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Karumba Plains biogeographic subregionAccess 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 (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,150.1 | 100.0% | 48.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Estuarine | 4,768.2 | 92.6% | 44.5% |
| Lacustrine | 19.8 | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Palustrine | 290.7 | 5.6% | 2.7% |
| Riverine | 71.0 | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Habitat | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,150.1 | 100.0% | 48.1% |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 978.2 | 19.0% | 9.1% |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 3,790.0 | 73.6% | 35.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp | 37.6 | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 13.4 | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 28.8 | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 4.5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp | 205.9 | 4.0% | 1.9% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 19.7 | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 71.0 | 1.4% | 0.7% |
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 | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
2017/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | * 100.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | n/a |
| Estuarine | 4,768.2 | 4,768.2 | 4,768.2 | 4,768.2 | 4,768.2 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | n/a |
| Palustrine | 290.7 | 290.7 | 290.7 | 290.7 | 290.7 | 99.9% |
| Riverine | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 100.0% |
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
View 2017 wetland system extents for all biogeographic subregions
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View 2001 wetland system extents for all biogeographic subregions
View 2017/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all biogeographic subregions
| Habitat | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 | 5,150.1 |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 978.2 | 978.2 | 978.2 | 978.2 | 978.2 |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 3,790.0 | 3,790.0 | 3,790.0 | 3,790.0 | 3,790.0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp | 205.9 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 205.9 | 205.9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Riverine | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 |
View 2017 wetland habitat area for all biogeographic subregions
View 2013 wetland habitat area for all biogeographic subregions
View 2009 wetland habitat area for all biogeographic subregions
View 2005 wetland habitat area for all biogeographic subregions
View 2001 wetland habitat area for all biogeographic subregions
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 basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Ballys Lagoon - 6663
- Burketown - 6862
- Cliffdale Creek - 6664
- Dinah Island - 7165
- Double Lagoon - 7163
- Escott - 6762
- Galbraith - 7265
- Karumba - 7063
- Macaroni - 7164
- Macaroni West - 7064
- Magowra - 7062
- Massacre Inlet - 6564
- Middle Point - 6962
- Mitchell River - 7267
- Mitchell River West - 7167
- Mornington - 6764
- Nassau River - 7166
- Normanton - 7162
- Point Parker - 6763
- Rutland Plains - 7266
- Sweers Island - 6863
Climate zones
Grassland- Tropical
Bioregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
- Wellesley (WLY)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Buffalo Lake Aggregation
- Macaroni Swamp
- Marless Lagoon Aggregation
- Mitchell River Fan Aggregation
- Nicholson Delta Aggregation
- Northeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Smithburne - Gilbert Fan Aggregation
- Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Southern Gulf Aggregation
- Stranded Fish Lake
- Wentworth Aggregation
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain)
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain)
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
- Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
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
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Water quality improvement plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
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Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 1077 | 84 | 236 | 19 | 1161 |
| Animals | 446 | 9 | 135 | 19 | 455 |
| Mammals | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| Birds | 314 | 4 | 84 | 14 | 318 |
| Reptiles | 54 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 55 |
| Amphibians | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Plants | 631 | 75 | 101 | 0 | 706 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DES 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.
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Karumba Plains biogeographic subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/biogeographic-subregion-karumba-plains/
— Department of Environment and Science