Drainage sub-basin 2013 wetland habitat extents
Definition of drainage sub-basin
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2013 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
3,223
434,917
583,418
460,743
26,863
8,448
156
7,554
998
1,172
79,887
106,285
1,375,778
83,027
159,068
144,563
204,006
3,052
37
267,368
12,937
156,866
10,629
124,060
159,246
15,982
45
3,464
960
746
4,435,496
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
8,291
4,797
13
3,613
467
53
5,985
330
713
24,791
Balonne River
3,823,383
9
13
1,678
195
43
952
2,492
384
2,749
171
29
1,875
2,471
164
13,222
Barcoo River
5,301,482
43
41
1,040
759
48
1,256
283
695
2
11
4,177
Barker & Barambah Creeks
591,904
5
32
518
555
Barratta Creek
184,660
8,806
2,156
474
62
58
154
59
9,502
21,270
Barron River
208,639
967
23
111
118
162
32
3
26
83
1,525
Black River
105,519
762
204
362
9
3
91
2
1,433
Bohle River
36,891
618
578
5
15
757
1,972
Bowen River
944,748
113
58
80
18
3
272
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
577
1
410
716
1,704
Brisbane River
701,500
48
540
202
14
850
162
1,816
Bulloo River
5,203,638
20,357
506
7,401
66,408
19,204
1,173
18,438
36,281
169,768
Burrum River
119,898
93
649
556
626
411
123
2,109
24
340
4,932
Caboolture River
46,673
127
639
379
28
2,192
34
8
3,407
Calliope River
224,863
4,038
693
22
4
52
15
12
4,836
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
821
523
66
1,982
1,163
7,592
Condamine River
3,051,741
353
810
32
1,386
1,465
253
< 1
4,300
Coomera & Nerang Rivers
130,572
480
2,141
664
74
27
19
1,834
282
< 1
5,523
Cooper Creek
9,575,241
142,973
1,075
9,822
392,651
17,145
4
5,711
29,039
598,420
Curtis Island
57,804
27
6,363
8,038
196
21
728
15,373
Daintree River
210,458
3,256
36
721
84
< 1
820
5
674
5,597
Dawson River
5,068,741
2,429
2,463
656
1,055
4,517
2,363
13,482
Diamantina River
11,911,000
109,354
12,164
4,096
586,519
19,384
2
25,747
27,252
784,517
Don River
374,512
8,177
2,140
10
84
18
6
4,140
14,575
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
1,454
2,330
150
380
20,272
Elliott River
74,063
22
664
388
553
559
211
1,061
94
1,825
5,376
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
9,049
7,164
28,342
Flinders River
5,187,311
10,852
29,966
589
2,280
172
1,969
4,978
4,038
1,486
1,832
38
64
1,749
60,013
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
2,187
14,739
74,076
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
2,577
543
3,028
1,552
483
100
2,763
5,177
11
6
12
161
27,580
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
601
551
1,919
1,016
141
4,668
Isis River
50,091
2
39
16
47
1
15
120
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
1,232
194
209
144
91
81
2,045
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
10,051
6,073
11,337
2,006
143
367
120
185
63,464
Lockhart River
288,360
8,750
3,457
54
853
1,273
14,387
Lockyer Creek
296,991
143
< 1
54
897
1,095
Logan River
335,676
260
1,268
501
136
5
2,509
406
5
5,091
Lower Burdekin River
1,048,562
1,965
108
48
503
17
10
581
3,234
Lower Burnett River
566,660
21
960
114
161
337
117
44
1,755
Lower Mary River
677,690
221
3,081
918
1,718
< 1
4,481
379
361
11,159
Macintyre Brook
432,482
1
64
179
23
266
Macintyre & Weir Rivers
1,518,300
348
156
1,342
4,771
60
9
6,686
Mackenzie River
1,305,897
150
1,605
493
616
1,889
62
4,814
Maranoa River
2,003,528
21
6
258
149
7
237
53
531
7
1,271
Maroochy River
153,905
738
2,320
1,011
37
3,816
1,051
294
9,907
157
1,293
20,623
Mcdonald River
273,439
7,660
986
1,640
15,540
< 1
25,827
Mission River
266,896
18,855
3,805
11,896
3,567
136
145
38,404
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
562
1,662
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
4,271
369
38
514
103
1,168
306
349
3
697
7,818
Murray River
110,739
7,239
925
1,666
422
1
2,624
267
74
4
266
13,488
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
1,592
72
2,689
Noosa River
195,578
305
5,335
3,196
239
10
7,713
7,542
789
10,980
65
6,274
42,448
Norman River
5,066,736
14,965
50,497
5,957
1,109
58,993
610
3,278
11,068
1,215
4,484
152,176
Normanby River
1,472,192
2,473
5,510
4,508
5,059
2,521
4,709
71
2
24,853
North Johnstone River
103,100
7
4
104
49
5
14
182
North Pine River
57,693
85
1,322
740
875
47
3,068
O'connell River
238,854
10,325
2,642
750
241
199
89
14,246
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
14,338
819
19,677
84,590
Pascoe River
211,820
563
162
20
61
2
808
Pioneer River
157,470
712
31
200
104
68
70
1,185
Plane Creek
254,423
11,768
6,601
6,247
1,207
1,398
189
27,410
Proserpine River
250,002
9,549
2,760
1,407
2,641
1,236
3,189
20,782
Ross River
133,707
3,226
2,795
3
82
212
208
849
7,374
Russell River
67,063
608
1
114
57
2
3,829
372
19
18
907
5,926
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
3,461
64
1,988
816
23
1,423
8
1
213
7,996
South Pine River
43,913
151
666
325
1
501
111
1,755
Staaten River
2,570,527
2,969
15,699
17,684
2,623
1,133
6,417
46,525
Stanley River
153,605
181
145
326
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
10,341
26
345
101
19
36
7,629
24,166
Suttor River
7,394,868
476
34
5,555
214
3,251
2,289
258
37
4
< 1
69
159
12,347
Thomson River
9,510,070
1,076
20,840
30,443
5,582
1,152
858
2,729
22
3,381
66,083
Torres Strait Islands
57,023
4,713
614
2
429
3
185
5,946
Tully River
167,593
1,885
1
4
335
232
123
3,055
44
53
< 1
600
6,334
Upper Burdekin River
3,622,752
206
1,084
2,185
248
13,305
12,803
780
3,479
553
206
796
107
35,753
Upper Burnett River
859,183
13
54
19
85
75
7
253
Upper Mary River
270,143
56
88
144
Wallam Creeks
4,786,303
3,257
7
391
2,477
8,948
45,648
45,844
5
6
3
106,586
Walsh River
895,828
246
103
132
5
485
Warrego River
5,216,183
516
374
1,567
1
662
9,284
4,631
2,721
63
1
8
328
20,156
Waterpark Creek
182,282
19,973
2,916
4,416
1,345
706
< 1
3,579
1,103
34,040
Watson River
469,442
3,136
3,677
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 2013 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat-2013/sub-basin.html