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General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast)Access 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 | 68,898 | 100.0% | 2.7% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 68,771 | 99.8% | 2.7% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 67,662 | 98.2% | 2.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 330 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 451 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 321 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 127 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 67,662 | 98.2% | 2.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 330 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 451 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 321 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 127 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 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 | 59,288 | 100.0% | 2.4% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 99 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 44,538 | 75.1% | 1.8% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 13,879 | 23.4% | 0.6% |
| 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 | 286 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 46 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 114 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 319 | 0.5% | 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) | 99 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 44,525 | 75.1% | 1.8% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 13,588 | 22.9% | 0.5% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 291 | 0.5% | 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) | 283 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 5 | 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) | 40 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 1 | 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) | 114 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 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) | 312 | 0.5% | 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 | 68,898 | 68,898 | 68,898 | 68,899 | 68,905 | 68,893 | 68,893 | 68,861 | * 100.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 67,662 | 67,672 | 67,672 | 67,674 | 67,680 | 67,693 | 67,697 | 68,259 | 99.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 330 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 307 | 303 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 458 | 98.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 321 | 321 | 321 | 319 | 319 | 308 | 308 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 144 | 88.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 67,662 | 67,672 | 67,672 | 67,674 | 67,680 | 67,693 | 67,697 | 68,259 | 99.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 330 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 307 | 303 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 458 | 98.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 321 | 321 | 321 | 319 | 319 | 308 | 308 | 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) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 144 | 88.3% |
| 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 | 59,288 | 59,279 | 59,279 | 59,278 | 59,284 | 59,276 | 59,276 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Mangroves - other | 44,538 | 44,538 | 44,538 | 44,540 | 44,546 | 44,525 | 44,526 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 13,879 | 13,869 | 13,869 | 13,869 | 13,869 | 13,893 | 13,891 |
| 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 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 286 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 319 | 319 | 319 | 317 | 317 | 306 | 306 |
| 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) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 44,525 | 44,525 | 44,525 | 44,526 | 44,532 | 44,511 | 44,513 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 13,588 | 13,588 | 13,588 | 13,588 | 13,587 | 13,611 | 13,611 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 291 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 281 |
| 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) | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 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) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
| 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) | 312 | 312 | 312 | 310 | 310 | 299 | 299 |
| 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 |
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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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 113,383 | 4.5% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 68,845 | 2.7% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 2,210 | 0.1% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 196 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 6,240 | 0.2% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 60,198 | 2.4% |
| 6.3 River | 40,013 | 1.6% |
| 6.3.0 River | 39,391 | 1.6% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 616 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.3 River - intensive use | 6 | 0.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 1,390 | 0.1% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 1,390 | 0.1% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 1,387 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 798 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 403 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 186 | 0.0% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 1,094 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 39 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 297 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 758 | 0.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 340 | 0.0% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 330 | 0.0% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 81 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 79 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 62 | 0.0% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 62 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 50 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 47 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 46 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 14 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 23 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 27 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 27 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 26 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 6 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.4 Lake - saline | 20 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 13 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | < 1 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
- Baffle Creek
- Barratta Creek
- Barron River
- Black River
- Curtis Island
- Don River
- Endeavour River
- Haughton River
- Herbert River
- Jeannie River
- Lockhart River
- Lower Burdekin River
- Mossman River
- Mulgrave River
- Murray River
- O'connell River
- Plane Creek
- Proserpine River
- Ross River
- Russell River
- Shoalwater
- South Johnstone River
- Styx River
- Tully River
- Waterpark Creek
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abbot Point - 8558
- Artub Islet - 7576
- Bajool - 9050
- Bartle Frere - 8063
- Bathurst Range - 7769
- Bayfield - 9052
- Bell Cay East - 9254
- Bowden Reef (prov) - 8459
- Bowen - 8557
- Bowling Green Bay - 8359
- Boydong Island - 7575
- Bunker - 9450
- Cairns - 8064
- Calen - 8656
- Calliope - 9149
- Cannett Cay - 9353
- 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
- Capricorn Channel North - 9352
- Capricorn Channel South - 9351
- Capricorn Channel West - 9252
- Cardwell - 8161
- Carmila - 8754
- Connors Range - 8753
- Cooktown - 7967
- Cooper Point - 8163
- Cumberland Islands - 8756
- Curlew Island - 8854
- Frigate Cay - 9354
- Geranium Passage - 8262
- Gladstone - 9150
- Green Island - 8164
- Helenvale - 7966
- Heron Island - 9251
- Hoskyn Island - 9350
- Hotspur Island - 8955
- Ingham - 8160
- Innisfail - 8162
- Jeannie River - 7868
- Lady Elliot Island - 9449
- Lindeman Island - 8757
- Lowry Passage - 7770
- Mackay - 8755
- Marlborough - 8852
- Mirani - 8655
- Miriam Vale - 9249
- Mitchell Creek - 9349
- Mossman - 7965
- Orford Bay - 7475
- Palm Island East - 8360
- Palm Island North - 8261
- Palm Islands - 8260
- Peninsula Range - 9053
- Pratt Rock - 8065
- Princess Charlotte Bay - 7669
- Princhester - 8952
- Proserpine - 8657
- Prudhoe Island - 8855
- Rattray Island - 8658
- Rockhampton - 9051
- Rodds Bay - 9250
- Rollingstone - 8159
- Rumula - 7964
- Saint Lawrence - 8853
- Scawfell - 8856
- Shoalwater - 8953
- Silver Plains - 7670
- Temple Bay - 7573
- Tern Islet - 8956
- Townsville - 8259
Climate zones
Subtropical- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Bellenden Ker - Lamb
- Bogie River Hills
- Burnett - Curtis Coastal Lowlands
- Burnett - Curtis Hills and Ranges
- Byfield
- Clarke - Connors Ranges
- Coen - Yambo Inlier
- Daintree - Bloomfield
- Debella
- Herbert
- Innisfail
- Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Manifold
- Marlborough Plains
- Proserpine - Sarina Lowlands
- Starke Coastal Lowlands
- Townsville Plains
- Tully
- Whitsunday
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Bellenden Ker-Lamb
- Bogie River Hills
- Burnett-Curtis Coastal Lowlands
- Burnett-Curtis Hills and Ranges
- Byfield
- Clarke-Connors Ranges
- Coen-Yambo Inlier
- Daintree-Bloomfield
- Debella
- Herbert
- Innisfail
- Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Manifold
- Marlborough Plains
- Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
- Starke Coastal 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)
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
- Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
- Central Eastern Transition
- Northeast Shelf Province
- Northeast Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Abbot Point - Caley Valley
- Bambaroo Coastal Aggregation
- Bowling Green Bay
- Broad Sound
- Burdekin Delta
- Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation
- Bustard Bay Wetlands
- Cairncross Reef Complex
- Cape Flattery Dune Lakes
- Cape Grenville Area
- Colosseum Inlet - Rodds Bay
- Corio Bay Wetlands
- Cowley Area
- Deepwater Creek
- Dismal Swamp - Water Park Creek
- Edgecumbe Bay
- Edmund Kennedy Wetlands
- Ella Bay Swamp
- Fitzroy River Delta
- Four Mile Beach
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Herbert River Floodplain
- Hinchinbrook Channel
- Island Head Creek - Port Clinton Area
- Iwasaki Wetlands
- Northeast Curtis Island
- Port Curtis
- Port of Cairns and Trinity Inlet
- Proserpine - Goorganga Plain
- Russell River
- Sand Bay
- Sarina Inlet - Ince Bay Aggregation
- Shoalwater Bay
- Shoalwater Bay Training Area Overview C
- St Helens Bay Area
- The Narrows
- Wyvuri Swamp
- Yeppoon - Keppel Sands Tidal Wetlands
National parks
- Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park
- Bowling Green Bay National Park
- Broad Sound Islands National Park
- Byfield National Park
- Cape Hillsborough National Park
- Cape Palmerston National Park
- Conway National Park
- Curtis Island National Park
- Dryander National Park
- Ella Bay National Park
- Endeavour River National Park
- Eurimbula National Park
- Family Islands National Park
- Girramay National Park
- Gulngay National Park
- Keppel Bay Islands National Park
- Magnetic Island National Park
- Malbon Thompson Range National Park
- Moresby Range National Park
- Paluma Range National Park
- Reliance Creek National Park
- Repulse Islands National Park
- Russell River National Park
- West Hill National Park
- Wild Cattle Island National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
- Archer Point Conservation Park
- Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park
- Broadwater Conservation Park
- Byfield Conservation Park
- Charon Point Conservation Park
- Curtis Island Conservation Park
- Joseph Banks (Round Hill Head) Conservation Park
- Magnetic Island Conservation Park 1
- Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park 2
- Newport Conservation Park
- Shoalwater Bay Conservation Park
- Skull Knob Conservation Park
- Southend Conservation Park
State forests
- Curtis Island State Forest
- North Curtis Island State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
- Annan River
- Baffle Creek
- Balban Dara Guya (Leekes Creek)
- Bohle River
- Bowling Green Bay
- Broad Sound
- Burdekin
- Cape Palmerston - Rocky Dam
- Cattle-Palm Creek
- Cleveland Bay
- Colosseum Inlet
- Corio Bay
- Dallachy Creek
- Edgecumbe Bay
- Eurimbula
- Fitzroy River (Rev.1)
- Half Moon Creek
- Halifax
- Midge
- Murray River
- Princess Charlotte Bay
- Repulse
- Rodds Harbour
- Sand Bay
- Seventeen Seventy-Round Hill
- Silver Plains
- Trinity Inlet
- Tully River
- West Hill
- Wreck Creek
- Wuthathi Rev.1 (Margaret Bay)
- Yorkeys Creek
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
- 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
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Black Ross (Townsville) water quality improvement plan event monitoring
- Cattana wetlands water quality monitoring
- Creek to Coral community monitoring
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Surface water monitoring network
- The Lakes environmental and ecosystem health
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- A Fish Friendly Fitzroy: Bypassing the Barrage
- 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 Bedford targeted rubbish, erosion and weeds project
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Control of GRT in Rodds Bay
- 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
- Exclusion Fencing Roundhill Creek Wetland Protection
- Fencing Wetlands and Riparian Zones on Wedderburn
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Feral Pig Control on the Stanage Peninsula
- Fitzroy Water Quality
- Fitzroy Water Quality Project
- Goorganga wetland rehabilitation
- 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
- Improved on-farm soil and nutrient management practices
- Improving landscape resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Improving Water Quality Through In-Ground Land Management Changes in the Bowen-Broken River Catchment: A Framework for Action
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Kinka wetland rehabilitation
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Landings Road
- 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)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- 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
- Removing Turbina that is strangling Mabi Forest on the Atherton Tablelands
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Restoring wetland function at Spotswood Lagoon
- Stock exclusion fencing of High Value Aquatic Ecosystems
- Stock Exclusion Fencing of Water Mouse Habitat in Foreshores
- Sun Sun Prawn Aquaculture Farm rehabilitation
- Sustainable agriculture through innovative practices in the Fitzroy
- Sustainable agriculture: whole farm management partnerships for resilient and profitable farming in Far North Queensland
- 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
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- Turkey Station—protection of high value estaurine environment through stock exclusion fence and pest animal control
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Virtual Bus Tour: Controlled traffic farming on a best management practice farm
- Virtual Bus Tour: Gary Raiteri talks rural water use efficiency technology
- Virtual Bus Tour: Low pressure irrigation delivers cost savings and yield gains
- Virtual Bus Tour: Low pressure overhead irrigation for water use efficiency
- Virtual Bus Tour: Pooling resources to access new technology in the sugarcane industry
- Virtual Bus Tour: Reef Rescue in a high rainfall area
- Whitsunday Integrated Pest Management to Protect Wetlands of National Significance
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
- Burnett Mary
-
Eastern Cape York
- Annan River - lower, outside National Park (incl. Esk River, Hardwicke Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Cape Flattery dune lakes (Eastern Cape York)
- Coastal dunes north shore of Endeavour River (Eastern Cape York)
- Endeavour River estuary (Eastern Cape York)
- Margaret Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- McIvor, Morgan rivers and coastal creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Port of Cape Flattery (land side) (Eastern Cape York)
- Port of Cape Flattery marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
- Port of Cooktown marine waters (Eastern Cape York)
- Princess Charlotte Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- South Annan coastal creeks outside National Park (Eastern Cape York)
- Weymouth Bay (Eastern Cape York)
- Fitzroy
- Burdekin
-
Mackay Whitsunday
- Andromache River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Blackrock Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Cape Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Carmilla Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Constant Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Eden Lassie Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Flaggy Rock Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Gillinbin Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Gregory River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Lethebrook (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Marion Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Murray Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Myrtle Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- OConnell River (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Plane Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Reliance Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Repulse Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Rocky Dam Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Sarina Beaches (Mackay Whitsunday)
- St Helens Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Thompsons Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Waterhole Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- West Hill Creek (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Whitsunday Coast (Mackay Whitsunday)
- Wet Tropics
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Barron River Basin (WQ1101)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Black River Basin; Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1183)
- HEV2202 (HEV)
- MD2242 (MD)
- SD2201 (SD)
- SD2241 (SD)
- SD2243 (SD)
- SD2244 (SD)
- SD2245 (SD)
-
Black River Basin (WQ1171)
- HEV2202 (HEV)
- SD2201 (SD)
-
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1272)
- HEV2427 (HEV)
- HEV2430 (HEV)
- HEV2441 (HEV)
- MD2423 (MD)
- MD2424 (MD)
- SD2424 (SD)
- SD2427 (SD)
- SD2428 (SD)
- SD2429 (SD)
- SD2441 (SD)
-
Curtis Island, Calliope River and Boyne River Basins (WQ1311)
- HEV2441 (HEV)
- MD2423 (MD)
- SD2427 (SD)
- SD2441 (SD)
- SD2444 (SD)
- SD2446 (SD)
-
Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave Russell, Johnstone, Tully, Murray, Hinchinbrook, Herbert Basins (WQ1082)
- HEV3121 (HEV)
- HEV3122 (HEV)
- HEV3123 (HEV)
- HEV3124 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
- SD3124 (SD)
-
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Johnstone River Basin (WQ1121)
- HEV3041 (HEV)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
-
Mulgrave - Russell Rivers Basin (WQ1111)
- HEV3041 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
- HEV2381 (HEV)
- HEV2383 (HEV)
- HEV2386 (HEV)
- MD2341 (MD)
- MD2343 (MD)
- SD2381N (SD)
- SD2381S (SD)
- SD2382 (SD)
- SD2383 (SD)
- SD2384 (SD)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins (WQ1251)
- HEV2350 (HEV)
- HEV2353 (HEV)
- SD2382 (SD)
- SD2383 (SD)
-
Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1221)
- HEV2303 (HEV)
- HEV2307 (HEV)
- HEV2308 (HEV)
- HEV2314 (HEV)
- HEV2315 (HEV)
- SD2303 (SD)
- SD2381 (SD)
-
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1181)
- HEV2225 (HEV)
- SD2245 (SD)
-
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1182)
- HEV2226 (HEV)
-
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1271)
- HEV2403 (HEV)
- HEV2404 (HEV)
- HEV2405 (HEV)
- SD2422 (SD)
- SD2423 (SD)
-
Styx River, Shoalwater Creek and Water Park Creek Basins (WQ1272)
- HEV2404 (HEV)
- HEV2405 (HEV)
- HEV2421 (HEV)
- HEV2423 (HEV)
- HEV2424 (HEV)
- HEV2425 (HEV)
- HEV2426 (HEV)
- HEV2427 (HEV)
- HEV2428 (HEV)
- SD2421 (SD)
- SD2422 (SD)
- SD2423 (SD)
- SD2424 (SD)
- SD2425 (SD)
-
Tully River, Murray River and Hinchinbrook Island Basins (WQ1131)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 7,153 | 740 | 661 | 340 | 7,896 |
| Animals | 1,320 | 46 | 306 | 129 | 1,366 |
| Mammals | 150 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 168 |
| Birds | 568 | 12 | 101 | 55 | 580 |
| Reptiles | 258 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 261 |
| Amphibians | 73 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 74 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 91 | 6 | 92 | 6 | 97 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 28 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 28 |
| Lampreys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insects | 145 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 151 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Chromists | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Fungi | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 523 |
| Plants | 5,166 | 694 | 355 | 211 | 5,862 |
| 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.
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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AreaType-marine-park-zone
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) General Use Zone (Great Barrier Reef Coast) — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-zone-general-use-zone-great-barrier-reef-coast/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation