Sub-basin (herb) 2009 wetland habitat extents
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2009 wetland habitat extent by sub-basin (herb) Download this table in .CSV format
Sub-basin (herb)
Total area (ha )
Wetland area by habitat
Total wetland area (ha )
INT01a
INT01b
INT02
LA14
LA15
LC06
LC07
LC08a
LC08b
LC09
PA10
PA11a
PA11b
PA11c
PA12a
PA12b
PA12c
PA12d
PA13
PC02a
PC02b
PC02c
PC02d
PC04a
PC04c
PC04d
PC04e
PC05
XX99-P-A
XX99-P-C
Total
176,636,006
3,553
488,176
600,159
460,744
26,863
8,447
156
7,554
998
1,172
79,887
106,289
1,375,782
83,027
159,157
144,570
204,054
3,068
37
268,607
13,036
157,152
10,704
124,554
159,580
16,024
45
3,468
960
746
4,508,570
Albert River
78,130
3
41
< 1
53
217
314
Alice River
1,294,283
18,308
1,092
270
3,190
22,860
Archer River
1,061,508
3,319
11,309
14,046
166
9,732
1,839
2,151
42,561
Baffle Creek
409,127
527
8,546
4,800
13
3,610
467
53
5,987
327
713
25,044
Balonne River
3,829,295
9
13
1,671
195
953
2,492
346
2,765
177
27
1,875
2,471
164
13,158
Barcoo River
5,324,188
43
41
1,041
759
48
1,256
413
700
2
11
4,312
Barker & Barambah Creeks
593,055
5
32
521
558
Barratta Creek
183,314
8,670
2,134
474
62
58
154
59
9,502
21,113
Barron River
218,831
973
23
56
115
162
28
3
23
83
1,464
Black River
105,751
772
204
401
10
3
90
2
1,482
Bohle River
36,934
621
578
5
17
760
1,980
Bowen River
945,679
123
59
80
18
3
283
Boyne & Auburn Rivers
1,300,064
10
429
48
48
536
Boyne River
249,689
2
823
832
3
37
1,697
Bremer River
202,941
580
1
410
716
1,707
Brisbane River
696,983
48
520
193
14
832
160
1,767
Bulloo River
5,186,255
20,357
506
7,401
66,408
19,204
1,173
18,309
36,296
169,654
Burrum River
121,185
93
688
569
626
411
123
2,123
24
351
5,009
Caboolture River
46,771
127
647
379
29
2,200
34
8
3,423
Calliope River
224,417
4,144
944
22
4
52
15
12
5,192
Cliffdale Creek
621,608
4,922
28,271
2
3,669
3,371
509
359
41,103
Cloncurry River
4,734,362
2,411
714
4,637
4,522
173
12,458
Coen River
320,884
643
333
22
998
Coleman River
534,071
1,071
3,388
4,989
413
59
2,889
12,808
Comet River
1,729,682
3,037
954
523
66
1,982
1,163
7,725
Condamine River
3,042,115
353
818
32
1,460
1,504
325
< 1
4,494
Coomera & Nerang Rivers
130,448
479
2,122
663
74
27
19
1,842
282
< 1
5,509
Cooper Creek
9,578,213
142,974
1,075
9,822
392,651
17,145
4
5,711
29,039
598,421
Daintree River
210,703
3,240
36
722
84
< 1
804
5
674
5,566
Dawson River
5,077,521
2,429
2,463
656
1,055
4,562
2,363
13,527
Diamantina River
11,916,978
109,333
12,164
4,212
586,550
19,384
2
25,725
27,248
784,617
Don River
373,879
7,803
2,148
10
72
18
6
4,129
14,186
Ducie River
358,320
10,909
942
4,441
3,566
30
2
19,891
Dumaresq River
432,562
6
52
17
6
272
354
Edward River
752,483
2,088
12,827
35,840
1,538
24
2,903
55,219
Eight Mile Creek
164,179
489
5,518
2,798
753
26
136
9,720
Einasleigh River
2,436,599
129
11
333
10,595
2,544
1,464
896
1,410
2,317
150
380
20,230
Elloitt River
72,818
22
668
389
500
558
213
1,105
94
1,830
5,378
Embley River
192,878
10,116
4,092
852
342
< 1
15,402
Endeavour River
218,373
2,410
296
21
614
1,288
271
31
4,931
Eyre Creek
7,179,213
159,734
18,696
18,756
298,762
330
18,992
7,286
522,556
Fitzroy River
1,143,490
9,273
1,128
658
55
333
88
620
9,060
7,177
28,392
Flinders River
5,202,845
10,895
30,126
589
2,296
172
2,001
5,100
4,038
1,486
1,832
38
64
1,749
60,385
Georgina River
7,210,414
867
2,481
27,942
7
227
17,466
3,354
52,346
Gilbert River
2,204,708
8,705
42,587
77
123
115
125
1,414
4,288
2,207
14,824
74,465
Gregory River
90,841
9
236
111
80
475
68
287
< 1
165
1,431
Hann River
955,765
5,538
14,705
9,428
6,318
2,440
4,146
42,574
Haughton River
222,052
5,935
2,254
165
47
13
453
35
202
2,042
11,148
Hay
278,335
5,798
63
5,860
Herbert River
984,532
11,082
2,558
548
3,025
1,507
482
100
2,763
5,188
11
6
12
161
27,442
Holroyd River
543,786
1,721
2,999
7,365
93
1,984
27
929
15,117
Isaac River
2,236,630
440
607
551
1,925
1,017
141
4,681
Isis River
52,633
2
42
15
155
1
108
323
Islands
4,348,785
462
79,143
32,946
2,359
988
10,060
1,475
12,711
4,482
40
28
12
144,707
Jacky Jacky Creek
296,826
22,293
3,168
2,214
255
13,175
135
1,322
42,563
Jardine River
328,218
1,418
805
2,098
16,490
337
333
21,482
Jeannie River
364,142
9,028
7,753
1,649
2,374
4,625
25,430
Kendall River
485,063
778
95
7,887
1,604
97
1,312
11,773
Kolan River
290,510
93
1,247
194
221
152
94
86
2,087
L Creek
194,943
945
43,498
71
129
601
366
318
45,927
Lagoon Creek
285,475
1,443
10,918
15
34
495
199
274
651
14,028
Lake Frome
15,074
1,535
3
1,538
Leichhardt River
3,288,492
9,600
23,348
166
10,072
6,074
11,320
2,063
143
397
129
187
63,499
Lockhart River
288,624
8,785
3,441
54
858
1,291
14,430
Lockyer Creek
300,516
143
< 1
56
898
1,097
Logan River
337,476
261
1,482
594
136
5
2,533
422
5
5,438
Lower Burdekin River
1,047,312
179
64
48
461
17
10
604
1,385
Lower Burnett River
567,165
21
967
114
146
338
117
44
1,747
Lower Mary River
676,042
221
3,300
992
1,700
< 1
4,482
379
342
11,417
Macintyre Brook
431,745
1
64
179
23
266
Macintyre & Weir Rivers
1,538,547
348
156
1,348
4,772
60
9
6,694
Mackenzie River
1,298,511
150
1,600
504
616
1,848
62
4,780
Maranoa River
2,003,850
21
11
258
149
7
239
53
531
7
1,277
Maroochy River
139,229
642
1,906
679
3
1,630
553
123
6,985
157
1,296
13,974
Mcdonald River
272,577
7,668
980
1,521
15,592
< 1
25,762
Mission River
269,901
18,898
3,805
12,175
3,584
136
145
38,744
Mitchell River
4,143,651
12,539
38,291
3,910
930
21,534
827
3,348
32,152
11
12
8
113,563
Moonie River
1,445,616
28
15
382
72
10
60
44
242
15
306
563
1,739
Morning Inlet
173,369
1,528
31,736
15
1,007
211
51
164
55
55
29
508
35,358
Mossman River
47,363
1,439
218
176
7
5
1,845
Mulgrave River
131,631
4,274
369
94
515
103
1,180
306
349
3
699
7,892
Murray River
110,712
7,713
972
1,671
421
1
2,544
272
74
4
259
13,928
Nicholson River
3,564,991
29,249
84,739
16,407
475
269
572
16
1,812
3,288
3,563
2,594
1,291
14
144,288
Nogoa River
2,769,005
223
223
526
54
1,604
72
2,701
Noosa River
195,516
305
5,257
3,211
239
10
7,686
7,464
788
10,967
65
6,288
42,281
Norman River
5,043,008
15,270
50,463
5,958
1,109
57,426
598
3,278
11,045
1,214
4,485
150,845
Normanby River
1,483,752
2,494
5,510
4,640
5,531
2,547
5,060
71
2
25,856
North Johnstone River
102,981
7
4
113
57
5
14
199
North Pine River
59,871
89
1,407
776
913
51
3,235
Olive River
205,626
3,250
697
1,000
375
1,453
415
2,142
9,332
Palmer River
833,503
2,288
171
67
716
2
3,244
Paroo River
3,654,370
14,192
4,426
16,485
8,812
7,303
14,357
819
19,713
86,107
Pascoe River
212,432
580
163
20
61
2
825
Pioneer River
396,729
11,256
2,687
956
349
303
159
15,710
Plane Creek
254,412
12,041
6,653
6,273
1,185
1,417
189
27,757
Proserpine River
250,161
9,666
2,761
1,437
2,641
1,235
3,189
20,929
Ross River
134,044
3,212
2,850
3
61
243
208
954
7,532
Russell River
66,914
575
1
112
48
2
3,811
372
19
18
906
5,863
Saxby River
1,014,681
466
350
8,317
120
44
9,298
Settlement River
112,666
893
6,936
940
1,456
292
758
11,275
Shoalwater
360,690
13,311
12,158
41
3,920
86
440
16,113
46,068
Skardon River
43,930
3,058
1,567
1,353
1,078
7,056
South Johnstone River
129,419
3,460
64
1,990
816
23
1,423
8
1
212
7,997
South Pine River
41,937
147
633
286
1
478
113
1,658
Staaten River
2,557,193
3,117
15,774
17,628
2,600
1,167
6,409
46,696
Stanley River
153,799
181
148
330
Stewart River
274,339
2,568
3,694
929
407
673
218
8,490
Styx River
301,632
5,871
10,374
26
345
101
19
36
7,723
24,495
Suttor River
7,393,568
476
34
5,555
214
3,253
2,292
258
37
4
< 1
69
159
12,352
Thomson River
9,493,011
1,035
20,840
30,443
5,466
1,152
858
2,727
33
3,386
65,939
Tully River
168,392
1,887
1
4
336
232
123
3,138
40
53
< 1
609
6,423
Upper Burdekin River
3,625,293
206
1,084
2,185
248
13,303
12,918
792
3,481
553
206
796
107
35,879
Upper Burnett River
859,271
13
54
19
74
75
7
242
Upper Mary River
270,782
56
88
144
Wallam Creeks
4,704,750
3,257
7
391
2,477
9,013
43,841
45,053
5
6
3
104,053
Walsh River
895,748
239
103
132
5
478
Warrego River
5,168,746
516
374
107
1
661
9,273
6,445
3,498
63
1
8
328
21,273
Waterpark Creek
184,150
20,206
2,879
4,417
1,345
706
< 1
3,582
1,103
34,239
Watson River
468,252
3,204
3,681
3,494
1,271
481
98
12,229
Wenlock River
752,760
10,106
237
16,301
692
29
40
104
27,509
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of sub-basins (herb).
Wetland habitat code descriptions
INT01a
Mangroves - Casuarina
INT01b
Mangroves - other
INT02
Salt marsh and salt flats
LA14
Arid and semi-arid saline lake
LA15
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
LC06
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
LC07
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake
LC08a
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake
LC08b
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
LC09
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
PA10
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
PA11a
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp
PA11b
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp
PA11c
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
PA12a
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp
PA12b
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp
PA12c
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
PA12d
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp
PA13
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp
PC02a
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
PC02b
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
PC02c
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
PC02d
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
PC04a
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
PC04c
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
PC04d
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
PC04e
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp
PC05
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp
XX99-P-A
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid
XX99-P-C
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal
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) Sub-basin (herb) 2009 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2009/sub-basin-herb.html