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Burdekin drainage basinAccess 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
Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 415,674 | 100.0% | 3.2% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 105,542 | 25.4% | 0.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 41,086 | 9.9% | 0.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,251 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,032 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,528 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 50,177 | 12.1% | 0.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 2,472 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 310,128 | 74.6% | 2.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,251 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 11,185 | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 29,752 | 7.2% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,032 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,528 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 72 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 73 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 50,177 | 12.1% | 0.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 2,472 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 310,118 | 74.6% | 2.4% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 55,776 | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 1,963 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 102 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 206 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 1,057 | 1.9% | 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 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 48 | 0.1% | 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 | 2,415 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 7,937 | 14.2% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 2,978 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 16,302 | 29.2% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 16,895 | 30.3% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 258 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 780 | 1.4% | 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 | 30 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 81 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 687 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 688 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 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 | 2,690 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 626 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 1,963 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 102 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 206 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 1,057 | 1.9% | 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) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 32 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 16 | 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) | 2,415 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 7,137 | 12.8% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 800 | 1.4% | 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) | 2,536 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 442 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 15,988 | 28.7% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 314 | 0.6% | 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) | 16,694 | 29.9% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 201 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 235 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 779 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 1 | 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) | 30 | 0.1% | 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) | 76 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 662 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 25 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 294 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 394 | 0.7% | 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) | 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) | 2,668 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 415 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 212 | 0.4% | 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 | 415,674 | 415,739 | 415,520 | 415,129 | 414,345 | 413,464 | 385,988 | * 97.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 41,086 | 41,016 | 40,418 | 39,917 | 38,902 | 37,336 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,251 | 2,251 | 2,255 | 2,255 | 2,255 | 2,255 | 1,853 | 121.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,033 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,528 | 4,528 | 4,528 | 4,522 | 4,391 | 4,395 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 50,177 | 50,183 | 50,190 | 50,250 | 50,294 | 50,337 | 53,867 | 93.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 2,472 | 2,472 | 2,472 | 2,365 | 2,499 | 2,490 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 310,128 | 310,257 | 310,625 | 310,789 | 310,973 | 311,621 | 325,235 | 95.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 2,251 | 2,251 | 2,255 | 2,255 | 2,255 | 2,255 | 1,853 | 121.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 11,185 | 11,138 | 10,750 | 10,340 | 9,487 | 8,257 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 29,752 | 29,729 | 29,518 | 29,432 | 29,271 | 28,935 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,032 | 5,033 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 4,528 | 4,528 | 4,528 | 4,522 | 4,391 | 4,395 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 50,177 | 50,183 | 50,190 | 50,250 | 50,294 | 50,337 | 53,867 | 93.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 2,472 | 2,472 | 2,472 | 2,365 | 2,499 | 2,490 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 310,118 | 310,247 | 310,615 | 310,779 | 310,963 | 311,611 | 325,235 | 95.4% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 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 | 55,776 | 55,777 | 55,788 | 55,740 | 55,919 | 55,952 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 102 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| 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 | 2,415 | 2,415 | 2,428 | 2,428 | 2,463 | 2,482 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 7,937 | 7,937 | 7,940 | 7,940 | 8,077 | 8,077 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 2,978 | 2,978 | 2,978 | 2,980 | 2,983 | 2,983 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 16,302 | 16,308 | 16,311 | 16,311 | 16,314 | 16,328 |
| 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 | 16,895 | 16,895 | 16,883 | 16,883 | 16,883 | 16,883 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 258 | 258 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 780 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 780 |
| 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 84 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 684 | 684 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 688 | 688 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2,690 | 2,690 | 2,690 | 2,693 | 2,694 | 2,694 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 626 | 626 | 626 | 572 | 572 | 572 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 | 1,963 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 102 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 1,057 |
| 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) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 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) | 2,415 | 2,415 | 2,428 | 2,428 | 2,463 | 2,482 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 7,137 | 7,137 | 7,140 | 7,140 | 7,140 | 7,149 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 937 | 927 |
| 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) | 2,536 | 2,536 | 2,536 | 2,539 | 2,541 | 2,541 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 442 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 442 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 15,988 | 15,995 | 15,997 | 15,998 | 16,000 | 16,015 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 |
| 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) | 16,694 | 16,694 | 16,682 | 16,682 | 16,682 | 16,682 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 235 | 235 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 779 | 779 | 779 | 779 | 779 | 779 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 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) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 | 662 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 293 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 394 | 394 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 |
| 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) | 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) | 2,668 | 2,668 | 2,668 | 2,671 | 2,672 | 2,673 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 415 | 415 | 415 | 468 | 468 | 468 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
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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 sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Albro - 8252
- Alpha - 8250
- Ayr - 8358
- Bogantungan - 8350
- Bogie - 8457
- Bowen - 8557
- Bowie - 8054
- Bulliwallah - 8254
- Burges - 7859
- Byerwen - 8455
- Calen - 8656
- Cape Upstart - 8458
- Cashmere - 7961
- Charters Towers - 8157
- Cheshire - 8149
- Chudleigh Park - 7758
- Clarke River - 7959
- Clermont - 8452
- Collinsville - 8456
- Conjuboy - 7860
- Cotherstone - 8552
- Dotswood - 8158
- Dunrobin - 8152
- Edwinstowe - 8151
- Epping Forest - 8253
- Ewan - 8059
- Frankfield - 8353
- Galilee - 8053
- Glendon - 8356
- Grosvenor Downs - 8553
- Gunjulla - 8354
- Harrybrandt - 8554
- Harvest Home - 8256
- Hillalong - 8555
- Hillgrove - 8058
- Homestead - 8057
- Ingham - 8160
- Jericho - 8150
- Kangaroo Hills - 8060
- Kilcummin - 8453
- Kirrama - 8061
- Lolworth - 7957
- Lou Lou Park - 8153
- Lyndhurst - 7759
- Mantuan Downs - 8349
- Maryvale - 7958
- Milray - 8056
- Mingela - 8258
- Mirani - 8655
- Monteagle - 8352
- Mount Coolon - 8355
- Mount Tutah - 8154
- Natal Downs - 8155
- Pajingo - 8156
- Pentland - 7956
- Ravenswood - 8257
- Rollingstone - 8159
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- Scartwater - 8255
- Strathalbyn - 8357
- Surbiton - 8251
- Townsville - 8259
- Troopers Bluff - 8249
- Urannah - 8556
- Valley Of Lagoons - 7960
- Wando Vale - 7858
- Webb Lake - 7955
- White Mountains - 7857
- Wyena - 8454
- Yarrowmere - 8055
- Zig Zag - 8351
Climate zones
Grassland- Subtropical
- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Anakie Inlier
- Basalt Downs
- Belyando Downs
- Beucazon Hills
- Bogie River Hills
- Broken River
- Cape - Campaspe Plains
- Cape River Hills
- Clarke - Connors Ranges
- Claude River Downs
- Herberton - Wairuna
- Jericho
- Northern Bowen Basin
- Paluma - Seaview
- South Drummond Basin
- Townsville Plains
- Undara - Toomba Basalts
- Upper Belyando Floodout
- Wyarra Hills
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Anakie Inlier
- Basalt Downs
- Belyando Downs
- Beucazon Hills
- Bogie River Hills
- Broken River
- Cape-Campaspe Plains
- Cape River Hills
- Clarke-Connors Ranges
- Claude River Downs
- Herberton-Wairuna
- Jericho
- Northern Bowen Basin
- Paluma-Seaview
- South Drummond Basin
- Townsville Plains
- Undara-Toomba Basalts
- Upper Belyando Floodout
- Wyarra Hills
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Bingeringo Aggregation
- Birthday Creek
- Bowen River: Birralee - Pelican Creek
- Broken River, Urannah Creek and Massey Creek Aggregation
- Burdekin-Bowen Junction and Blue Valley Weir Aggregation
- Burdekin Delta
- Doongmabulla Springs
- Eungella Dam
- Great Basalt Wall
- Junction of the Bogie River and Kirknie Creek Aggregation
- Lake Dalrymple
- Lake Lucy Wetlands
- Minnamoolka Area
- Poison Lake
- Rollston River and Molly Darling Creek Aggregation
- Scartwater Aggregation
- Turkey Mound Spring and Iron Pot Spring Aggregation
- Valley of Lagoons
- Wairuna Lake
- Walters Plains Lake
- Why Not Aggregation
National parks
- Blackwood National Park
- Cudmore (Limited Depth) National Park
- Dalrymple National Park
- Epping Forest National Park (scientific)
- Eungella National Park
- Girringun National Park
- Great Basalt Wall National Park
- Homevale National Park
- Kinrara National Park
- Mazeppa National Park
- Mount Abbot National Park (scientific)
- Mount Aberdeen National Park
- Nairana National Park
- Narrien Range National Park
- Paluma Range National Park
- Peak Range National Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Undara Volcanic National Park
- White Mountains National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Andromache State Forest
- Blair Athol State Forest
- Cathu State Forest
- Crediton State Forest
- Lannercost State Forest
- Macartney State Forest
- Paluma State Forest
- Redrock State Forest
- Sonoma 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
- Aberdeen Nature Refuge
- Bimblebox Nature Refuge
- Blackjack Mountain Nature Refuge
- Bygana Nature Refuge
- Bygana West Nature Refuge
- Castlevale Nature Refuge
- Craig's Pocket Nature Refuge
- Doongella Nature Refuge
- Doongmabulla Mound Springs Nature Refuge
- Eaglefield Creek Nature Refuge
- East Top Nature Refuge
- Flagstone Nature Refuge
- Glen Eagle Nature Refuge
- Glenlofty Nature Refuge
- Goanna Spring Nature Refuge
- Hells Gate Nature Refuge
- Lex Creek Nature Refuge
- Liefway Nature Refuge
- Moonoomoo Nature Refuge
- Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge
- Mount Zero-Taravale Nature Refuge
- Newlands Nature Refuge
- Rainmore Nature Refuge
- Sandy Falls Nature Refuge
- Theresa Hut Nature Refuge
- Toomba Nature Refuge
- Ulcanbah Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain lake
- 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.
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)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
- Barratta Creek wetlands
- Case Study: Beef Cattle—Managing frontage country
Wetland projects
- A Fish Friendly Fitzroy: Bypassing the Barrage
- Barratta Creek wetlands
- Big Dune Surfing Reserve Restoration Project
- Building resilience in the Burdekin grazing industry
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Case Study: Beef Cattle—Managing frontage country
- Coordinated regional pest and weed management in the Burdekin Dry Tropics
- Corio Bay Restoration
- Demonstration sites for gully and scald rehabilitation
- Emu Park Community Bushcare Group Coastal Vegetation and Wetlands Protection Project
- Fencing Wetlands and Riparian Zones on Wedderburn
- Feral Pig Control on the Stanage Peninsula
- Fitzroy pest and weed management project
- Fitzroy Water Quality
- Gundanoo Junior Ranger Program - Gundanoos caring for country
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - protecting the water quality of the Thomson River catchment
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Plan
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Program ‘FB NAP PAP 01’ Final Report December 2004
- Improving landscape resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- MW QNRM 01
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2015–16)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- 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
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Restoring wetland function at Spotswood Lagoon
- Strategic control of Weeds of National Significance (WONS) (Weeds)
- Sustainable agriculture through innovative practices in the Fitzroy
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Whitsunday Integrated Pest Management to Protect Wetlands of National Significance
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Burdekin
- Allingham Creek (Burdekin)
- Basalt River (Burdekin)
- Belyando floodplain (Burdekin)
- Bogie River (Burdekin)
- Bowen River (Burdekin)
- Broken River (Burdekin)
- Burdekin Delta (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (below Dam) (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (Blue Range) (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (Dam) (Burdekin)
- Camel Creek (Burdekin)
- Campaspe River (Burdekin)
- Cape River (Burdekin)
- Carmichael River (Burdekin)
- Clarke River (Burdekin)
- Diamond Creek (Burdekin)
- Douglas Creek (Burdekin)
- Dry River (Burdekin)
- Fanning River (Burdekin)
- Fox Creek (Burdekin)
- Glenmore Creek (Burdekin)
- Gray Creek (Burdekin)
- Hann Creek (Burdekin)
- Keelbottom Creek (Burdekin)
- Kirk River (Burdekin)
- Landers Creek (Burdekin)
- Little Bowen River (Burdekin)
- Logan Creek (Burdekin)
- Lolworth Creek (Burdekin)
- Lower Cape River (Burdekin)
- Lower Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Mistake Creek (Burdekin)
- Native Companion Creek (Burdekin)
- Pelican Creek (Burdekin)
- Rollston River (Burdekin)
- Rosella Creek (Burdekin)
- Rosetta Creek (Burdekin)
- Running River (Burdekin)
- Sandy Creek (Burdekin)
- Sellheim River (Burdekin)
- Star River (Burdekin)
- Stones Creek (Burdekin)
- Upper Belyando River (Burdekin)
- Upper Burdekin River (Burdekin)
- Upper Suttor River (Burdekin)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen River Weir |
2010 | Mechanical | Bowen River |
| Clare Weir |
2009 | Mechanical | Burdekin River |
| Exe Creek |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Exe Creek |
| Hazelwood Creek |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Kirknie |
2009 | Rock ramp, Culvert | Kirknie Creek |
| Tondarra Road |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Bogie River |
| Upper Hazelwood B |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Upper Hazelwood T |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 4,950 | 467 | 466 | 181 | 5,435 |
| Animals | 1,001 | 35 | 193 | 79 | 1,037 |
| Mammals | 139 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 158 |
| Birds | 459 | 8 | 85 | 32 | 467 |
| Reptiles | 225 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 227 |
| Amphibians | 59 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 60 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 45 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Insects | 69 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 70 |
| Malacostracans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Fungi | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| Plants | 3,774 | 432 | 273 | 102 | 4,222 |
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) Burdekin drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-burdekin/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation