Brisbane River drainage sub-basin
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Name:
Brisbane River
Area type:
Drainage sub-basin
Total area:
7,015.0 km²
% total Qld:
0.4%
Towns:
Benarkin, Biarra, Blackbutt, Brisbane, Coominya, Cooyar, Crows Nest, Esk, Fernvale, Hampton, Harlin, Linville, Lowood, Marburg, Moore, Nukinenda, Pidna, Toogoolawah, Yarraman
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 5.0
Brisbane River drainage sub-basin wetland area by system 2017
System
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
259.3
100.0%
3.7%
Artificial and highly modified
132.6
51.2%
1.9%
Estuarine
7.8
3.0%
0.1%
Lacustrine
0.3
0.1%
0.0%
Palustrine
11.5
4.4%
0.2%
Riverine
107.0
41.3%
1.5%
Brisbane River drainage sub-basin wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
258.9
100.0%
3.7%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
5.4
2.1%
0.1%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
2.4
0.9%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.2
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
0.1
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
8.4
3.2%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
2.8
1.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.3
0.1%
0.0%
(modified natural) Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
0.4
0.2%
0.0%
(modified natural) Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
129.6
50.1%
1.8%
(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.
0.2
0.1%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.1
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.0
0.0%
0.0%
(modified natural) Riverine
1.9
0.8%
0.0%
Riverine
107.0
41.3%
1.5%
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
Brisbane River drainage sub-basin 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
259.3
259.6
258.0
258.4
258.9
* 50.3%
Artificial and highly modified
132.6
132.6
132.4
132.0
131.7
n/a
Estuarine
7.8
8.1
7.5
7.7
7.8
47.7%
Lacustrine
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
n/a
Palustrine
11.5
11.6
11.2
11.4
11.7
30.4%
Riverine
107.0
107.1
106.6
107.1
107.5
53.6%
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Brisbane River drainage sub-basin wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat
2017 area (km²)
2013 area (km²)
2009 area (km²)
2005 area (km²)
2001 area (km²)
Total
258.9
259.3
257.7
258.1
258.6
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
5.4
5.7
5.2
5.3
5.3
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.5
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
8.4
8.4
8.1
8.2
8.4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
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
0.2
0.2
(modified natural) Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
(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)
129.6
129.6
129.4
129.0
128.7
(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.
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
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
107.0
107.1
106.6
107.1
107.5
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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Name
Construction year
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Stream name
Brookwater Linear Pathway
2015
Culvert
Opossum Creek
Enoggera Creek
2010
Cone
Enoggera Creek
Mt Crosby Weir
1941
Pool and Weir
Brisbane River
Woogaroo Creek Fishway
2022
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Woogaroo Creek
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Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Brisbane River drainage sub-basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-brisbane-river/