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Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregionAccess 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 | 628,752 | 100.0% | 5.1% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 534,652 | 85.0% | 4.3% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,427 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 244,975 | 39.0% | 2.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,425 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 182 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 281,337 | 44.7% | 2.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 305 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 94,100 | 15.0% | 0.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 244,975 | 39.0% | 2.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,792 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 629 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,425 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 182 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 281,337 | 44.7% | 2.3% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 305 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 94,032 | 15.0% | 0.8% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 68 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 527,749 | 100.0% | 4.3% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 155,509 | 29.5% | 1.3% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 89,165 | 16.9% | 0.7% |
| 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 | 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 | 4,999 | 0.9% | 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 | 150,013 | 28.4% | 1.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 259 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 91,880 | 17.4% | 0.7% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9,541 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 22,559 | 4.3% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3,824 | 0.7% | 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% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 155,509 | 29.5% | 1.3% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 89,165 | 16.9% | 0.7% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 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 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) | 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) | 4,999 | 0.9% | 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) | 149,970 | 28.4% | 1.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 43 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 259 | 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) | 91,632 | 17.4% | 0.7% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 248 | 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) | 9,541 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| 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) | 22,548 | 4.3% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 3,824 | 0.7% | 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) | 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 | 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 | 628,752 | 628,459 | 628,273 | 628,177 | 627,789 | 627,701 | 627,932 | * 99.7% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,427 | 2,108 | 1,888 | 1,749 | 1,352 | 1,285 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 244,975 | 244,976 | 244,977 | 244,971 | 244,971 | 244,971 | 245,722 | 99.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,487 | 98.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 182 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 170 | 172 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 281,337 | 281,337 | 281,337 | 281,391 | 281,399 | 281,399 | 282,350 | 99.6% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 94,100 | 94,127 | 94,160 | 94,158 | 94,167 | 94,142 | 94,372 | 99.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 244,975 | 244,976 | 244,977 | 244,971 | 244,971 | 244,971 | 245,722 | 99.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,792 | 1,874 | 1,679 | 1,553 | 1,194 | 1,172 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 629 | 227 | 202 | 190 | 157 | 113 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,425 | 5,487 | 98.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 182 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 170 | 172 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 281,337 | 281,337 | 281,337 | 281,391 | 281,399 | 281,399 | 282,350 | 99.6% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 94,032 | 94,060 | 94,092 | 94,090 | 94,099 | 94,074 | 94,372 | 99.6% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 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 | 527,749 | 527,750 | 527,752 | 527,806 | 527,814 | 527,814 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 155,509 | 155,510 | 155,511 | 155,508 | 155,507 | 155,503 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 89,165 | 89,165 | 89,165 | 89,168 | 89,168 | 89,173 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 |
| 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 | 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 | 150,013 | 150,013 | 150,013 | 150,066 | 150,069 | 150,069 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 91,880 | 91,880 | 91,880 | 91,881 | 91,886 | 91,886 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 9,541 | 9,541 | 9,541 | 9,542 | 9,542 | 9,542 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 22,559 | 22,559 | 22,559 | 22,559 | 22,559 | 22,559 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 155,509 | 155,510 | 155,511 | 155,508 | 155,507 | 155,503 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 89,165 | 89,165 | 89,165 | 89,168 | 89,168 | 89,173 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 | 4,999 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 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 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 149,970 | 149,970 | 149,970 | 150,023 | 150,026 | 150,026 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 |
| 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) | 91,632 | 91,632 | 91,632 | 91,633 | 91,637 | 91,637 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 9,541 | 9,541 | 9,541 | 9,542 | 9,542 | 9,542 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 22,548 | 22,548 | 22,548 | 22,548 | 22,548 | 22,548 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 | 3,824 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 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.
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
- Alice River
- Archer River
- Coen River
- Coleman River
- Ducie River
- Edward River
- Embley River
- Endeavour River
- Hann River
- Holroyd River
- Jacky Jacky Creek
- Jardine River
- Jeannie River
- Kendall River
- Lockhart River
- Mcdonald River
- Mission River
- Mitchell River
- Normanby River
- Olive river
- Palmer River
- Pascoe River
- Skardon River
- Stewart River
- Torres Strait Islands
- Watson River
- Wenlock River
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Agnew - 7373
- Archer River - 7270
- Artub Islet - 7576
- Aurukun - 7271
- Batavia Downs - 7472
- Bathurst Range - 7769
- Battle Camp - 7867
- Blackwood Channel - 7674
- Boigu - 7379
- Booby Island - 7276
- Boydong Island - 7575
- Bramble Cay - 7679
- Butchers Hill - 7866
- Cape Direction - 7672
- Cape Flattery - 7968
- Cape Grenville - 7574
- Cape Keerweer - 7170
- Cape Melville - 7869
- Cape Sidmouth - 7671
- Cape Weymouth - 7572
- Cape York - 7476
- Coconut Island - 7577
- Coen - 7570
- Cooktown - 7967
- Crosbie Creek - 7467
- Darnley Island - 7678
- Daru - 7579
- Deliverance Island - 7278
- Dixie - 7567
- Ebagoola - 7569
- Edward River - 7268
- Gabba Island - 7478
- Helenvale - 7966
- Highbury - 7565
- Holroyd - 7269
- Jeannie River - 7868
- Jedda Creek - 7666
- Kalinga - 7667
- Kalkah - 7568
- Kendall River - 7369
- Kennedy Bend - 7767
- Koolatah - 7366
- Lakefield - 7768
- Laura - 7766
- Lockhart River - 7571
- Mabuiag Island - 7378
- Maclennan Cay - 7675
- Mapoon - 7274
- Mari - 7279
- Marina Plains - 7668
- Maytown - 7765
- Merapah - 7370
- Merluna - 7371
- Mitchell River - 7267
- Moa Island - 7377
- Moreton - 7473
- Mount Mulgrave - 7665
- Murray Islands - 7778
- Orford Bay - 7475
- Paradise Creek - 7367
- Pennefather River - 7273
- Peters Lagoon - 7466
- Princess Charlotte Bay - 7669
- Rennel Island - 7578
- Rokeby - 7470
- Saibai - 7479
- Sassie Island - 7477
- Shelburne Bay - 7474
- Silver Plains - 7670
- Skardon River - 7374
- Strathburn - 7469
- Strathgordon - 7368
- Strathleven - 7566
- Strathmay - 7468
- Temple Bay - 7573
- Thursday Island - 7376
- Turu Cay - 7178
- Vrilya Point - 7375
- Weipa - 7272
- Wenlock - 7471
- York Downs - 7372
Climate zones
Equatorial- Tropical
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- East Cape York (ECY)
- Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
- Ribbons (RBN)
- Torres Strait (TS)
- West Cape York (WCY)
- Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Cape Province
- Northeast Shelf Province
- Northeast Shelf Transition
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Archer Bay Aggregation
- Archer River Aggregation
- Bull Lake
- Cape Flattery Dune Lakes
- Cape Grenville Area
- Cape Melville - Bathurst Bay
- Clack Reef Complex
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Harmer Creek - Shelburne Bay Aggregation
- Jardine River Wetlands Aggregation
- Laura Sandstone
- Lloyd Bay
- Marina Plains - Lakefield Aggregation
- Mitchell River Fan Aggregation
- Newcastle Bay - Escape River Estuarine Complex
- Northeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Northern Holroyd Plain Aggregation
- Olive River
- Orford Bay - Sharp Point Dunefield Aggregation
- Port Musgrave Aggregation
- Princess Charlotte Bay Marine Area
- Silver Plains - Nesbitt River Aggregation
- Skardon River - Cotterell River Aggregation
- Somerset Dunefield Aggregation
- Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Temple Bay
- The Jack Lakes Aggregation
- Violet Vale
National parks
- Alwal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park
- Apudthama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Batavia National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Biniirr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Black Mountain National Park
- Bromley (Ampulin) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Claremont Isles National Park
- Daarrba National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Endeavour River National Park
- Errk Oykangand National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Flinders Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Howick Group National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Jardine River National Park
- Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Kalkajaka National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Lama Lama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Lizard Island National Park
- Ma'alpiku Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Mount Cook National Park
- Muundhi (Jack River) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Ngalba-bulal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Olkola National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Oyala Thumotang National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Piper Islands National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Possession Island National Park
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Three Islands Group National Park
- Turtle Group National Park
- Wuthara Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Wuthathi (Saunders Islands) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Wuthathi (Shelburne Bay) 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)
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Hann State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Annan River Area B Nature Refuge
- Annan River Nature Refuge
- Artemis Antbed Parrot Nature Refuge
- Balclutha Creek Nature Refuge
- Balclutha (Lava Hill) Nature Refuge
- Batavia Nature Refuge
- Bromley Yuuka Nature Refuge
- Caloola Nature Refuge
- Crystalvale Nature Refuge
- Esk River Nature Refuge
- Haggerstone Island Nature Refuge
- Harkness Nature Refuge
- Holroyd Nature Refuge
- Kalpowar Nature Refuge
- Kings Plains-Alkoomie Nature Refuge
- Kuuku Ya'u Nature Refuge
- Kyerrwanhdha Nature Refuge
- Lilyvale Nature Refuge
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge
- Michingun Nature Refuge
- Mount Croll Nature Refuge
- Mungumby Creek Nature Refuge
- Noo's Creek Nature Refuge
- Oakey Scrub Nature Refuge
- Olkola Nature Refuge
- Payrrape Nature Refuge
- Piccaninny Plains Nature Refuge
- Rindoparr Area B Nature Refuge
- Running Creek Nature Refuge
- South Endeavour Nature Refuge
- Springvale Station Nature Refuge
- Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve Nature Refuge
- Yarraden Nature Refuge
- Yuukingga Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
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 floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
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
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- 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
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- 2017 Cape York Marine Debris Project
- An Innovative Approach to Riparian Rehabilitation through Succession Based Agro-Ecology
- Australian Marine Debris Initiative - Annual Chilli Beach Clean-Up - Cape York
- Australian Marine Debris Initiative - Clean Up Cape York
- Building Resilient Landscapes in the Normanby Catchment
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Fencing of Running Creek freshwater springs on Junjuwarra country
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Nature Refuge Harkness (Gilpatrick family)
- Nature Refuge Holroyd
- Olkola people conserving and protecting natural and cultural values on the Kimba Plateau Cape York
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Priority Projects for Cape York Region
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Siamese Cassia Control in the Coen River - Mungkan Kandju National Park
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Turtle Conservation at Pennefather Beach
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Yalanji Coast Pond Apple Survey and Strategic Management
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Eastern Cape York
- Annan River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
- Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Annie River, Saltwater Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Balclutha Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Bathurst Bay draining creeks (incl. Muck River) (Eastern Cape York)
- Cape Flattery dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
- Chester River (incl. Scrubby Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Claudie River (incl. Deep, Swamp creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Coastal creeks and dunes (north of Nesbit) (Eastern Cape York)
- Coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Coastal dunes north shore of Endeavour River (Eastern Cape York)
- Deighton River (Eastern Cape York)
- Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
- Endeavour River - lower (incl. Cameron, Poison creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Endeavour River - north branch (incl. Isabella, Mango Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Endeavour River - right branch (Eastern Cape York)
- Endeavour River - south branch (Eastern Cape York)
- Escape River (Eastern Cape York)
- Estuaries draining into Temple Bay, Hudson Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Estuaries (incl. Jacky Jacky, Escape, Harmer) (Eastern Cape York)
- Glennie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Goanna, Breakfast, Whiphandle creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Gorge, Running creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Hann Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Harmer, Little Harmer Creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Indian Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Jack River and Beattie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Jacky Jacky Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Jeannie estuaries (incl. Horwick, Starcke, Dead Dog and other estuaries) (Eastern Cape York)
- Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York)
- Kangaroo River and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Kennedy River and Little Kennedy Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Laura River (incl. Mosman River, Kennedy Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Little Laura River (incl. Shepherd, Pine Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Lockhart, Claudie and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York)
- Lockhart River (incl. Eden, Arroto and Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Lockhart town and surrounds (incl. dunes) (Eastern Cape York)
- Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Marrett River, Sandalwood and Birthday creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Massy Creek, Rocky River (Eastern Cape York)
- McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Middle and West Claudie Rivers (incl. Gordon, Scrubby creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Morehead River, Healy Creek and Hann River (Eastern Cape York)
- Nesbit River (incl. Leo Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby /lower Laura rivers (incl. Brown, Cabbage Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby River - lower and Bizant River (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby - upper (incl. West, East and Granite Normanby Rivers, Bridge Ck) (Eastern Cape York)
- North Jacky Jacky Creek – dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
- North Jeannie coastal creeks outside National Park (incl. Horwick River, Wakooka Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- North Kennedy River (Eastern Cape York)
- Oaky , Wallace, Lyon creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Olive River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
- Olive River (incl. Horseshoe, Scorpion creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - headwaters (incl. Little Pascoe, Fall creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - lower, outside National Park (incl. Tin and coastal creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - mid (incl. Garraway, Brown creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - mid (incl. Hamilton Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe River estuary and other estuaries draining into Wemouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Pascoe - upper (incl. Yam, One Mile creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Port of Cape Flattery (land side) (Eastern Cape York)
- Shelburne Bay dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
- Starcke River (Eastern Cape York)
- Stewart River - headwaters outside National Park (incl. Little Stewart, Station creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Stewart River, Terrible Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Wilson Creek, Portland Road coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arraw Dam |
2019 | Rock Ramp | Norman Creek |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 5,885 | 472 | 623 | 279 | 6,357 |
| Animals | 1,135 | 24 | 270 | 83 | 1,159 |
| Mammals | 125 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 136 |
| Birds | 479 | 8 | 92 | 26 | 487 |
| Reptiles | 237 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 240 |
| Amphibians | 61 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 62 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 71 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 71 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 19 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 19 |
| Insects | 138 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 139 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bacteria | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Chromists | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Fungi | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 567 |
| Plants | 4,139 | 448 | 353 | 196 | 4,587 |
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
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-cape-york-peninsula-cyp/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation