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Lower Mary River drainage sub-basinAccess 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
Catchment stories
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| System | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 235.8 | 100.0% | 3.5% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 16.4 | 7.0% | 0.2% |
| Estuarine | 42.4 | 18.0% | 0.6% |
| Lacustrine | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 72.5 | 30.8% | 1.1% |
| Riverine | 104.4 | 44.3% | 1.5% |
| Habitat | Area (km²) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 235.8 | 100.0% | 3.5% |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 33.3 | 14.1% | 0.5% |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 9.1 | 3.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 17.6 | 7.4% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 46.0 | 19.5% | 0.7% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3.9 | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp | 5.0 | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) | 12.6 | 5.4% | 0.2% |
| (modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 0.1 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| (modified natural) Riverine | 3.6 | 1.5% | 0.1% |
| Riverine | 104.4 | 44.3% | 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
| System | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
2017/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 235.8 | 236.0 | 236.1 | 236.1 | 236.5 | * 60.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.4 | n/a |
| Estuarine | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 96.9% |
| Lacustrine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Palustrine | 72.5 | 72.6 | 72.7 | 72.8 | 73.5 | 46.8% |
| Riverine | 104.4 | 104.7 | 104.8 | 104.9 | 105.1 | 65.7% |
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
View 2017 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2013 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2009 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2005 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2001 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2017/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all drainage sub-basins
| Habitat | 2017 area (km²) |
2013 area (km²) |
2009 area (km²) |
2005 area (km²) |
2001 area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 235.8 | 236.0 | 236.1 | 236.1 | 236.5 |
| Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 18.1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 46.0 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 46.4 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| (modified natural) Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| (modified natural) Riverine | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Riverine | 104.4 | 104.7 | 104.8 | 104.9 | 105.1 |
View 2017 wetland habitat area for all drainage sub-basins
View 2013 wetland habitat area for all drainage sub-basins
View 2009 wetland habitat area for all drainage sub-basins
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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- 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.
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Wetland projects
- 3 Mile Creek Revisited
- Beaver Rock Reserve habitat protection and rehabilitation program
- Black Swamp Creek Hymenachne Pest Management
- BM NLP 06 Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
- Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region
- Community in action: conserving creekside environs
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Controlling climbing and scrambling weeds to rehabilitate waterways in Gympie
- Fay Smith Environmental Park and Wetland Corridor
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
- Maintaining Messmate Park
- Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
- Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora)
- Melaleuca Lane Extension
- Mullens Wader Walk
- PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
- PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management
- PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
- PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks
- Pests off the 3 Mile
- Pig Control at Tandora
- Prayle Cats Claw Control Tinana Catchment
- Ramping up Riparian Resistance to WONS
- Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora
- Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
- Tinana creek erosion rehabilitation on Morton properties
- Tinana Creek water weed project and cats claw control
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
- Walliebum Waterhole-wetland at Prawle for Hymenachne, salvinia and water hyacinth Pest Management
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
- Woocoo Park and Wildlife Reserve Restoration Project
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EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
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Mary River (WQ1381)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- MF1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary River Barrage |
2010 | Vertical slot | Mary River |
| Teddington Weir |
1970 | Pool and Weir | Tinana Creek |
| Tinana Barrage |
2010 | Vertical slot | Tinana Creek |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 3147 | 403 | 410 | 127 | 3550 |
| Animals | 795 | 28 | 213 | 62 | 823 |
| Mammals | 95 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 106 |
| Birds | 391 | 8 | 89 | 27 | 399 |
| Reptiles | 114 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 115 |
| Amphibians | 44 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 45 |
| Lobe-finned fishes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 44 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 49 |
| Insects | 104 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 106 |
| Malacostracans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chromists | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fungi | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 |
| Plants | 2049 | 375 | 197 | 65 | 2424 |
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
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Lower Mary 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-lower-mary-river/
— Department of Environment and Science