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Drainage divisions – spatial metadata

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Data structure

drainage-division

Field name Type Bytes Label Description
AreaID Text (UTF-8 encoded) 34 AreaID The unique identifier used in WetlandSummary
Name Text (UTF-8 encoded) 16 Name The name of the area used in WetlandSummary, excluding the area type
FullName Text (UTF-8 encoded) 34 Full name The name of the area used in WetlandSummary, including the area type
Wetlands Text (UTF-8 encoded) 90 Wetland summary information The URL of the WetlandSummary page of this area
KML Text (UTF-8 encoded) 126 KML The URL of a simplified KML file depicting this area
TotalArea Double (8 byte floating point) 8 Area (km²) The total area in km²
div_number Text (UTF-8 encoded) 2 div_number
div_name Text (UTF-8 encoded) 16 div_name
globalid Text (UTF-8 encoded) 38 globalid

Modifications

The drainage divisions layer used by WetlandSummary is based on the source layers below, with the following modifications:

  • Name is the value of the DIV_NAME field
  • Clipped 5 features extending partially beyond the Queensland border (some may be due to minor misalignment at the border)

Source layer: Drainage division

(drainage-division/drainage-division.shp.xml)

Esri
Creation Date
2020-12-24
Creation Time
06:39:06
Data Id Info
Id Citation
Title
Drainage division
Additional human language abstract/description
This dataset contains the boundaries and names of the Queensland Drainage Divisions, as defined by Australian Water Resources Management Committee (WRMC). Information includes the name and number of each drainage division. The capture scale for this dataset is 1:100 000.
Search Keys
not recorded
Resource purpose/summary
not recorded
Res Const
Consts
Security use limitations
not recorded

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (n.d.) Drainage divisions – spatial metadata, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/get-mapping-help/metadata/drainage-division/

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation