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Drainage basins

Fitzroy drainage basin

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Name: Fitzroy
Area type: Drainage basin
Total area: 14,248,292 ha
% total Qld: 8.2%
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Fitzroy drainage basin wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 292,087 100.0% 2.0%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 144,370 49.4% 1.0%
Artificial and highly modified 58,825 20.1% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 28,641 9.8% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 30 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 6,778 2.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 6,544 2.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 31,646 10.8% 0.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 11,909 4.1% 0.1%
Riverine 147,714 50.6% 1.0%

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Fitzroy drainage basin wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 60,567 100.0% 0.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 9,246 15.3% 0.1%
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,128 1.9% 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 other non-floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 6,906 11.4% 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 55 0.1% 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 5,967 9.9% 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 162 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,183 6.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 19,244 31.8% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 10,871 17.9% 0.1%
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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 2,806 4.6% 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

Fitzroy drainage basin wetland extent change by system
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 292,087 292,279 290,812 288,658 287,035 284,637 251,412 * 92.8%
Artificial and highly modified 58,825 58,795 56,521 54,000 52,019 48,156 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 28,641 28,641 28,641 28,641 28,643 28,768 32,927 87.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 6,778 6,778 6,778 6,778 6,778 6,779 7,243 93.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 6,544 6,544 6,538 6,504 6,492 6,411 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 31,646 31,686 32,036 32,233 32,398 33,057 48,555 65.2%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 11,909 11,909 11,924 11,909 11,876 11,929 0 n/a
Riverine 147,714 147,895 148,344 148,563 148,799 149,507 162,688 90.8%

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

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metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all drainage basins

Fitzroy drainage basin wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)		 2017 area
(ha)		 2013 area
(ha)		 2009 area
(ha)		 2005 area
(ha)		 2001 area
(ha)
Total 60,567 60,607 60,974 61,143 61,298 62,011
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 9,246 9,246 9,246 9,246 9,246 9,246
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,128
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 6,906 6,906 6,908 6,895 6,895 6,895
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 55 55 55 55 55 55
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 5,967 5,969 6,030 6,165 6,283 6,397
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 162 162 162 162 162 162
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 4,183 4,191 4,192 4,196 4,195 4,197
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 19,244 19,273 19,544 19,562 19,584 20,121
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 10,871 10,871 10,902 10,915 10,923 10,975
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 2,806 2,808 2,807 2,819 2,827 2,835

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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

Fitzroy drainage basin land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 14,248,292 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 10,788,746 75.7%
2.2 Production native forests 968,248 6.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 606,747 4.3%
3.3 Cropping 535,543 3.8%
1.3 Other minimal use 505,460 3.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 175,940 1.2%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 122,715 0.9%
5.8 Mining 121,239 0.9%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 113,795 0.8%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 94,086 0.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 59,731 0.4%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 56,572 0.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 36,243 0.3%
6.3 River 16,097 0.1%
3.1 Plantation forests 9,678 0.1%
5.5 Services 9,583 0.1%
6.1 Lake 7,799 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,056 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 4,976 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,587 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 2,066 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,705 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 1,085 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 767 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 646 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 560 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 505 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 50 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 40 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 29 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Baralaba Weir (Neville Hewitt Weir) 2010 Mechanical Dawson River
map Botanic Gardens 2012 Rock Ramp Moores Creek
map Duckponds 2009 Culvert Scrubby Creek
map Eden Bann Weir 2010 Mechanical Fitzroy River
map Fitzroy Barrage 2010 Vertical slot, Cone Fitzroy River
map Gentle Annie Road 2009 Rock Ramp Raglan Creek
map Meura Plains 2009 Removal Sheepwash Creek
map Moura Weir 2010 Vertical slot Dawson River
map Old Bruce Hway Rockhampton 2016 Culvert Woolwash Creek
map Station Road 2009 Rock Ramp Raglan Creek
map Thompson Point Rd 2018 Rock Ramp Nankin Creek
map Wattle Bank Gauge 2010 Vertical slot Fitzroy River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,488 652 524 249 6,140
Animals 1,053 34 219 90 1,087
Mammals 130 15 5 19 145
Birds 459 9 92 46 468
Reptiles 206 1 14 16 207
Amphibians 47 1 21 4 48
Ray-finned fishes 56 6 62 2 62
Insects 146 2 25 1 148
Malacostracans 4 0 0 0 4
Arachnids 2 0 0 0 2
Snails 3 0 0 2 3
Bacteria 6 0 0 0 6
Chromists 4 0 0 0 4
Fungi 344 0 0 0 344
Plants 4,080 618 305 159 4,698
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.

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Fitzroy drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 March 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-fitzroy/

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