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Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 52,192 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 52,119 | 99.9% | 37.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 41 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 50,828 | 97.4% | 36.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 77 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 43 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,105 | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 73 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 50,828 | 97.4% | 36.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 77 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 38 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 43 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,105 | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 73 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 47,609 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 185 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - other | 38,144 | 80.1% | 27.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 8,171 | 17.2% | 5.8% |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 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 | 576 | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 82 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 220 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 216 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 15 | 0.0% | 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 | 1 | 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) | 185 | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 38,144 | 80.1% | 27.1% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 8,100 | 17.0% | 5.8% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 70 | 0.1% | 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 permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 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) | 576 | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 82 | 0.2% | 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) | 220 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 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) | 216 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 8 | 0.0% | 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) | 1 | 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 | 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 | 52,192 | 52,192 | 52,195 | 52,198 | 52,195 | 52,195 | 52,197 | 52,201 | * 99.9% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 50,828 | 50,828 | 50,832 | 50,835 | 50,832 | 50,832 | 50,832 | 50,965 | 99.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,106 | 1,141 | 96.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 92.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 50,828 | 50,828 | 50,832 | 50,835 | 50,832 | 50,832 | 50,832 | 50,965 | 99.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,105 | 1,106 | 1,141 | 96.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 92.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 47,609 | 47,609 | 47,613 | 47,616 | 47,613 | 47,613 | 47,615 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
| Mangroves - other | 38,144 | 38,144 | 38,148 | 38,151 | 38,148 | 38,148 | 38,148 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 8,171 | 8,171 | 8,171 | 8,171 | 8,171 | 8,171 | 8,171 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 577 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 38,144 | 38,144 | 38,148 | 38,151 | 38,148 | 38,148 | 38,148 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 8,100 | 8,100 | 8,100 | 8,100 | 8,100 | 8,100 | 8,100 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 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 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 577 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
View 2021 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins
View 2019 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins
View 2017 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins
View 2013 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins
View 2009 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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 136,299 | 97.0% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 44,230 | 31.5% |
| 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves | 99 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 42,857 | 30.5% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 896 | 0.6% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 379 | 0.3% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 28,297 | 20.1% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 4,891 | 3.5% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 60 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 20 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 23,327 | 16.6% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 28,069 | 20.0% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 1,421 | 1.0% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 7,951 | 5.7% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 18,698 | 13.3% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 25,743 | 18.3% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 170 | 0.1% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 25,574 | 18.2% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 7,298 | 5.2% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 7,298 | 5.2% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 1,016 | 0.7% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 433 | 0.3% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 226 | 0.2% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 330 | 0.2% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 721 | 0.5% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 190 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 67 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 464 | 0.3% |
| 6.3 River | 368 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.0 River | 366 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 207 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 125 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 38 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 45 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 91 | 0.1% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 88 | 0.1% |
| 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 59 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 6 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 18 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 35 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 59 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 27 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 14 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.4 Lake - saline | 18 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 46 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 30 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 36 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 29 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 30 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 30 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 7 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 2 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
none
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abbot Point - 8558
- Artub Islet - 7576
- Artub Islet East - 7676
- Bajool - 9050
- Bathurst Range - 7769
- Bayfield - 9052
- Bell Cay - 9154
- Blackwood Channel - 7674
- Boigu - 7379
- Booby Island - 7276
- Bowden Reef (prov) - 8459
- Bowen - 8557
- Bowling Green Bay - 8359
- Boydong Island - 7575
- Bramble Cay - 7679
- Bundaberg - 9348
- Cairns - 8064
- Calen - 8656
- Calliope - 9149
- Caloundra - 9544
- Cape Capricorn - 9151
- Cape Direction - 7672
- Cape Flattery - 7968
- Cape Grenville - 7574
- Cape Melville - 7869
- Cape Sidmouth - 7671
- Cape Upstart - 8458
- Cape Weymouth - 7572
- Cape York - 7476
- Capre Cay - 9453
- Cardwell - 8161
- Carmila - 8754
- Centenery Cay - 9355
- Coconut Island - 7577
- Cooktown - 7967
- Cooper Point - 8163
- Cormorant Pass - 8068
- Cumberland Islands - 8756
- Curlew Island - 8854
- Darnley Island - 7678
- Frigate Cay - 9354
- Gabba Island - 7478
- Gladstone - 9150
- Green Island - 8164
- Happy Valley - 9547
- Helenvale - 7966
- Heron Island - 9251
- High Peak Island - 9054
- Hoskyn Island - 9350
- Hotspur Island - 8955
- Ingham - 8160
- Innisfail - 8162
- Jeannie River - 7868
- Lady Elliot Island - 9449
- Laguna Bay - 9545
- Lindeman Island - 8757
- Lowry Passage - 7770
- Mabuiag Island - 7378
- Mackay - 8755
- Maclennan Cay - 7675
- Marlborough - 8852
- Maryborough - 9446
- Melville Passage - 7870
- Miriam Vale - 9249
- Mitchell Creek - 9349
- Moa Island - 7377
- Mossman - 7965
- Murray Islands - 7778
- Olida Entrance - 7775
- Orford Bay - 7475
- Palm Island North - 8261
- Palm Islands - 8260
- Peninsula Range - 9053
- Percy Isles - 8954
- Pialba - 9447
- Pratt Rock - 8065
- Princess Charlotte Bay - 7669
- Princhester - 8952
- Proserpine - 8657
- Prudhoe Island - 8855
- Raine Island - 7774
- Rattray Island - 8658
- Rennel Island - 7578
- Riptide Cay - 9255
- Rockhampton - 9051
- Rodds Bay - 9250
- Rumula - 7964
- Safe Entrance - 7673
- Saibai - 7479
- Saint Lawrence - 8853
- Sand Bank Number Eight - 7771
- Sassie Island - 7477
- Scawfell - 8856
- Shelburne Bay - 7474
- Shoalwater - 8953
- Silver Plains - 7670
- Temple Bay - 7573
- Tern Islet - 8956
- Thursday Island - 7376
- Townsville - 8259
- Wide Bay - 9546
Climate zones
Equatorial- Subtropical
- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Battle Camp Sandstones
- Bellenden Ker - Lamb
- Bogie River Hills
- Burnett - Curtis Coastal Lowlands
- Burnett - Curtis Hills and Ranges
- Byfield
- Cape York - Torres Strait
- Coen - Yambo Inlier
- Daintree - Bloomfield
- Debella
- Great Sandy
- Herbert
- Innisfail
- Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones
- Kirrama - Hinchinbrook
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Manifold
- Marlborough Plains
- Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands
- Southern Great Barrier Reef
- Starke Coastal Lowlands
- Sunshine Coast - Gold Coast Lowlands
- Townsville Plains
- Tully
- Whitsunday
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Battle Camp Sandstones
- Bellenden Ker-Lamb
- Bogie River Hills
- Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
- Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges
- Byfield
- Cape York-Torres Strait
- Coen-Yambo Inlier
- Daintree-Bloomfield
- Debella
- Great Sandy
- Herbert
- Innisfail
- Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones
- Kirrama-Hinchinbrook
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Manifold
- Marlborough Plains
- Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
- Southern Great Barrier Reef
- Starke Coastal Lowlands
- Sunshine Coast-Gold Coast Lowlands
- Townsville Plains
- Tully
- Whitsunday
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Central Reef (CR)
- East Cape York (ECY)
- Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
- Mackay-Capricorn (MC)
- Pompey-Swains (PS)
- Ribbons (RBN)
- Shoalwater Coast (SC)
- Torres Strait (TS)
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
- West Cape York (WCY)
- Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Cape Province
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
- Northeast Shelf Province
- Northeast Shelf Transition
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Abbot Point - Caley Valley
- Bowling Green Bay
- Broad Sound
- Burdekin Delta
- Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation
- Burrum Coast
- Bustard Bay Wetlands
- Cape Grenville Area
- Clack Reef Complex
- Colosseum Inlet - Rodds Bay
- Coolum Creek and Lower Maroochy River
- Corio Bay Wetlands
- Cowley Area
- Deepwater Creek
- Edgecumbe Bay
- Edmund Kennedy Wetlands
- Fitzroy River Delta
- Four Mile Beach
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Great Sandy Strait
- Herbert River Floodplain
- Hinchinbrook Channel
- Island Head Creek - Port Clinton Area
- Jardine River Wetlands Aggregation
- Lloyd Bay
- Newcastle Bay - Escape River Estuarine Complex
- Northeast Curtis Island
- Olive River
- Port Curtis
- Proserpine - Goorganga Plain
- Sand Bay
- Sandringham Bay - Bakers Creek Aggregation
- Sarina Inlet - Ince Bay Aggregation
- Shoalwater Bay
- Shoalwater Bay Training Area Overview C
- Southern Upstart Bay
- St Helens Bay Area
- The Narrows
- Yeppoon - Keppel Sands Tidal Wetlands
National parks
- Barnard Island Group National Park
- Bowling Green Bay National Park
- Brampton Islands National Park
- Broad Sound Islands National Park
- Brook Islands National Park
- Byfield National Park
- Cape Hillsborough National Park
- Cape Upstart National Park
- Capricornia Cays National Park
- Capricornia Cays National Park (scientific)
- Claremont Isles National Park
- Curtis Island National Park
- Eurimbula National Park
- Family Islands National Park
- Fitzroy Island National Park
- Flinders Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Frankland Group National Park
- Gloucester Island National Park
- Goold Island National Park
- Great Sandy National Park
- Green Island National Park
- Hinchinbrook Island National Park
- Holbourne Island National Park
- Hope Islands National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Howick Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Jardine River National Park
- Keppel Bay Islands National Park
- Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific)
- Lindeman Islands National Park
- Lizard Island National Park
- Ma'alpiku Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Magnetic Island National Park
- Marpa National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Mitirinchi Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Molle Islands National Park
- Newry Islands National Park
- Noosa National Park
- Northumberland Islands National Park
- Orpheus Island National Park
- Percy Isles National Park
- Piper Islands National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Possession Island National Park
- Raine Island National Park (scientific)
- Repulse Islands National Park
- Sandbanks National Park
- Smith Islands National Park
- South Cumberland Islands National Park
- Swain Reefs National Park
- Three Islands Group National Park
- Turtle Group National Park
- West Hill National Park
- Whitsunday Islands National Park
- Wuthara Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Wuthathi (Saunders Islands) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Wuthathi (Sir Charles Hardy Group) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Yamarrinh Wachangan Islands (Denham Group) National Park (CYPAL)
- Yuwi Paree Toolkoon National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
- Bolger Bay Conservation Park
- Broad Sound Islands Conservation Park
- Charon Point Conservation Park
- Great Sandy Conservation Park
- Horseshoe Bay Lagoon Conservation Park
- MacKenzie Island Conservation Park
- Magnetic Island Conservation Park 1
- Magnetic Island Conservation Park 2
- Maroochy River Conservation Park
- Middle Percy Island Conservation Park
- Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park 2
- Round Island Conservation Park
State forests
none
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
- Baffle Creek
- Balban Dara Guya (Leekes Creek)
- Bowling Green Bay
- Broad Sound
- Burdekin
- Burrum
- Cape Palmerston - Rocky Dam
- Cawarral Creek
- Colosseum Inlet
- Corio Bay
- Edgecumbe Bay
- Elliott River
- Escape River
- Eurimbula
- Fitzroy River (Rev.1)
- Halifax
- Hinchinbrook
- Kauri Creek
- K'gari
- Maaroom
- Maroochy
- Midge
- Murray River
- Ngulun (Starcke River)
- Princess Charlotte Bay
- Repulse
- Rodds Harbour
- Sand Bay
- Susan River
- Temple Bay
- Tin Can Inlet
- West Hill
- Wuthathi Rev.1 (Margaret Bay)
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
none
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 non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal tree swamp—Palm
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- A Fish Friendly Fitzroy: Bypassing the Barrage
- Avoid Island - Flatback habitat restoration and education project
- Big Dune Surfing Reserve Restoration Project
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Clean up Magnetic Island significant creeks and riparian areas
- Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region
- Community foreshore habitat recovery and rehabilitation program
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Coordinated regional pest and weed management in the Burdekin Dry Tropics
- Corio Bay Restoration
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Emu Park Community Bushcare Group Coastal Vegetation and Wetlands Protection Project
- 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
- Fitzroy Water Quality Project
- 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
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- MW QNRM 01
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2015–16)
- 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 management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Protecting Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh
- Protecting the Values of Our Ramsar Wetlands Shoalwater/Corio Bay
- QNRM02 P4-SP1 Feral Pigs
- 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
- Sea Turtle Volunteer Stranding Response Coordination
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- 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
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Eastern Cape York
- Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York)
- Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Jeannie estuaries (incl. Horwick, Starcke, Dead Dog and other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
- Lloyd Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Princess Charlotte Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Burdekin
- Mackay Whitsunday
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Black River Basin; Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1183)
- SD2243 (SD)
- SD2244 (SD)
-
Burrum, Gregory, Isis, Cherwell and Elliott Rivers (WQ1371)
- BE1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
-
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1272)
- HEV2427 (HEV)
- HEV2430 (HEV)
- MD2421 (MD)
- MD2422 (MD)
- MD2423 (MD)
- MD2424 (MD)
- MD2444 (MD)
- MD2461 (MD)
- SD2424 (SD)
- SD2427 (SD)
- SD2428 (SD)
- SD2429 (SD)
- SD2441 (SD)
- SD2442 (SD)
-
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1311)
- MD2421 (MD)
- MD2422 (MD)
- MD2423 (MD)
- MD2444 (MD)
- SD2427 (SD)
- SD2441 (SD)
- SD2442 (SD)
-
Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave Russell, Johnstone, Tully, Murray, Hinchinbrook, Herbert Basins (WQ1082)
- HEV3121 (HEV)
- HEV3122 (HEV)
- HEV3123 (HEV)
- HEV3124 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
- SD3123 (SD)
-
Fraser Island Waters (WQ1391)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
-
Great Sandy Strait and Coastal Creeks (WQ1402)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
-
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Mary River (WQ1381)
- GSS1 (HEV)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
- HEV2381 (HEV)
- HEV2383 (HEV)
- HEV2384 (HEV)
- HEV2385 (HEV)
- HEV2386 (HEV)
- MD2341 (MD)
- MD2342 (MD)
- SD2381N (SD)
- SD2381S (SD)
- SD2382 (SD)
- SD2383 (SD)
- SD2384 (SD)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins (WQ1251)
- SD2382 (SD)
- SD2383 (SD)
-
Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1221)
- HEV2308 (HEV)
- HEV2314 (HEV)
- SD2381 (SD)
-
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1182)
- HEV2226 (HEV)
- SD2221 (SD)
-
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1271)
- HEV2403 (HEV)
- HEV2404 (HEV)
- SD2422 (SD)
- SD2423 (SD)
- SD2426 (SD)
-
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1272)
- HEV2404 (HEV)
- HEV2421 (HEV)
- HEV2422 (HEV)
- HEV2423 (HEV)
- HEV2424 (HEV)
- HEV2425 (HEV)
- HEV2426 (HEV)
- HEV2427 (HEV)
- HEV2428 (HEV)
- HEV2429 (HEV)
- SD2422 (SD)
- SD2423 (SD)
- SD2424 (SD)
- SD2425 (SD)
- SD2426 (SD)
-
Tully River, Murray River and Hinchinbrook Island Basins (WQ1131)
- SD3121 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 7,399 | 809 | 682 | 346 | 8,211 |
| Animals | 1,354 | 52 | 299 | 134 | 1,406 |
| Mammals | 153 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 172 |
| Birds | 599 | 13 | 103 | 60 | 612 |
| Reptiles | 259 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 262 |
| Amphibians | 68 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 69 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 83 | 9 | 90 | 6 | 92 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 28 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 28 |
| Insects | 155 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 162 |
| Malacostracans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Chromists | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Fungi | 613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 613 |
| Plants | 5,270 | 757 | 383 | 212 | 6,029 |
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 (2020) Coral Sea drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-coral-sea/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation