Drainage sub-basin 2009 wetland habitat extents
Definition of drainage sub-basin
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2009 wetland habitat extent by drainage sub-basin Download this table in .CSV format
Drainage sub-basin
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
172,799,332
3,202
434,893
583,699
460,743
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
267,637
12,952
156,838
10,702
124,114
159,530
15,996
45
3,467
960
746
4,436,586
Albert River
78,190
3
36
< 1
61
223
322
Alice River
1,292,574
18,285
1,092
275
3,194
22,846
Archer River
1,068,849
3,412
11,309
14,030
169
9,699
1,836
2,141
42,596
Baffle Creek
407,766
527
8,292
4,797
13
3,622
467
53
5,994
330
713
24,809
Balonne River
3,823,383
9
13
1,678
195
43
953
2,492
384
2,765
171
29
1,875
2,471
164
13,240
Barcoo River
5,301,482
43
41
1,041
759
48
1,256
283
698
2
11
4,180
Barker & Barambah Creeks
591,904
5
32
521
558
Barratta Creek
184,660
8,806
2,156
474
62
58
154
59
9,490
21,258
Barron River
208,639
968
23
111
118
162
33
3
27
83
1,527
Black River
105,519
762
204
364
9
3
91
2
1,436
Bohle River
36,891
618
578
5
15
760
1,975
Bowen River
944,748
123
59
80
18
3
283
Boyne & Auburn Rivers
1,303,251
10
429
48
48
536
Boyne River
249,301
2
829
837
3
37
1,709
Bremer River
202,824
580
1
410
716
1,707
Brisbane River
701,500
48
514
194
14
850
162
1,782
Bulloo River
5,203,638
20,357
506
7,401
66,408
19,204
1,173
18,439
36,296
169,784
Burrum River
119,898
93
649
556
626
411
123
2,112
24
340
4,935
Caboolture River
46,673
127
639
379
29
2,202
34
8
3,418
Calliope River
224,863
4,058
943
22
4
52
15
12
5,106
Cliffdale Creek
622,991
4,860
28,697
2
3,678
3,369
509
354
41,469
Cloncurry River
4,733,390
2,427
714
4,671
4,522
173
12,507
Coen River
311,186
628
353
22
1,003
Coleman River
521,726
1,080
3,515
4,491
446
59
2,864
12,455
Comet River
1,727,489
3,037
954
523
66
1,982
1,163
7,725
Condamine River
3,051,741
353
818
32
1,460
1,505
325
< 1
4,494
Coomera & Nerang Rivers
130,572
479
2,141
663
74
27
19
1,842
282
< 1
5,530
Cooper Creek
9,575,241
142,974
1,075
9,822
392,651
17,145
4
5,711
29,039
598,420
Curtis Island
57,804
27
6,368
8,071
196
21
728
15,411
Daintree River
210,458
3,256
36
722
84
< 1
820
5
674
5,597
Dawson River
5,068,741
2,429
2,463
656
1,055
4,525
2,363
13,490
Diamantina River
11,911,000
109,354
12,164
4,096
586,520
19,384
2
25,747
27,252
784,519
Don River
374,512
8,177
2,140
10
84
18
6
4,143
14,577
Ducie River
357,911
10,958
942
4,503
3,566
30
2
20,001
Dumaresq River
431,196
6
52
17
6
272
354
Edward River
756,724
2,052
12,823
36,208
1,551
24
2,906
55,564
Eight Mile Creek
162,505
490
4,908
2,792
759
27
144
9,121
Einasleigh River
2,435,365
129
11
333
10,523
2,601
1,464
896
1,461
2,330
150
380
20,279
Elliott River
74,063
22
664
388
553
566
211
1,061
94
1,825
5,383
Embley River
191,482
10,042
4,092
866
342
< 1
15,343
Endeavour River
218,630
2,390
296
81
654
1,455
255
31
5,161
Eyre Creek
7,155,781
159,671
18,696
18,756
296,528
330
19,033
7,282
520,296
Fitzroy River
1,143,110
9,248
1,128
658
55
333
88
620
9,058
7,177
28,364
Flinders River
5,187,311
10,852
29,966
589
2,280
172
1,969
4,982
4,038
1,486
1,832
38
64
1,749
60,017
Fraser Island
165,949
2,925
516
2,074
750
3,555
28
8,506
27
18,381
Freshwater Creek
10,693
0
Georgina River
7,245,744
867
2,481
30,205
7
227
17,414
3,356
54,557
Gilbert River
2,201,634
8,735
42,355
77
123
115
125
1,382
4,237
2,190
14,815
74,154
Gregory River
91,049
9
233
108
28
468
70
440
< 1
263
1,618
Hann River
966,394
5,489
14,711
9,538
6,808
2,464
4,497
43,507
Haughton River
222,395
5,959
2,304
165
47
23
453
35
202
2,169
11,358
Hay
279,520
5,797
63
5,860
Herbert River
987,310
11,165
2,576
543
3,028
1,554
484
100
2,763
5,188
11
6
12
161
27,592
Hinchinbrook Island
39,692
7,735
358
167
12
299
11
8,582
Holroyd River
532,582
992
1,876
6,843
93
1,971
29
868
12,671
Isaac River
2,232,467
440
603
551
1,925
1,017
141
4,677
Isis River
50,091
2
39
16
47
1
15
121
Jacky Jacky Creek
297,162
22,203
3,168
2,151
255
13,268
135
1,327
42,508
Jardine River
327,317
1,410
812
1,995
16,503
337
328
21,385
Jeannie River
362,572
8,966
7,745
1,589
2,334
4,458
25,094
Kendall River
498,108
1,481
1,217
8,415
1,604
97
1,338
14,152
Kolan River
290,501
93
1,233
194
209
145
91
86
2,051
L Creek
195,863
975
43,283
71
129
601
366
318
45,743
Lagoon Creek
296,688
1,384
11,090
15
34
655
261
287
812
14,538
Lake Frome
15,184
1,535
3
1,538
Leichhardt River
3,288,217
9,695
23,343
143
10,054
6,073
11,337
2,006
143
367
120
185
63,466
Lockhart River
288,360
8,750
3,457
54
853
1,273
14,387
Lockyer Creek
296,991
143
< 1
54
898
1,096
Logan River
335,676
260
1,266
501
136
5
2,506
414
5
5,095
Lower Burdekin River
1,048,562
1,965
109
48
449
17
10
581
3,180
Lower Burnett River
566,660
21
965
114
146
338
117
44
1,746
Lower Mary River
677,690
221
3,081
918
1,719
< 1
4,491
379
362
11,170
Macintyre Brook
432,482
1
64
179
23
266
Macintyre & Weir Rivers
1,518,300
348
156
1,347
4,772
60
9
6,692
Mackenzie River
1,305,897
150
1,605
504
616
1,884
62
4,822
Maranoa River
2,003,528
21
6
258
149
7
237
53
531
7
1,271
Maroochy River
153,905
716
2,313
1,010
37
3,833
1,058
294
9,768
157
1,296
20,483
Mcdonald River
273,439
7,660
986
1,640
15,540
< 1
25,827
Mission River
266,896
18,855
3,805
11,956
3,567
136
145
38,464
Mitchell River
4,131,477
12,660
38,125
3,984
985
21,513
794
3,276
32,164
11
12
8
113,532
Moonie River
1,465,738
28
15
380
29
10
22
44
249
15
306
563
1,663
Moreton Island
17,858
117
161
14
422
833
1,547
Morning Inlet
173,004
1,510
32,072
38
1,007
202
49
164
55
55
37
508
35,696
Mornington Island
99,830
3,312
8,419
695
363
17
12,807
Mossman River
46,574
1,430
218
171
2
< 1
1,822
Mulgrave River
131,677
4,269
369
38
514
103
1,169
306
349
3
697
7,818
Murray River
110,739
7,239
925
1,671
422
1
2,625
268
74
4
266
13,494
Nicholson River
3,574,411
29,256
84,513
16,434
475
271
555
16
1,869
3,288
3,586
2,603
1,293
14
144,173
Nogoa River
2,770,589
223
223
526
54
1,604
72
2,701
Noosa River
195,578
305
5,335
3,196
239
10
7,715
7,543
790
10,986
65
6,279
42,463
Norman River
5,066,736
14,965
50,497
5,958
1,109
58,993
610
3,278
11,069
1,214
4,484
152,176
Normanby River
1,472,192
2,473
5,510
4,508
5,059
2,522
4,709
71
2
24,854
North Johnstone River
103,100
7
4
104
49
5
14
182
North Pine River
57,693
86
1,322
741
877
47
3,073
O'connell River
238,854
10,326
2,642
755
245
200
89
14,256
Olive river
205,474
3,218
697
1,063
361
1,454
415
2,142
9,350
Palmer River
842,363
2,409
171
134
730
2
3,445
Paroo River
3,523,770
14,192
4,426
16,485
7,351
7,302
14,341
819
19,680
84,595
Pascoe River
211,820
563
162
20
61
2
808
Pioneer River
157,470
713
31
200
104
103
70
1,220
Plane Creek
254,423
11,738
6,599
6,273
1,185
1,417
189
27,401
Proserpine River
250,002
9,551
2,760
1,439
2,641
1,235
3,189
20,815
Ross River
133,707
3,227
2,795
3
51
243
208
849
7,376
Russell River
67,063
608
1
114
57
2
3,830
372
19
18
907
5,927
Saxby River
1,009,107
467
348
6,867
120
32
7,835
Settlement River
106,685
893
5,964
776
1,389
278
595
9,894
Shoalwater
359,579
12,929
12,027
41
3,920
86
444
16,113
45,559
Skardon River
43,201
3,057
1,554
1,336
1,024
6,971
South Johnstone River
128,680
3,460
64
1,990
816
23
1,423
8
1
213
7,997
South Pine River
43,913
150
681
320
1
513
118
1,782
Staaten River
2,570,527
2,969
15,699
17,685
2,623
1,133
6,417
46,526
Stanley River
153,605
181
148
330
Stewart River
275,475
2,558
3,664
957
390
674
218
8,461
Stradbroke Islands
29,106
11
885
66
87
225
1,380
777
2,508
1
5,939
Styx River
301,068
5,669
10,349
26
345
101
19
36
7,723
24,269
Suttor River
7,394,868
476
34
5,555
214
3,251
2,292
258
37
4
< 1
69
159
12,350
Thomson River
9,510,070
1,076
20,840
30,443
5,582
1,154
858
2,729
22
3,384
66,088
Torres Strait Islands
57,023
4,713
614
2
429
3
185
5,946
Tully River
167,593
1,885
1
4
336
232
123
3,057
44
53
< 1
601
6,337
Upper Burdekin River
3,622,752
206
1,084
2,185
248
13,306
12,803
780
3,479
553
206
796
107
35,754
Upper Burnett River
859,183
13
54
19
74
75
7
242
Upper Mary River
270,143
56
88
144
Wallam Creeks
4,786,303
3,257
7
391
2,477
9,013
45,653
45,862
5
6
3
106,674
Walsh River
895,828
246
103
132
5
485
Warrego River
5,216,183
516
374
1,567
1
662
9,290
4,633
2,725
63
1
8
328
20,168
Waterpark Creek
182,282
19,967
2,916
4,416
1,345
706
< 1
3,579
1,103
34,034
Watson River
469,442
3,132
3,681
3,522
1,283
481
98
12,197
Wenlock River
755,519
10,084
237
16,461
709
29
40
104
27,665
Whitsunday Island
16,059
538
56
16
610
Note that these totals may be lower than the Queensland totals due to incomplete coverage of drainage sub-basins.
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) Drainage sub-basin 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.html