Drainage sub-basin 2021 wetland habitat extents
Definition of drainage sub-basin
based on wetland mapping version 7.0
2021 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
LA17
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
3,451
435,147
583,018
460,712
26,863
1,239
8,446
156
7,554
998
1,172
79,796
106,194
1,375,767
83,024
158,797
144,439
203,736
3,044
37
267,353
12,895
157,027
10,565
123,201
159,217
15,936
45
3,458
960
746
4,434,994
Albert River
78,190
3
35
< 1
62
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
524
8,286
4,796
13
3,584
465
53
5,949
330
711
24,712
Balonne River
3,823,383
9
12
1,650
195
43
936
2,492
384
2,743
171
29
1,876
2,427
163
13,129
Barcoo River
5,301,482
43
41
1,039
759
48
1,202
283
695
2
11
4,121
Barker & Barambah Creeks
591,904
5
32
511
548
Barratta Creek
184,660
8,792
2,156
474
62
58
151
59
9,495
21,246
Barron River
208,639
967
23
111
118
162
32
3
26
83
1,525
Black River
105,519
762
203
360
9
3
91
2
1,432
Bohle River
36,891
617
576
5
15
754
1,967
Bowen River
944,748
103
52
80
18
3
257
Boyne & Auburn Rivers
1,303,251
10
425
48
48
532
Boyne River
249,301
2
829
834
3
37
1,706
Bremer River
202,824
577
1
410
707
1,695
Brisbane River
701,500
47
522
173
14
846
160
1,762
Bulloo River
5,203,638
20,354
504
7,401
66,405
19,204
1,173
18,447
36,282
169,771
Burrum River
119,898
93
649
557
623
410
123
2,104
22
333
4,914
Caboolture River
46,673
127
639
379
28
2,167
34
8
3,383
Calliope River
224,863
4,037
691
22
4
52
15
12
4,833
Cliffdale Creek
622,991
4,860
28,697
2
3,678
3,369
509
354
41,469
Cloncurry River
4,733,390
2,420
714
4,671
4,522
173
12,500
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
819
512
66
1,974
1,163
7,572
Condamine River
3,051,741
353
810
32
1,389
1,465
253
< 1
4,303
Coomera & Nerang Rivers
130,572
527
2,392
387
82
27
7
1,832
281
< 1
5,536
Cooper Creek
9,575,241
142,956
1,070
9,822
392,651
17,145
4
5,712
29,040
598,401
Curtis Island
57,804
27
6,363
8,038
196
21
728
15,373
Daintree River
210,458
3,256
36
721
84
< 1
818
5
672
5,592
Dawson River
5,068,741
2,428
2,461
656
1,059
4,349
2,362
13,316
Diamantina River
11,911,000
109,355
12,162
4,096
586,512
19,385
2
25,748
27,256
784,517
Don River
374,512
8,177
2,138
10
84
18
6
4,143
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
10,516
2,564
1,464
896
1,420
2,282
150
380
20,145
Elliott River
74,063
22
664
388
552
559
209
1,057
94
1,827
5,373
Embley River
191,482
10,042
4,092
866
342
< 1
15,343
Endeavour River
218,630
2,390
294
81
654
1,455
255
31
5,159
Eyre Creek
7,155,781
159,676
18,691
18,756
296,531
331
19,033
7,284
520,301
Fitzroy River
1,143,110
9,248
1,128
658
55
333
88
620
8,918
7,133
28,179
Flinders River
5,187,311
10,852
29,966
589
2,279
172
1,969
4,977
4,038
1,486
1,832
38
64
1,749
60,012
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
2,115
14,724
73,988
Gregory River
91,049
9
233
108
28
468
70
437
< 1
263
1,615
Hann River
966,394
5,489
14,711
9,536
6,808
2,464
4,497
43,504
Haughton River
222,395
5,959
2,288
165
47
23
676
35
222
2,169
11,584
Hay
279,520
5,797
63
5,860
Herbert River
987,310
11,164
2,577
543
3,028
1,545
483
100
2,775
5,153
11
6
12
161
27,559
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
596
549
1,904
1,017
141
4,648
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
1,229
194
206
144
90
75
2,032
L Creek
195,863
975
43,283
116
71
129
601
366
318
45,859
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
1,118
10,051
6,073
11,333
2,006
143
367
120
185
64,578
Lockhart River
288,360
8,750
3,457
54
853
1,273
14,387
Lockyer Creek
296,991
140
< 1
54
896
1,090
Logan River
335,676
266
1,313
449
136
5
2,497
406
5
5,077
Lower Burdekin River
1,048,562
1,965
105
48
503
17
10
582
3,230
Lower Burnett River
566,660
21
956
114
155
330
117
44
1,737
Lower Mary River
677,690
221
3,081
918
1,717
< 1
4,467
378
361
11,144
Macintyre Brook
432,482
1
64
178
23
266
Macintyre & Weir Rivers
1,518,300
348
157
1,293
4,594
60
9
6,460
Mackenzie River
1,305,897
150
1,543
443
616
1,817
62
4,631
Maranoa River
2,003,528
21
6
258
149
7
237
53
531
7
1,270
Maroochy River
153,905
920
2,359
1,045
37
4,033
1,015
293
10,066
157
1,270
21,195
Mcdonald River
273,439
7,660
986
1,640
15,540
< 1
25,827
Mission River
266,896
18,855
3,805
11,885
3,567
136
145
38,393
Mitchell River
4,131,477
12,660
38,125
3,982
981
21,513
794
3,200
32,164
11
12
8
113,449
Moonie River
1,465,738
28
15
380
29
10
22
44
248
15
306
551
1,651
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
169
2
< 1
1,819
Mulgrave River
131,677
4,270
369
38
514
103
1,165
306
349
3
696
7,814
Murray River
110,739
7,239
925
1,663
421
1
2,596
265
74
4
264
13,452
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
1,591
72
2,688
Noosa River
195,578
305
5,335
3,196
239
10
7,706
7,540
789
10,949
65
6,263
42,397
Norman River
5,066,736
14,965
50,490
5,957
1,109
58,988
610
3,278
11,065
1,215
4,484
152,162
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
83
1,321
736
840
47
3,026
O'connell River
238,854
10,322
2,641
749
241
199
89
14,242
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
14,336
819
19,676
84,586
Pascoe River
211,820
563
162
20
61
2
808
Pioneer River
157,470
713
31
197
104
68
69
1,182
Plane Creek
254,423
11,770
6,598
6,175
1,207
1,396
189
27,335
Proserpine River
250,002
9,553
2,762
1,412
2,659
1,235
3,189
20,810
Ross River
133,707
3,227
2,796
3
82
212
208
849
7,377
Russell River
67,063
608
1
114
57
2
3,827
372
19
18
907
5,924
Saxby River
1,009,107
467
348
6,860
120
32
7,828
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
1,335
1,024
6,970
South Johnstone River
128,680
3,461
64
1,988
816
23
1,421
8
1
212
7,993
South Pine River
43,913
150
603
307
1
487
110
1,658
Staaten River
2,570,527
2,969
15,699
17,683
2,623
1,133
6,417
46,524
Stanley River
153,605
181
141
323
Stewart River
275,475
2,558
3,664
957
390
674
218
8,461
Stradbroke Islands
29,106
10
890
60
87
225
1,379
776
2,508
1
5,936
Styx River
301,068
5,669
10,331
26
344
101
19
36
7,757
24,285
Suttor River
7,394,868
476
5
34
5,550
214
3,248
2,289
257
37
4
< 1
69
159
12,341
Thomson River
9,510,070
1,076
20,840
30,365
5,534
1,147
858
2,729
22
3,376
65,947
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
3,036
44
53
< 1
600
6,313
Upper Burdekin River
3,622,752
206
1,084
2,186
248
13,297
12,736
780
3,479
553
206
796
107
35,680
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
2,474
8,817
45,569
45,735
5
6
3
106,264
Walsh River
895,828
246
103
132
5
485
Warrego River
5,216,183
500
374
1,565
1
661
9,262
4,576
2,665
57
1
8
323
19,994
Waterpark Creek
182,282
19,968
2,916
4,412
1,345
706
< 1
3,579
1,103
34,030
Watson River
469,442
3,136
3,677
3,522
1,283
481
98
12,197
Wenlock River
755,519
10,084
237
16,460
709
29
40
104
27,664
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
LA17
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated 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 2021 wetland habitat extents, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/statistics/wetland-habitat/sub-basin.html