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Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and otherAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,174,277 | 100.0% | 3.9% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 513,138 | 43.7% | 1.7% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 9,684 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 214,677 | 18.3% | 0.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,250 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,420 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 278,661 | 23.7% | 0.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,448 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 661,136 | 56.3% | 2.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 214,677 | 18.3% | 0.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 6,586 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,877 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,250 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,420 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 219 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 278,661 | 23.7% | 0.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,448 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 661,066 | 56.3% | 2.2% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 70 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 490,170 | 100.0% | 1.6% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 48,402 | 9.9% | 0.2% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 165,525 | 33.8% | 0.5% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 917 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 11,471 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 886 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 7,910 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 85,477 | 17.4% | 0.3% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 4,159 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 6,498 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 68,713 | 14.0% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 20,757 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9,404 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 59,492 | 12.1% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 377 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 160 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 48,402 | 9.9% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 165,525 | 33.8% | 0.5% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 913 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 11,386 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 85 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 859 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 7,831 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 78 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 84,966 | 17.3% | 0.3% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 511 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 4,159 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 6,361 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 137 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 68,637 | 14.0% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 76 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 20,598 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 160 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9,364 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 59,232 | 12.1% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 260 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 377 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 151 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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.
Wetland extent changes
| System | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2019/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,174,277 | 1,174,278 | 1,178,258 | 1,177,910 | 1,177,168 | 1,176,551 | 1,166,617 | * 99.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 9,684 | 9,579 | 9,199 | 8,909 | 8,148 | 7,392 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 214,677 | 214,681 | 214,684 | 214,684 | 214,684 | 214,684 | 214,757 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,250 | 3,250 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,293 | 98.7% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,420 | 5,420 | 5,423 | 5,411 | 5,415 | 5,413 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 278,661 | 278,668 | 278,937 | 278,962 | 278,995 | 279,088 | 281,393 | 99.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,448 | 1,448 | 1,427 | 1,416 | 1,404 | 1,391 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 661,136 | 661,233 | 665,339 | 665,278 | 665,273 | 665,334 | 667,175 | 99.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 214,677 | 214,681 | 214,684 | 214,684 | 214,684 | 214,684 | 214,757 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 6,586 | 6,527 | 6,303 | 6,036 | 5,474 | 4,875 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,877 | 2,834 | 2,695 | 2,674 | 2,476 | 2,321 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 3,250 | 3,250 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,249 | 3,293 | 98.7% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,420 | 5,420 | 5,423 | 5,411 | 5,415 | 5,413 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 219 | 215 | 198 | 196 | 196 | 194 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 278,661 | 278,668 | 278,937 | 278,962 | 278,995 | 279,088 | 281,393 | 99.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,448 | 1,448 | 1,427 | 1,416 | 1,404 | 1,391 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 661,066 | 661,163 | 665,270 | 665,208 | 665,203 | 665,264 | 667,175 | 99.1% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 490,170 | 490,180 | 490,431 | 490,445 | 490,465 | 490,557 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 165,525 | 165,530 | 165,532 | 165,532 | 165,532 | 165,532 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 917 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 917 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 11,471 | 11,471 | 11,471 | 11,471 | 11,474 | 11,474 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 7,910 | 7,910 | 7,910 | 7,910 | 7,910 | 7,910 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 85,477 | 85,482 | 85,482 | 85,486 | 85,493 | 85,560 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 6,498 | 6,498 | 6,498 | 6,498 | 6,498 | 6,512 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 68,713 | 68,713 | 68,713 | 68,715 | 68,724 | 68,725 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 20,757 | 20,757 | 20,760 | 20,760 | 20,760 | 20,764 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9,404 | 9,404 | 9,586 | 9,595 | 9,597 | 9,602 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 59,492 | 59,492 | 59,555 | 59,554 | 59,554 | 59,554 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 161 | 161 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 | 48,402 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 165,525 | 165,530 | 165,532 | 165,532 | 165,532 | 165,532 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 913 | 913 | 913 | 913 | 913 | 913 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 11,386 | 11,386 | 11,386 | 11,386 | 11,389 | 11,389 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 7,831 | 7,831 | 7,832 | 7,832 | 7,832 | 7,832 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 84,966 | 84,971 | 84,971 | 84,975 | 84,982 | 85,049 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 | 4,159 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 6,361 | 6,361 | 6,361 | 6,361 | 6,361 | 6,375 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 68,637 | 68,638 | 68,638 | 68,640 | 68,659 | 68,662 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 63 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 20,598 | 20,598 | 20,600 | 20,600 | 20,600 | 20,604 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9,364 | 9,365 | 9,546 | 9,559 | 9,561 | 9,565 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 59,232 | 59,232 | 59,296 | 59,300 | 59,303 | 59,304 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 260 | 259 | 259 | 253 | 251 | 250 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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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.
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abingdon Downs - 7562
- Alcala - 7058
- Atherton - 7963
- Ayrshire Downs - 7454
- Bellevue - 7764
- Bellfield - 7559
- Blackbull - 7262
- Blackdown - 7663
- Boonderoo - 7757
- Brown Creek - 7161
- Bulimba - 7564
- Bullock Creek - 7862
- Burges - 7859
- Butchers Hill - 7866
- Cairns - 8064
- Cameron Downs - 7755
- Canobie - 7059
- Cassilis - 7555
- Chillagoe - 7863
- Chudleigh Park - 7758
- Claraville - 7260
- Clonagh - 7057
- Cloncurry - 7056
- Coalbrook - 7557
- Conjuboy - 7860
- Coolullah - 6958
- Coralie - 7261
- Crooked Creek - 7463
- Crosbie Creek - 7467
- Croydon - 7361
- Dagworth - 7354
- Dalgonally - 7157
- Dinah Island - 7165
- Dixie - 7567
- Donors Hill - 7060
- Double Lagoon - 7163
- Duchess - 6855
- Dunbar - 7365
- Dutton River - 7657
- Echo Creek - 7363
- Einasleigh - 7760
- El Rita - 7154
- Esmeralda - 7460
- Etheldale - 7458
- Eulolo - 7255
- Forest Home - 7561
- Forsayth - 7660
- Galbraith - 7265
- Galloway - 7662
- Georgetown - 7661
- Gilbert River - 7461
- Gilberton - 7659
- Glenlyon - 7455
- Hamilton Downs - 7355
- Hampstead - 7658
- Highbury - 7565
- Hughenden - 7756
- Iffley - 7160
- Jedda Creek - 7666
- Julia Creek - 7256
- Kalinga - 7667
- Kalkah - 7568
- Kamileroi - 6959
- Karumba - 7063
- Kilterry - 7357
- Kingfish Lagoon - 7465
- Koolatah - 7366
- Kynuna - 7254
- Laura - 7766
- Lyndbrook - 7762
- Lyndhurst - 7759
- Macaroni - 7164
- Macaroni West - 7064
- Magowra - 7062
- Malbon - 6955
- Malpas - 7358
- Marathon - 7656
- Marraba - 6956
- Mary Kathleen - 6856
- Maxwelton - 7456
- Maytown - 7765
- Mckinlay - 7155
- Milgarra - 7061
- Millungera - 7258
- Mitchell River - 7267
- Mitchell River West - 7167
- Mossman - 7965
- Mount Angelay - 7055
- Mount Merlin - 6954
- Mount Mulgrave - 7665
- Mount Mulligan - 7864
- Mount Norman - 7558
- Mount Surprise - 7761
- Mungana - 7763
- Nassau River - 7166
- Nelia - 7356
- Neumayer Valley - 6961
- Normanton - 7162
- North Head - 7560
- Numil - 7158
- Oorindi - 7156
- Pandanus Creek - 7464
- Paradise Creek - 7367
- Pelham - 7459
- Peters Lagoon - 7466
- Prairie - 7856
- Prospect - 7360
- Prospector - 6857
- Quamby - 6957
- Ravenshoe - 7962
- Red River - 7563
- Richmond - 7556
- Rumula - 7964
- Runnymede - 7457
- Rutland Plains - 7266
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- Savannah Downs - 7259
- Selwyn - 7054
- South Palmer River - 7865
- Staaten River - 7364
- Stamford - 7655
- Stirling - 7263
- Strathgordon - 7368
- Strathleven - 7566
- Strathmay - 7468
- Strathmore - 7462
- Talawanta - 6960
- Taldora - 7159
- Trenton - 7359
- Vanrook - 7264
- Wallabadah - 7362
- Walsh - 7664
- Wando Vale - 7858
- White Mountains - 7857
- Wyaldra - 7257
Climate zones
Desert- Grassland
- Subtropical
- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Broken River
- Central Downs
- Claraville Plains
- Coen - Yambo Inlier
- Daintree - Bloomfield
- Donors Plateau
- Flinders
- Georgetown - Croydon
- Gilberton Plateau
- Herberton - Wairuna
- Hodgkinson Basin
- Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
- Karumba Plains
- Kidston
- Kynuna Plateau
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
- Mount Isa Inlier
- Northern Holroyd Plain
- Southwestern Downs
- Undara - Toomba Basalts
- Woondoola Plains
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Broken River
- Central Downs
- Claraville Plains
- Coen-Yambo Inlier
- Daintree-Bloomfield
- Donors Plateau
- Georgetown-Croydon
- Gilberton Plateau
- Herberton-Wairuna
- Hodgkinson Basin
- Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
- Karumba Plains
- Kidston
- Kynuna Plateau
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
- Mount Isa
- Northern Downs
- Northern Holroyd Plain
- Southwestern Downs
- Undara-Toomba Basalts
- Woondoola Plains
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Dorunda Lakes Area
- Lignum Swamp
- Macaroni Swamp
- Mitchell River Fan Aggregation
- Northeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Northern Holroyd Plain Aggregation
- Smithburne - Gilbert Fan Aggregation
- Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Southern Gulf Aggregation
- Spring Tower Complex
- Stranded Fish Lake
- Undara Lava Tubes
National parks
- Blackbraes National Park
- Bulleringa National Park
- Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
- Daintree National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Errk Oykangand National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Forty Mile Scrub National Park
- Hann Tableland National Park
- Kuranda National Park
- Littleton National Park
- Macalister Range National Park
- Mount Lewis National Park
- Mount Spurgeon National Park
- Mount Windsor National Park
- Mowbray National Park
- Olkola National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Porcupine Gorge National Park
- Rungulla National Park
- Staaten River National Park
- Undara Volcanic National Park
- White Mountains National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Herberton Range State Forest
- Kuranda State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Artemis Antbed Parrot Nature Refuge
- Ballara Nature Refuge
- Bellfield Nature Refuge
- Brooklyn Nature Refuge
- Bullen Bullen Nature Refuge
- Cobbold Gorge Nature Refuge
- Dinah Island Nature Refuge
- Eagle's View Nature Refuge
- Edward Said Nature Refuge
- Esmeralda Nature Refuge
- Gilberton Nature Refuge
- Goanna Spring Nature Refuge
- Granite Creek Nature Refuge
- Harkness Nature Refuge
- Maiden Springs Nature Refuge
- Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve Nature Refuge
- Mount Emerald Wind Farm Nature Refuge
- Mount Gibson Nature Refuge
- Nara Spring Nature Refuge
- Newcastle Range-The Oaks Nature Refuge
- North Head Nature Refuge
- Olkola Nature Refuge
- Pademelon Haven Nature Refuge
- Pelham Springs Nature Refuge
- Rutland Plains Nature Refuge
- South Head Nature Refuge
- Strathtay Nature Refuge
- Stuarts Spring Nature Refuge
- Talaroo Nature Refuge
- Thylogale Nature Refuge
- Torwood Nature Refuge
- Werrington Nature Refuge
- Wyndham Sandy Creek Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid lignum swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal tree swamp—Palm
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- Bonny Glen Mud Springs integrated pest management
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Cattle Creek tree planting
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Farming futures in FNQ
- Gilbert River Pig Eradication
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - protecting the water quality of the Thomson River catchment
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Limiting weed spread with focus on the WONS bellyache bush on the Palmer and Walsh rivers
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- Nature Refuge Harkness (Gilpatrick family)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Pest and weed management - Northern Lake Eyre Basin Prickly Acacia Control Program
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Stage 2 Clean-Up of Malanda’s Backyard
- Strategic control of prickly acacia, weed of national significance - Julia Creek
- Strategic control of prickly acacia, weed of national significance - Upper Gilliat channels
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Virtual Bus Tour: Puglisi sustainable sugar & cocoa farming & tourism
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Waterbird breeding colonies in Gulf Plains
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bynoe River |
2010 | Cone | Bynoe River |
| Charlston Dam |
2019 | Bypass | Finnegan Creek |
| Cloncurry Weir |
2015 | Rock Ramp | Cloncurry River |
| Glenore Weir |
2016 | Cone | Norman River |
| Little Bynoe |
2014 | Cone | Little Bynoe River |
| Magowra Creek |
2011 | Culvert | Magowra Creek |
| Wernadinga Road |
2009 | Cone | Flinders River |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 6,338 | 499 | 607 | 280 | 6,868 |
| Animals | 1,184 | 33 | 262 | 88 | 1,218 |
| Mammals | 146 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 164 |
| Birds | 486 | 9 | 90 | 37 | 495 |
| Reptiles | 273 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 275 |
| Amphibians | 75 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 76 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 75 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 78 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Insects | 119 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 120 |
| Malacostracans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fungi | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 |
| Plants | 4,755 | 466 | 345 | 192 | 5,245 |
| Protozoans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.
Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.
Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/aca-bounding-area-eastern-gulf-of-carpentaria/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation