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Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32,233 | 100.0% | 7.9% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 25,428 | 78.9% | 6.2% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1,009 | 3.1% | 0.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 13,599 | 42.2% | 3.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 140 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 10,373 | 32.2% | 2.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 294 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Riverine | 6,805 | 21.1% | 1.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 13,599 | 42.2% | 3.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 858 | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 126 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 140 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 25 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 10,373 | 32.2% | 2.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 294 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 6,805 | 21.1% | 1.7% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24,273 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 506 | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - other | 8,281 | 34.1% | 2.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 4,806 | 19.8% | 1.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 13 | 0.1% | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 3,416 | 14.1% | 0.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 466 | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 53 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 5,706 | 23.5% | 1.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 325 | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 699 | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 506 | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 8,281 | 34.1% | 2.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 4,806 | 19.8% | 1.2% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 13 | 0.1% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 3,414 | 14.1% | 0.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 466 | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 53 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 5,525 | 22.8% | 1.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 181 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 215 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 110 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 699 | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 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) | 0 | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 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 | 32,233 | 32,245 | 32,327 | 32,323 | 32,395 | 32,368 | 35,635 | * 87.6% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1,009 | 1,011 | 993 | 964 | 943 | 874 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 13,599 | 13,600 | 13,609 | 13,610 | 13,610 | 13,612 | 13,698 | 99.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 140 | 140 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 123 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 10,373 | 10,382 | 10,465 | 10,483 | 10,549 | 10,603 | 13,255 | 78.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 268 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 6,805 | 6,805 | 6,814 | 6,820 | 6,847 | 6,874 | 8,669 | 78.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 13,599 | 13,600 | 13,609 | 13,610 | 13,610 | 13,612 | 13,698 | 99.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 858 | 860 | 860 | 831 | 809 | 741 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 126 | 126 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 140 | 140 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 123 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 10,373 | 10,382 | 10,465 | 10,483 | 10,549 | 10,603 | 13,255 | 78.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 268 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 6,805 | 6,805 | 6,814 | 6,820 | 6,847 | 6,874 | 8,669 | 78.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 24,273 | 24,283 | 24,374 | 24,393 | 24,460 | 24,490 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 506 | 507 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 509 |
| Mangroves - other | 8,281 | 8,281 | 8,287 | 8,287 | 8,287 | 8,288 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 4,806 | 4,806 | 4,807 | 4,807 | 4,807 | 4,808 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3,416 | 3,417 | 3,446 | 3,455 | 3,499 | 3,512 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 467 | 467 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 5,706 | 5,715 | 5,768 | 5,777 | 5,786 | 5,800 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 331 | 331 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 699 | 699 | 699 | 699 | 706 | 707 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 506 | 507 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 509 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 8,281 | 8,281 | 8,287 | 8,287 | 8,287 | 8,288 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 4,806 | 4,806 | 4,807 | 4,807 | 4,807 | 4,808 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 3,414 | 3,414 | 3,444 | 3,453 | 3,497 | 3,510 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 467 | 467 |
| 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) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 5,525 | 5,534 | 5,587 | 5,596 | 5,605 | 5,645 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 155 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 221 | 221 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 699 | 699 | 699 | 699 | 706 | 707 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 407,326 | 99.9% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 272,234 | 66.8% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 272,234 | 66.8% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 64,920 | 15.9% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 59,442 | 14.6% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 4,001 | 1.0% |
| 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area | 95 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 1,382 | 0.3% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 16,572 | 4.1% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 193 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 16,378 | 4.0% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 13,902 | 3.4% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 1,047 | 0.3% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 953 | 0.2% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 11,902 | 2.9% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 11,492 | 2.8% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 8,575 | 2.1% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 2,917 | 0.7% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 9,343 | 2.3% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 9,343 | 2.3% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 5,312 | 1.3% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 381 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 248 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 4,395 | 1.1% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 289 | 0.1% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 2,982 | 0.7% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 2,982 | 0.7% |
| 6.3 River | 2,023 | 0.5% |
| 6.3.0 River | 1,925 | 0.5% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 98 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 1,698 | 0.4% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 5 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 586 | 0.1% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 896 | 0.2% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 211 | 0.1% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 1,536 | 0.4% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 238 | 0.1% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 1,298 | 0.3% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 1,363 | 0.3% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 392 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 961 | 0.2% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 1,296 | 0.3% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 16 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 1,280 | 0.3% |
| 5.5 Services | 1,139 | 0.3% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 57 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 101 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 981 | 0.2% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 425 | 0.1% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 425 | 0.1% |
| 5.8 Mining | 274 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 79 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 193 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 231 | 0.1% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 231 | 0.1% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 198 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 187 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 11 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 193 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 182 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming | 12 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 123 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 123 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 40 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 36 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 20 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 20 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 10 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 10 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.2 Shadehouses | 3 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Shoalwater Coast (SC)
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Arthurs Seat State Forest
- Bulburin State Forest
- Monduran State Forest 1
- Mount Coulston State Forest
- Watalgan State Forest
- Yandaran State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
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
- Central Queensland ambient estuary program
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- 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
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- A Fish Friendly Fitzroy: Bypassing the Barrage
- Baffle Dairy Land Management Project
- Big Dune Surfing Reserve Restoration Project
- Bush to Bay Weed control - Feral pig population control at Lowmead & weed survey at Kolan River
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Control of GRT in Rodds Bay
- Corio Bay Restoration
- Emu Park Community Bushcare Group Coastal Vegetation and Wetlands Protection Project
- Exclusion Fencing Roundhill Creek Wetland Protection
- Fencing Wetlands and Riparian Zones on Wedderburn
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Feral Pig Control on the Stanage Peninsula
- Fitzroy pest and weed management project
- Fitzroy Water Quality
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Program ‘FB NAP PAP 01’ Final Report December 2004
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
- PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
- PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
- Pest and weed control Rodds Bay
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Protecting Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh
- Protecting the Values of Our Ramsar Wetlands Shoalwater/Corio Bay
- Ramsar Area Pig and Weed Control 2014-15
- Ramsar Wetlands (DEEDI) CfOC
- Ramsar Wetlands (GA) CfOC
- Rodds Peninsula Causeway Removals
- RRSR-BFL - Forestvale riparian recovery Cats Claw Creeper control
- RRSR-BFL - Gindoran weed management programme
- St Hilliers, Colosseum Creek Fencing
- Stock exclusion fencing of High Value Aquatic Ecosystems
- Stock Exclusion Fencing of Water Mouse Habitat in Foreshores
- The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
- Turkey Station—protection of high value estaurine environment through stock exclusion fence and pest animal control
- Waterview Riparian and Wetland Restoration
- Weed Control in the Bustard Bay High Conservation Value Aquatic Ecosystem (HCVAE)
- Wetland Regeneration—Jack’s Lagoon Lowmead
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton Road |
2016 | Rock Ramp, Culvert | Euleilah Creek |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 2,584 | 253 | 323 | 79 | 2,837 |
| Animals | 628 | 22 | 145 | 48 | 650 |
| Mammals | 79 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 90 |
| Birds | 349 | 7 | 80 | 27 | 356 |
| Reptiles | 96 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 97 |
| Amphibians | 34 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 32 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insects | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Malacostracans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chromists | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fungi | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Plants | 1,830 | 231 | 178 | 31 | 2,061 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI 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) Baffle drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 February 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-baffle/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation