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Drainage basins

Burnett drainage basin

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Name: Burnett
Area type: Drainage basin
Total area: 3,320,998 ha
% total Qld: 1.9%
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Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
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State forests
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Fish habitat areas
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Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
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Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
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Burnett drainage basin wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 53,575 100.0% 1.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 18,315 34.2% 0.6%
Artificial and highly modified 14,213 26.5% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,082 2.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 8 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,061 2.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,731 3.2% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 242 0.5% 0.0%
Riverine 35,238 65.8% 1.1%

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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).

Burnett drainage basin wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 3,070 100.0% 0.1%
Mangroves - Casuarina 21 0.7% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 956 31.1% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 114 3.7% 0.0%
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 permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 13 0.4% 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 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 219 7.1% 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 23 0.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 511 16.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 485 15.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 684 22.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 44 1.4% 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

Burnett 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 53,575 53,672 53,719 53,734 53,563 53,311 51,743 63,052 * 62.4%
Artificial and highly modified 14,213 14,208 14,191 14,114 13,948 13,636 10,846 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 1,082 1,084 1,084 1,087 1,092 1,092 1,126 1,350 80.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,061 1,061 1,061 1,061 1,062 1,061 1,060 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,731 1,740 1,754 1,756 1,752 1,755 1,760 4,014 43.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 242 242 242 242 222 222 222 0 n/a
Riverine 35,238 35,329 35,379 35,467 35,480 35,537 36,718 57,688 61.1%

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

metadata View 2021 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all drainage basins

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

Burnett 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 3,070 3,080 3,095 3,099 3,081 3,084 3,127
Mangroves - Casuarina 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Mangroves - other 956 957 957 960 965 965 965
Salt marsh and salt flats 114 114 114 114 114 114 151
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 219 219 231 225 211 211 209
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 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 511 515 515 515 503 503 503
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 485 490 492 493 493 493 497
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 684 684 684 691 693 696 699
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
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

metadata View 2021 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

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

Burnett drainage basin land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 3,320,993 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 2,552,103 76.8%
2.2 Production native forests 395,987 11.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 122,162 3.7%
3.3 Cropping 63,413 1.9%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 49,312 1.5%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 31,169 0.9%
3.1 Plantation forests 22,571 0.7%
1.3 Other minimal use 13,823 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 12,898 0.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 12,686 0.4%
6.3 River 10,211 0.3%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 8,965 0.3%
5.5 Services 4,946 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 4,769 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 3,100 0.1%
5.8 Mining 2,737 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 2,377 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 2,283 0.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 1,334 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 1,114 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 944 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 758 0.0%
6.1 Lake 471 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 250 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 223 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 203 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 95 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 75 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 9 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 4 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Baldwin Swamp 2011 Bypass, Rock ramp Baldwin Swamp Creek
map Ben Anderson Barrage 2010 Vertical slot Burnett River
map Booyal Crossing 2015 Culvert, Rock Ramp Burnett River
map Claude Wharton Weir 2010 Mechanical Burnett River
map Jones Weir 1951 Pool and Weir Burnett River
map Kirar Weir 2010 Mechanical Burnett River
map Ned Churchward Weir 2010 Mechanical Burnett River
map Paradise Dam 2010 Mechanical Burnett River
map Paradise Dam Sunwater private access Rd 2016 Culvert Burnett River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 4,544 555 423 207 5,101
Animals 912 31 203 80 943
Mammals 112 13 6 16 125
Birds 418 10 90 39 428
Reptiles 159 1 13 15 160
Amphibians 48 1 21 5 49
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 52 4 56 3 56
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 0 2
Insects 117 2 14 1 119
Malacostracans 2 0 0 0 2
Snails 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 4 0 0 0 4
Chromists 8 0 0 0 8
Fungi 589 1 0 0 590
Plants 3,030 523 220 127 3,555
Protozoans 1 0 0 0 1

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) Burnett drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-burnett/