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Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRMAccess 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
Area homepage: https://gulfsavannahnrm.org Catchment stories
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| System | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,232.2 | 100.0% | 4.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 89.9 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Estuarine | 1,664.2 | 18.0% | 0.9% |
| Lacustrine | 42.1 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 2,417.4 | 26.2% | 1.2% |
| Riverine | 5,018.5 | 54.4% | 2.6% |
| Habitat | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,232.2 | 100.0% | 4.8% |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 381.5 | 4.1% | 0.2% |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 1,282.7 | 13.9% | 0.7% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp | 37.6 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 733.9 | 7.9% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 88.8 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain spring swamp | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 24.1 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 1.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp | 676.9 | 7.3% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree swamp—Palm | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 27.9 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 1.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain) | 173.9 | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) | 46.1 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) | 617.1 | 6.7% | 0.3% |
| Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (non-floodplain) | 8.1 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain spring swamp | 9.0 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 1.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain lake | 11.0 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) | 88.4 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| (modified natural) Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain) | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| (modified natural) Riverine | 1.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 5,018.5 | 54.4% | 2.6% |
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 | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
2017/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,232.2 | 9,272.7 | 9,272.2 | 9,266.7 | 9,264.3 | * 99.3% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 89.9 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 84.4 | 80.7 | n/a |
| Estuarine | 1,664.2 | 1,664.2 | 1,664.2 | 1,664.2 | 1,664.2 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine | 42.1 | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 97.7% |
| Palustrine | 2,417.4 | 2,419.2 | 2,419.4 | 2,419.3 | 2,420.2 | 99.5% |
| Riverine | 5,018.5 | 5,057.7 | 5,057.5 | 5,056.9 | 5,057.3 | 99.0% |
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
View 2017 wetland system extents for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
View 2013 wetland system extents for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
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View 2001 wetland system extents for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
| Habitat | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,232.2 | 9,272.7 | 9,272.2 | 9,266.7 | 9,264.3 |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 381.5 | 381.5 | 381.5 | 381.5 | 381.5 |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 1,282.7 | 1,282.7 | 1,282.7 | 1,282.7 | 1,282.7 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 733.9 | 733.9 | 733.9 | 733.9 | 733.9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 88.8 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 88.9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain spring swamp | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp | 676.9 | 678.3 | 678.5 | 678.4 | 678.4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree swamp—Palm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain) | 173.9 | 173.9 | 173.9 | 173.9 | 174.0 |
| Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) | 46.1 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 46.0 |
| Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) | 617.1 | 617.1 | 617.1 | 617.1 | 617.8 |
| Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (non-floodplain) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain spring swamp | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain lake | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) | 88.4 | 87.9 | 87.7 | 82.9 | 79.2 |
| (modified natural) Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| (modified natural) Riverine | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine | 5,018.5 | 5,057.7 | 5,057.5 | 5,056.9 | 5,057.3 |
View 2017 wetland habitat area for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
View 2013 wetland habitat area for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
View 2009 wetland habitat area for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
View 2005 wetland habitat area for all regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
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.
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abingdon Downs - 7562
- Atherton - 7963
- Bellevue - 7764
- Bellfield - 7559
- Blackbull - 7262
- Blackdown - 7663
- Brown Creek - 7161
- Bulimba - 7564
- Bullock Creek - 7862
- Burges - 7859
- Butchers Hill - 7866
- Cairns - 8064
- Chillagoe - 7863
- Chudleigh Park - 7758
- Claraville - 7260
- Conjuboy - 7860
- Coralie - 7261
- Crooked Creek - 7463
- Crosbie Creek - 7467
- Croydon - 7361
- Dinah Island - 7165
- Dixie - 7567
- Donors Hill - 7060
- Double Lagoon - 7163
- Dunbar - 7365
- Echo Creek - 7363
- Einasleigh - 7760
- Esmeralda - 7460
- Etheldale - 7458
- Forest Home - 7561
- Forsayth - 7660
- Galbraith - 7265
- Galloway - 7662
- Georgetown - 7661
- Gilbert River - 7461
- Gilberton - 7659
- Hampstead - 7658
- Highbury - 7565
- Iffley - 7160
- Jedda Creek - 7666
- Kalinga - 7667
- Kalkah - 7568
- Karumba - 7063
- Kingfish Lagoon - 7465
- Koolatah - 7366
- Laura - 7766
- Lyndbrook - 7762
- Lyndhurst - 7759
- Macaroni - 7164
- Macaroni West - 7064
- Magowra - 7062
- Malpas - 7358
- Maytown - 7765
- Milgarra - 7061
- Millungera - 7258
- Mitchell River - 7267
- Mitchell River West - 7167
- Mossman - 7965
- Mount Mulgrave - 7665
- Mount Mulligan - 7864
- Mount Norman - 7558
- Mount Surprise - 7761
- Mungana - 7763
- Nassau River - 7166
- Normanton - 7162
- North Head - 7560
- Numil - 7158
- Pandanus Creek - 7464
- Paradise Creek - 7367
- Pelham - 7459
- Peters Lagoon - 7466
- Prospect - 7360
- Ravenshoe - 7962
- Red River - 7563
- Rumula - 7964
- Rutland Plains - 7266
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- Savannah Downs - 7259
- South Palmer River - 7865
- Staaten River - 7364
- Stirling - 7263
- Strathgordon - 7368
- Strathleven - 7566
- Strathmay - 7468
- Strathmore - 7462
- Taldora - 7159
- Trenton - 7359
- Vanrook - 7264
- Wallabadah - 7362
- Walsh - 7664
Climate zones
Grassland- Subtropical
- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Broken River
- Claraville Plains
- Coen - Yambo Inlier
- Daintree - Bloomfield
- Donors Plateau
- Georgetown - Croydon
- Gilberton Plateau
- Herberton - Wairuna
- Hodgkinson Basin
- Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
- Karumba Plains
- Kidston
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
- Northern Holroyd Plain
- Undara - Toomba Basalts
- Woondoola Plains
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Broken River
- Claraville Plains
- Coen-Yambo Inlier
- Daintree-Bloomfield
- Donors Plateau
- Georgetown-Croydon
- Gilberton Plateau
- Herberton-Wairuna
- Hodgkinson Basin
- Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
- Karumba Plains
- Kidston
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
- Northern Holroyd Plain
- Undara-Toomba Basalts
- Woondoola Plains
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
- Blackbraes National Park
- Bulleringa National Park
- Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
- Daintree National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Errk Oykangand National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Forty Mile Scrub National Park
- Hann Tableland National Park
- Kuranda National Park
- Littleton National Park
- Macalister Range National Park
- Mount Lewis National Park
- Mount Spurgeon National Park
- Mount Windsor National Park
- Mowbray National Park
- Olkola National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Rungulla National Park
- Staaten River National Park
- Undara Volcanic National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Herberton Range State Forest
- Kuranda State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Bellfield Nature Refuge
- Brooklyn Nature Refuge
- Cobbold Gorge Nature Refuge
- Dinah Island Nature Refuge
- Eagle's View Nature Refuge
- Edward Said Nature Refuge
- Esmeralda Nature Refuge
- Gilberton Nature Refuge
- Goanna Spring Nature Refuge
- Granite Creek Nature Refuge
- Harkness Nature Refuge
- Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve Nature Refuge
- Mount Emerald Wind Farm Nature Refuge
- Nara Spring Nature Refuge
- Newcastle Range-The Oaks Nature Refuge
- North Head Nature Refuge
- Olkola Nature Refuge
- Pademelon Haven Nature Refuge
- Pelham Springs Nature Refuge
- Rutland Plains Nature Refuge
- South Head Nature Refuge
- Stuarts Spring Nature Refuge
- Talaroo Nature Refuge
- Thylogale Nature Refuge
- Torwood Nature Refuge
- Werrington Nature Refuge
- Wyndham Sandy Creek 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 (floodplain)
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (non-floodplain)
- Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain lake
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain)
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain)
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
- Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
- Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
- Coastal and sub-coastal tree swamp—Palm
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
- Arid and semi-arid lakes
- Arid swamps
- Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lakes and non-floodplain soil lakes
- Coastal and sub-coastal tree swamps
- Coastal and sub-coastal wet heath swamps
- Coastal grass-sedge wetlands
- Coastal palm swamps
- Great Artesian Basin spring wetlands
- Karst wetlands
- Mangrove wetlands
- Saltmarsh wetlands
- Semi-arid swamps
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
- Bonny Glen Mud Springs integrated pest management
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Cattle Creek tree planting
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Farming futures in FNQ
- Gilbert River Pig Eradication
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Limiting weed spread with focus on the WONS bellyache bush on the Palmer and Walsh rivers
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- Nature Refuge Harkness (Gilpatrick family)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Stage 2 Clean-Up of Malanda’s Backyard
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
- 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: Puglisi sustainable sugar & cocoa farming & tourism
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Waterbird breeding colonies in Gulf Plains
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Water quality improvement plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlston Dam |
2019 | Bypass | Finnegan Creek |
| Glenore Weir |
2016 | Cone | Norman River |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Note that this NRM region overlaps the Cape York NRM region.
Wildlife
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Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 5790 | 469 | 586 | 256 | 6259 |
| Animals | 1080 | 29 | 255 | 71 | 1109 |
| Mammals | 131 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 145 |
| Birds | 467 | 9 | 90 | 26 | 476 |
| Reptiles | 220 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 221 |
| Amphibians | 70 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 71 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 71 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 74 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Insects | 113 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 114 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fungi | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 |
| Plants | 4315 | 440 | 331 | 185 | 4755 |
| Protozoans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DES 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.
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Regional NRM body—Gulf Savannah NRM — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/nrm-gulf-savannah-nrm/
— Department of Environment and Science