Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water) report card
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Name:
Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water)
Area type:
Report card
Total area:
1,181.2 km²
% total Qld:
0.1%
Towns:
Brisbane
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 5.0
Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by system 2017
System
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
60.8
100.0%
5.2%
Artificial and highly modified
10.5
17.3%
0.9%
Estuarine
17.7
29.1%
1.5%
Lacustrine
0.3
0.5%
0.0%
Palustrine
17.3
28.5%
1.5%
Riverine
15.0
24.6%
1.3%
Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
59.3
100.0%
5.0%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
12.3
20.8%
1.0%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
5.4
9.1%
0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.5
0.8%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
12.4
20.9%
1.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
4.4
7.5%
0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.3
0.5%
0.0%
(modified natural) Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
0.7
1.1%
0.1%
(modified natural) Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
5.9
10.0%
0.5%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
0.3
0.4%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.1
0.2%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Riverine
1.9
3.3%
0.2%
Riverine
15.0
25.2%
1.3%
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
Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland extent change by system
System
2017 area (km²)
2013 area (km²)
2009 area (km²)
2005 area (km²)
2001 area (km²)
2017/pre-clear percentage
Total
60.8
62.5
61.0
61.6
62.1
* 31.0%
Artificial and highly modified
10.5
10.5
10.4
10.2
10.1
n/a
Estuarine
17.7
19.0
18.4
18.7
18.8
42.6%
Lacustrine
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
n/a
Palustrine
17.3
17.6
17.4
17.8
18.2
24.0%
Riverine
15.0
15.0
14.5
14.6
14.6
29.4%
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water) report card wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat
2017 area (km²)
2013 area (km²)
2009 area (km²)
2005 area (km²)
2001 area (km²)
Total
59.3
60.9
59.4
60.0
60.5
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
12.3
13.4
12.9
13.1
13.1
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
5.4
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.7
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
12.4
12.7
12.5
12.6
12.9
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.7
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
(modified natural) Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
(modified natural) Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.6
5.5
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
(modified natural) Riverine
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
Riverine
15.0
15.0
14.5
14.6
14.6
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.
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ANZAC Tree Daisy Management
Biodiversity Enhancement at Underwood Road, Eight Mile Plains
Bridgewater Creek Intertidal Rehabilitation and Riparian Restoration Project
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Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Brookwater Linear Pathway
2015
Culvert
Opossum Creek
Bulimba Freeway
2020
Culvert
Bulimba Ck Tributory
Enoggera Creek
2010
Cone
Enoggera Creek
Leslie Patrick Park (Kedron Brook)
Rock Ramp
Kedron Brook
Mt Crosby Weir
1941
Pool and Weir
Brisbane River
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Lower Brisbane (Healthy Land and Water) report card — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 February 2023 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/report-card-lower-brisbane-healthy-land-and-water/