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Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM

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Name: Gulf Savannah NRM
Area type: Regional natural resource management (NRM) body
Total area: 19,406,284 ha
(excluding marine area)
% total Qld: 11.2%

Area homepage: https://gulfsavannahnrm.org

Page table of contents
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
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Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
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Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
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Point source monitoring
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Wetland management case studies
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Area specific conceptual model case studies
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Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 910,657 100.0% 4.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 449,625 49.4% 2.3%
Artificial and highly modified 5,714 0.6% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 187,728 20.6% 1.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 2,306 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,095 0.6% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 6 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 247,133 27.1% 1.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,643 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine 461,031 50.6% 2.4%

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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 (PDF, 0.6 MB).

Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 432,238 100.0% 2.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 39,877 9.2% 0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats 147,122 34.0% 0.8%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 129 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 6,045 1.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,566 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 72,032 16.7% 0.4%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 4,156 1.0% 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 66,151 15.3% 0.3%
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 20,915 4.8% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 9,594 2.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 64,083 14.8% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 11 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 12 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 150 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 395 0.1% 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.

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Wetland extent changes

Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM wetland extent change by system
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 910,657 910,245 910,255 914,142 913,938 913,537 913,249 906,147 * 99.9%
Artificial and highly modified 5,714 5,441 5,348 5,136 5,051 4,640 4,288 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 187,728 187,728 187,732 187,735 187,735 187,735 187,735 187,814 100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 2,306 2,306 2,306 2,306 2,306 2,306 2,306 2,324 99.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,095 5,094 5,092 5,091 5,008 5,011 5,013 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 247,133 247,184 247,190 247,783 247,803 247,833 247,859 250,217 98.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,643 1,643 1,643 1,298 1,364 1,352 1,350 0 n/a
Riverine 461,031 460,842 460,938 464,787 464,665 464,654 464,693 465,792 99.0%

* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

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metadata View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies

Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)		 2019 area
(ha)		 2017 area
(ha)		 2013 area
(ha)		 2009 area
(ha)		 2005 area
(ha)		 2001 area
(ha)
Total 432,238 432,289 432,300 432,551 432,637 432,655 432,679
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 39,877 39,877 39,877 39,877 39,877 39,877 39,877
Salt marsh and salt flats 147,122 147,122 147,126 147,129 147,129 147,129 147,129
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 129 129 129 129 129 129 129
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 6,045 6,045 6,045 6,045 6,045 6,045 6,045
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,566 1,566 1,566 1,566 1,566 1,566 1,566
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 72,032 72,041 72,046 72,046 72,046 72,052 72,067
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 4,156 4,197 4,197 4,197 4,197 4,197 4,197
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 66,151 66,151 66,152 66,152 66,153 66,162 66,163
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 20,915 20,915 20,915 20,918 20,918 20,918 20,922
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 9,594 9,594 9,595 9,777 9,786 9,788 9,792
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 64,083 64,083 64,084 64,147 64,222 64,222 64,222
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 395 395 395 395 395 396 396

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metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies

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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 19,406,808 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 16,288,669 83.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,411,228 7.3%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 734,875 3.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 681,227 3.5%
6.1 Lake 118,906 0.6%
6.3 River 93,819 0.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 27,802 0.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 16,358 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 9,522 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 6,319 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 5,877 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 4,810 0.0%
5.8 Mining 3,259 0.0%
5.5 Services 1,367 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,082 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 543 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 435 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 288 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 110 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 100 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 90 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 45 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 22 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 16 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 14 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 10 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 10 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 3 0.0%

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Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Charlston Dam 2019 Bypass Finnegan Creek
map Glenore Weir 2016 Cone Norman River

Note that this NRM region overlaps the Cape York NRM region.

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,791 475 586 275 6,269
Animals 1,092 29 257 82 1,121
Mammals 131 14 5 21 145
Birds 468 9 90 34 477
Reptiles 225 1 26 12 226
Amphibians 72 1 26 13 73
Ray-finned fishes 71 3 74 0 74
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 116 1 34 0 117
Malacostracans 6 0 0 1 6
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 3 0 0 0 3
Fungi 372 0 0 0 372
Plants 4,323 446 329 193 4,772
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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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/nrm-gulf-savannah-nrm/