bay (Eastern Cape York)
246
10
10
Walsh Bay (Eastern Cape York)
189
1
1
Waterhole Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
21,131
1,375
1,109
* n/a
* n/a
Waterpark Creek (Fitzroy)
184,786
28,317
9,179
7,988
45,484
Weary Bay (Eastern Cape York)
540
0
West Hill Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
18,396
1,606
2,958
237
4,802
Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
4,352
9
9
Whitsunday Coast (Mackay Whitsunday)
19,560
711
66
47
824
Wilson Creek, Portland Road coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
13,471
375
3
27
215
620
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments.
* Pre-clear riverine wetland statistics are not available in this area. A comprehensive evaluation is currently underway of the effect of identified limitations on the statistical analysis process used to monitor wetland extent change. During this time, selected riverine wetland statistics will be temporarily unavailable as they may be disproportionately impacted. It is expected that this evaluation will be completed in late 2024.
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) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment pre-clear wetland system extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-extent-pre-clear/wqip.html