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North West Regional Plan

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Name: North West Regional Plan
Area type: Regional plan
Total area: 19,976,085 ha
% total Qld: 11.5%

View the regional plan for this region (PDF)

Page table of contents
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Marine provincial bioregions
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
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
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife

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Wetland observations

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Wetland extents info metadata

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North West Regional Plan wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 454,016 100.0% 2.3%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 95,287 21.0% 0.5%
Artificial and highly modified 10,131 2.2% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 1,702 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,697 0.6% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 79,768 17.6% 0.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 992 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine 358,726 79.0% 1.8%

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North West Regional Plan wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 83,202 100.0% 0.4%
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 789 0.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 877 1.1% 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 1,118 1.3% 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 6 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 4,076 4.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,063 1.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,213 7.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 51,039 61.3% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 12,562 15.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 3,613 4.3% 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 1,832 2.2% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 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 14 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 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.

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Wetland extent changes

North West Regional Plan wetland extent change by system
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 454,016 453,967 453,909 453,707 453,515 452,989 443,755 * 100.0%
Artificial and highly modified 10,131 10,074 9,774 9,517 9,243 8,639 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) 1,702 1,702 1,702 1,702 1,702 1,702 1,728 98.5%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,697 2,697 2,701 2,692 2,687 2,684 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 79,768 79,768 79,774 79,781 79,783 79,791 80,702 98.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 992 992 992 992 992 981 0 n/a
Riverine 358,726 358,733 358,966 359,024 359,109 359,192 361,325 99.3%

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

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metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all regional plans

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all regional plans

North West Regional Plan wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)		 2017 area
(ha)		 2013 area
(ha)		 2009 area
(ha)		 2005 area
(ha)		 2001 area
(ha)
Total 83,202 82,085 82,090 82,098 82,099 82,107
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 789 789 789 789 789 789
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 877 877 877 877 877 877
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 1,118 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 6 6 6 6 6 6
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 4,076 4,076 4,076 4,076 4,076 4,076
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063 1,063
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,213 6,213 6,213 6,213 6,213 6,214
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 51,039 51,040 51,040 51,045 51,045 51,045
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 12,562 12,562 12,562 12,562 12,562 12,562
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 3,613 3,613 3,618 3,621 3,621 3,629
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 1,832 1,831 1,831 1,831 1,831 1,831
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 14 14 14 14 14 14
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0

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metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all regional plans

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

North West Regional Plan land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 19,963,155 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 19,036,126 95.3%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 403,883 2.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 297,573 1.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 103,561 0.5%
6.1 Lake 54,462 0.3%
6.3 River 15,789 0.1%
5.8 Mining 11,319 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 9,353 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 7,918 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 7,002 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 5,245 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 4,998 0.0%
5.5 Services 2,741 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,594 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 594 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 368 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 251 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 158 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 79 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 52 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 40 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 25 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 7 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Cloncurry Weir 2015 Rock Ramp Cloncurry River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 2,995 237 338 62 3,232
Animals 753 24 153 48 777
Mammals 93 16 1 9 109
Birds 358 6 80 28 364
Reptiles 200 1 12 11 201
Amphibians 34 1 15 0 35
Ray-finned fishes 43 0 43 0 43
Insects 21 0 2 0 21
Malacostracans 4 0 0 0 4
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 16 0 0 0 16
Plants 2,224 213 185 14 2,437

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

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) North West Regional Plan — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 23 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/regional-plan-north-west/