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Balonne-Condamine drainage basin

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Name: Balonne-Condamine
Area type: Drainage basin
Total area: 13,664,954 ha
(Queensland only)
% total Qld: 7.9%
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Balonne-Condamine drainage basin wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 241,515 100.0% 1.8%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 193,770 80.2% 1.4%
Artificial and highly modified 64,787 26.8% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 3,905 1.6% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,735 1.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 114,737 47.5% 0.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 7,620 3.2% 0.1%
Riverine 47,729 19.8% 0.3%

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For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland (PDF, 0.6 MB).

Balonne-Condamine drainage basin wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 124,965 100.0% 0.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3,257 2.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 9 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 387 0.3% 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 7 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 2,047 1.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 195 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,517 2.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 10,011 8.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 48,210 38.6% 0.4%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 46,126 36.9% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2,743 2.2% 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 986 0.8% 0.0%
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 304 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,321 2.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,423 3.5% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 423 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 0.0% 0.0%
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%

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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.

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Wetland extent changes

Balonne-Condamine drainage basin wetland extent change by system
System 2021 area
(ha)		 2019 area
(ha)		 2017 area
(ha)		 2013 area
(ha)		 2009 area
(ha)		 2005 area
(ha)		 2001 area
(ha)		 pre-clear area
(ha)		 2021/pre-clear
percentage
Total 241,515 241,609 241,651 240,893 240,296 239,190 236,309 178,670 * 98.9%
Artificial and highly modified 64,787 64,759 64,512 63,427 62,556 61,130 58,791 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 3,905 3,905 3,905 3,905 3,905 3,905 3,905 5,518 70.8%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,735 2,735 2,732 2,731 2,691 2,691 2,647 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 < 1 < 1 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 114,737 114,837 115,025 115,158 115,525 115,798 115,778 123,732 92.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,613 7,545 7,507 6,824 0 n/a
Riverine 47,729 47,753 47,857 48,059 48,075 48,159 48,363 49,420 96.6%

* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

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metadata View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all drainage basins

Balonne-Condamine drainage basin wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)		 2019 area
(ha)		 2017 area
(ha)		 2013 area
(ha)		 2009 area
(ha)		 2005 area
(ha)		 2001 area
(ha)
Total 124,965 125,065 125,253 125,379 125,678 125,913 125,211
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3,257 3,257 3,257 3,257 3,257 3,257 3,257
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 387 387 387 387 387 387 387
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 2,047 2,047 2,074 2,074 2,074 2,074 2,074
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 195 195 195 195 195 195 195
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,517 2,517 2,517 2,520 2,520 2,521 2,521
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 10,011 10,034 10,133 10,158 10,224 10,233 9,832
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 48,210 48,255 48,275 48,290 48,294 48,372 48,513
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 46,126 46,155 46,195 46,235 46,253 46,269 46,360
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 2,743 2,743 2,743 2,749 2,765 2,765 2,203
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 986 986 986 986 994 994 994
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 304 304 304 304 304 304 304
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 3,321 3,322 3,322 3,317 3,391 3,406 3,412
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,423 4,424 4,424 4,466 4,507 4,623 4,646
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 423 423 424 424 496 496 496
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Balonne-Condamine drainage basin land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 13,664,864 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 10,910,970 79.8%
3.3 Cropping 1,336,146 9.8%
2.2 Production native forests 610,312 4.5%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 251,607 1.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 234,667 1.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 60,449 0.4%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 49,035 0.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 47,738 0.3%
6.1 Lake 42,578 0.3%
1.3 Other minimal use 38,458 0.3%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 27,933 0.2%
5.5 Services 9,734 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 9,170 0.1%
5.8 Mining 6,128 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 5,022 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 4,538 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,825 0.0%
6.3 River 3,522 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,625 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 2,615 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 2,565 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 2,104 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1,100 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 844 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 522 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 296 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 292 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 50 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 18 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Bowenville Weir 2016 Rock Ramp Oakey Creek
map Condamine Town Weir 2015 Rock Ramp Condamine River
map Dalmeny Weir 2016 Rock Ramp Oakey Creek
map Loudoun Weir 2010 Vertical slot Condamine River
map Munro's Crossing 2014 Rock Ramp Oakey Creek
map O'Mara Road Dry Creek Fishway 2015 Rock Ramp Dry Creek
map Reilly's Weir 2010 Cone Condamine River
map Wainui Crossing 2013 Rock Ramp Oakey Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,767 763 440 216 6,531
Animals 1,085 38 212 89 1,123
Mammals 119 17 3 13 136
Birds 435 11 78 46 446
Reptiles 199 1 12 17 200
Amphibians 54 1 26 5 55
Ray-finned fishes 30 4 34 2 34
Insects 234 4 59 3 238
Malacostracans 6 0 0 1 6
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Snails 5 0 0 2 5
Bacteria 30 0 0 0 30
Chromists 107 0 0 0 107
Fungi 899 2 0 0 901
Plants 3,643 723 228 127 4,367
Protozoans 3 0 0 0 3

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

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Balonne-Condamine drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-balonne-condamine/