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Regional NRM body—Desert Channels GroupAccess 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
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 2,707,198 | 100.0% | 5.3% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 2,051,353 | 75.8% | 4.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 7,948 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 444,601 | 16.4% | 0.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 3,239 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,594,204 | 58.9% | 3.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,370 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 655,835 | 24.2% | 1.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 4,830 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,960 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 444,601 | 16.4% | 0.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 3,239 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 147 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,594,204 | 58.9% | 3.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,370 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 655,728 | 24.2% | 1.3% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 107 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,035,164 | 100.0% | 4.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 423,409 | 20.8% | 0.8% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 20,097 | 1.0% | 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 | 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 | 64,092 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 42,931 | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 1,306,649 | 64.2% | 2.6% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 35,782 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 4,099 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 66,313 | 3.3% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 71,779 | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 11 | 0.0% | 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 | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 423,196 | 20.8% | 0.8% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 214 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 20,097 | 1.0% | 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) | 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) | 63,807 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 284 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 42,730 | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 201 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 1,306,465 | 64.2% | 2.6% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 184 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 35,770 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 3,957 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 142 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 66,132 | 3.2% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 181 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 71,444 | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 335 | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 2 | 0.0% | 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) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 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 | 2,707,198 | 2,707,145 | 2,707,132 | 2,707,074 | 2,707,292 | 2,707,070 | 2,702,616 | * 99.9% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 7,948 | 7,886 | 7,693 | 7,611 | 7,328 | 6,787 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 444,601 | 444,601 | 444,601 | 444,612 | 444,613 | 444,613 | 444,997 | 99.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,233 | 3,222 | 3,215 | 3,212 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,594,204 | 1,594,204 | 1,594,186 | 1,594,197 | 1,594,289 | 1,594,377 | 1,596,445 | 99.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,328 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 655,835 | 655,843 | 656,047 | 656,063 | 656,476 | 656,753 | 661,174 | 99.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 4,830 | 4,793 | 4,699 | 4,632 | 4,403 | 4,118 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 2,960 | 2,936 | 2,836 | 2,821 | 2,767 | 2,531 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 444,601 | 444,601 | 444,601 | 444,612 | 444,613 | 444,613 | 444,997 | 99.9% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,233 | 3,222 | 3,215 | 3,212 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 137 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 1,594,204 | 1,594,204 | 1,594,186 | 1,594,197 | 1,594,289 | 1,594,377 | 1,596,445 | 99.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,328 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 655,728 | 655,736 | 655,940 | 655,957 | 656,370 | 656,646 | 661,174 | 99.2% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 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 | 2,035,164 | 2,035,164 | 2,035,146 | 2,035,157 | 2,035,251 | 2,035,297 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 423,409 | 423,409 | 423,409 | 423,410 | 423,411 | 423,411 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 64,092 | 64,092 | 64,050 | 64,053 | 64,111 | 64,112 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 42,931 | 42,931 | 42,946 | 42,946 | 42,969 | 42,971 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 1,306,649 | 1,306,649 | 1,306,653 | 1,306,655 | 1,306,655 | 1,306,665 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 35,782 | 35,782 | 35,782 | 35,782 | 35,782 | 35,794 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 4,099 | 4,099 | 4,099 | 4,099 | 4,099 | 4,108 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 66,313 | 66,313 | 66,313 | 66,313 | 66,314 | 66,314 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 71,779 | 71,779 | 71,784 | 71,790 | 71,798 | 71,811 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 423,196 | 423,196 | 423,196 | 423,206 | 423,207 | 423,207 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 214 | 214 | 214 | 204 | 204 | 204 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 | 20,097 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 63,807 | 63,807 | 63,766 | 63,768 | 63,827 | 63,827 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 42,730 | 42,730 | 42,745 | 42,745 | 42,768 | 42,771 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 1,306,465 | 1,306,465 | 1,306,469 | 1,306,471 | 1,306,472 | 1,306,482 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 35,770 | 35,770 | 35,770 | 35,770 | 35,770 | 35,783 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 3,957 | 3,957 | 3,957 | 3,957 | 3,957 | 3,966 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 66,132 | 66,132 | 66,132 | 66,132 | 66,133 | 66,133 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 71,444 | 71,444 | 71,449 | 71,455 | 71,463 | 71,518 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 335 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 293 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 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) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Aberfoyle - 7954
- Abudda Lakes - 6551
- Aramac - 7952
- Ardmore - 6754
- Arno - 7648
- Arrabury - 7144
- Arrilalah - 7650
- Ayrshire Downs - 7454
- Badalia - 6752
- Barcaldine - 7950
- Barcoonia - 7543
- Barrington Peak - 6650
- Barrolka - 7245
- Baryulah - 7242
- Bedourie - 6749
- Betoota - 7046
- Bilpamorea - 6847
- Bimerah - 7649
- Birdsville - 6746
- Blackall - 7949
- Boongoondoo - 8052
- Boulia - 6852
- Bowalli - 7643
- Bowie - 8054
- Bowyer - 7951
- Bradley Creek - 7752
- Bransby - 7341
- Breadalbane - 6850
- Brighton Downs - 7251
- Buckingham Downs - 6853
- Budgerygar - 7647
- Bulgroo - 7646
- Bullecourt - 6556
- Buncheeda Swamp - 7244
- Busthinia - 8050
- Bygombo - 6747
- Caldervale - 8247
- Caledonia - 7953
- Cameron Downs - 7755
- Camooweal - 6558
- Canary - 6951
- Canterbury - 7247
- Carandotta - 6654
- Carwell - 8248
- Cassilis - 7555
- Cathua - 7248
- Cheshire - 8149
- Collabara - 7847
- Congie - 7644
- Connemara - 7349
- Coorabulka - 6950
- Culloden - 7753
- Currawilla - 7147
- Dagworth - 7354
- Dajarra - 6854
- Davenport Downs - 7149
- Diamantina Lakes - 7150
- Digby Peaks - 6953
- Duchess - 6855
- Dunrobin - 8152
- Durham Downs - 7243
- Durrie - 6946
- Edwinstowe - 8151
- El Rita - 7154
- Elizabeth Springs - 7051
- Epsilon - 7141
- Eromanga - 7544
- Eulolo - 7255
- Fermoy - 7551
- Finucane Range - 7153
- Galilee - 8053
- Garfield - 8051
- Glanworth - 8047
- Glenara - 7747
- Glenlyon - 7455
- Glenormiston - 6652
- Glenusk - 8049
- Gnallan A Gea Creek - 6549
- Goa Creek - 6655
- Goodwood - 6952
- Goonamillera - 6646
- Haddon Corner - 7146
- Hamilton Downs - 7355
- Headingly - 6555
- Herbert Downs - 6751
- Hills Range - 7252
- Hughenden - 7756
- Ilfracombe - 7851
- Isisford - 7749
- Jericho - 8150
- John Hills - 7353
- Jundah - 7548
- Katandra - 7654
- Keeroongooloo - 7446
- Kennedy Gap - 6757
- Kihee - 7443
- Kynuna - 7254
- Lake Katherine - 6653
- Lake Pure - 7143
- Lake Torquinie - 6648
- Lake Yamma Yamma - 7145
- Lammermoor - 7855
- Lansdowne - 8147
- Leslie Peak - 6753
- Linda Downs - 6553
- Listowel Downs - 7947
- Lochiel - 7348
- Lolworth - 7957
- Longreach - 7751
- Lou Lou Park - 8153
- Lucknow - 7052
- Ludgate Hill - 7854
- Macartney Range - 7151
- Machattie - 6848
- Mackunda - 7152
- Mahrigong - 7653
- Malagarga - 7345
- Malbon - 6955
- Mammoth Mines - 6758
- Maneroo - 7651
- Manuka - 7554
- Marduroo - 6849
- Marion Downs - 6851
- Mary Kathleen - 6856
- Mayneside - 7450
- Mekaree - 7848
- Merabooka - 7249
- Middleton - 7253
- Milo - 7746
- Mirrica Bore - 6550
- Monkira - 7048
- Mooraberree - 7047
- Mount Cuttiguree - 6948
- Mount Edward Graves - 7250
- Mount Howitt - 7344
- Mount Isa - 6756
- Mount Merlin - 6954
- Mount Rouse - 7445
- Mount Tarley - 6750
- Mount Tutah - 8154
- Mount Whelan - 6651
- Mount Woneeala - 6949
- Mudloo - 6548
- Muncoonie - 6647
- Murraturley - 6748
- Muttaburra - 7852
- Naccowlah - 7342
- Nappamerry - 7142
- Naryilco - 7240
- Natal Downs - 8155
- Neeyamba Hill - 6552
- Nickavilla - 7745
- Noccundra - 7442
- Norfolk - 6559
- Northampton Downs - 8048
- Oakhampton - 7850
- Oban - 6755
- Opalton - 7451
- Orientos - 7241
- Palparara - 7148
- Peleenah - 7049
- Pentland - 7956
- Pinidary - 7542
- Pitteroo - 7441
- Plevna Downs - 7444
- Poeppel Corner - 6546
- Portland Downs - 7849
- Potosi - 7853
- Prairie - 7856
- Quilpie - 7744
- Ray - 7645
- Retreat - 7547
- Rimbanda - 7652
- Roseberth - 6846
- Rosebrook - 7351
- Selwyn - 7054
- South Galway - 7346
- Springfield - 7546
- Springvale - 7050
- Stamford - 7655
- Stonehenge - 7549
- Tambo - 8148
- Tanbar - 7246
- Tangorin - 7754
- Templeton - 6656
- Teriwa - 6649
- Terrick Terrick - 7948
- Thylungra - 7545
- Tickalara - 7340
- Tonkoro - 7350
- Toolebuc - 7053
- Trewalla - 7448
- Troopers Bluff - 8249
- Tualta - 7140
- Tulmur - 7352
- Undilla - 6658
- Urandangi - 6554
- Vergemont - 7550
- Vindex - 7552
- Wantata - 6947
- Warbreccan - 7449
- Warnambool - 7452
- Webb Lake - 7955
- Wellshot - 7750
- White Mountains - 7857
- Whitula - 7347
- Windorah - 7447
- Winton - 7553
- Wokingham - 7453
- Woomanooka - 7343
- Wooroona - 6557
- Yaluma - 6547
- Yaraka - 7748
- Yarrowmere - 8055
- Yelvertoft - 6657
Climate zones
Desert- Grassland
- Subtropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Barkly Tableland
- Bulloo Dunefields
- Carnarvon Ranges
- Central Downs
- Claude River Downs
- Coongie
- Cooper - Diamantina Plains
- Dieri
- Georgina - Eyre Plains
- Georgina Limestone
- Goneaway Tablelands
- Jericho
- Kynuna Plateau
- Lake Pure
- Langlo Plains
- Mount Isa Inlier
- Noccundra Slopes
- Northern Uplands
- Prairie - Torrens Creeks Alluvials
- Simpson Desert
- Southern Downs
- Southern Wooded Downs
- Southwestern Downs
- Southwestern Plateaus & Floodouts
- Strzelecki Desert
- Sturt Stony Desert
- Toko Plains
- West Bulloo
- West Warrego
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Barkly Tableland
- Bulloo Dunefields
- Carnarvon Ranges
- Central Downs
- Claude River Downs
- Coongie
- Cooper-Diamantina Plains
- Diamantina-Eyre
- Dieri
- Georgina Limestone
- Goneaway Tablelands
- Jericho
- Kynuna Plateau
- Lake Pure
- Langlo Plains
- Mount Isa
- Noccundra Slopes
- Northern Uplands
- Prairie-Torrens Creeks Alluvials
- Simpson Desert
- Southern Downs
- Southern Wooded Downs
- Southwestern Downs
- Southwestern Plateaus and Floodouts
- Strzelecki Desert
- Sturt Stony Desert
- Toko Plains
- West Bulloo
- West Warrego
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
none
Marine provincial bioregions
none
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
none
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Aramac Springs
- Austral Limestone Aggregation
- Birdsville - Durrie Waterholes Aggregation
- Cauckingburra Swamp
- Cooper Creek Overflow Swamps - Windorah
- Cooper Creek Swamps - Nappa Merrie
- Cooper Creek - Wilson River Junction
- Diamantina Lakes Area
- Diamantina Overflow Swamp - Durrie Station
- Elizabeth Springs
- Georgina River - King Creek Floodout
- Lake Buchanan
- Lake Constance
- Lake Cuddapan
- Lake Galilee
- Lake Mipia Area
- Lake Phillipi
- Lake Torquinie Area
- Lake Yamma Yamma
- Mitchell Swamp
- Moonda Lake - Shallow Lake Aggregation
- Mulligan River - Wheeler Creek Junction
- Muncoonie Lakes Area
- Toko Gorge and Waterhole
National parks
- Astrebla Downs National Park
- Bladensburg National Park
- Diamantina National Park
- Forest Den National Park
- Goneaway National Park
- Hell Hole Gorge National Park
- Idalia National Park
- Lochern National Park
- Moorrinya National Park
- Munga-Thirri National Park
- Welford National Park
- White Mountains National Park
- Wiliyan-ngurru National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
none
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
- Royton Timber Reserve
Fish habitat areas
none
Coastal management district
none
Nature refuges
- Blue Bush Channels Nature Refuge
- Castlevale Nature Refuge
- Cravens Peak Nature Refuge
- Edgbaston Nature Refuge
- Ethabuka Nature Refuge
- Gilmore Nature Refuge
- Lower Dinner Creek Nature Refuge
- Moonoomoo Nature Refuge
- Mount Windsor Nature Refuge
- Mulligan River Nature Refuge
- The 1959 Nature Refuge
- Toko Range Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid lignum swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
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
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Great artesian basin springs monitoring program
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Lake Eyre basin river health assessment
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
none
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
- Clean Up Thomson River and Town Common
- Corio Bay Restoration
- Emu Park Community Bushcare Group Coastal Vegetation and Wetlands Protection Project
- Enhancing primary production through control of total grazing pressure and improved land management
- Eradicating Invasive Weeds
- Fencing Wetlands and Riparian Zones on Wedderburn
- Feral Pig Control on the Stanage Peninsula
- Final Project, National Landcare Program 03, Activity 7: North East Downs Landcare Group and Activity 9: Aubigny Catchment Landcare Group
- Final Project Report National Landcare Program 06. Millmerran Landcare Group: Implementing Best Management Practice in Grazing Lands in the Condamine Catchment
- Fitzroy Water Quality
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - protecting the water quality of the Thomson River catchment
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Plan
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Program ‘FB NAP PAP 01’ Final Report December 2004
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Lake Eyre Upper Catchment Rescue
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Pest and weed management - Northern Lake Eyre Basin Prickly Acacia Control Program
- Protecting the Values of Our Ramsar Wetlands Shoalwater/Corio Bay
- Ramsar Area Pig and Weed Control 2014-15
- Ramsar Wetlands (DEEDI) CfOC
- Ramsar Wetlands (GA) CfOC
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Strategic, collaborative, invasive pest and weed awareness, education and control
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Tar Drum Cave Clean-up project
- Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
- Upper Lake Eyre Strategic Riparian Project
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
none
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longreach Fishway |
2011 | Rock Ramp | Thompson River |
| Oma Crossing |
2008 | Rock ramp | Barcoo River |
| Stonehenge Weir |
2008 | Rock Ramp | Thompson River |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3,581 | 269 | 317 | 108 | 3,861 |
| Animals | 838 | 26 | 133 | 54 | 865 |
| Mammals | 110 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 126 |
| Birds | 373 | 7 | 71 | 24 | 380 |
| Reptiles | 251 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 252 |
| Amphibians | 35 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 26 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 28 |
| Insects | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 |
| Malacostracans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Branchiopods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arachnids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Snails | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fungi | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Plants | 2,634 | 243 | 184 | 54 | 2,887 |
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
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.
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Regional NRM body—Desert Channels Group — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/nrm-desert-channels-group/
— Department of Environment, Science and Innovation