Noosa River drainage sub-basin
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Name:
Noosa River
Area type:
Drainage sub-basin
Total area:
1,955.8 km²
% total Qld:
0.1%
Towns:
Boonooroo, Boreen, Coolum Beach, Kin Kin, Maaroom, Noosa, Perigian Beach, Rainbow Beach, Teewah, Tewantin, Tin Can Bay, Tinnanbar
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Wetland extents
Based on wetland mapping version 5.0
Noosa River drainage sub-basin wetland area by system 2017
System
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
445.8
100.0%
22.8%
Artificial and highly modified
1.4
0.3%
0.1%
Estuarine
89.2
20.0%
4.6%
Lacustrine
2.3
0.5%
0.1%
Palustrine
332.8
74.7%
17.0%
Riverine
20.1
4.5%
1.0%
Noosa River drainage sub-basin wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat
Area (km²)
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
445.8
100.0%
22.8%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
56.6
12.7%
2.9%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
32.6
7.3%
1.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
72.3
16.2%
3.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
69.9
15.7%
3.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
8.3
1.9%
0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
110.0
24.7%
5.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
71.8
16.1%
3.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.5
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
2.1
0.5%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched
0.1
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.1
0.0%
0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
1.4
0.3%
0.1%
Riverine
20.1
4.5%
1.0%
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
Noosa 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
445.8
446.1
446.3
447.3
449.3
* 77.4%
Artificial and highly modified
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
n/a
Estuarine
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
89.2
98.9%
Lacustrine
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
100.0%
Palustrine
332.8
333.0
333.2
334.3
336.2
75.6%
Riverine
20.1
20.3
20.3
20.3
20.4
50.7%
* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Noosa 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
445.8
446.1
446.3
447.3
449.3
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities
56.6
56.6
56.6
56.6
56.6
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes
32.6
32.6
32.6
32.6
32.6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
72.3
72.4
72.5
73.1
73.4
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
69.9
69.9
69.9
69.9
69.9
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.4
8.4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp.
110.0
110.1
110.2
110.4
111.4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
71.8
71.8
71.9
72.0
72.6
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand lake—Perched
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels)
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
Riverine
20.1
20.3
20.3
20.3
20.4
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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A New Battlefront at Girraween - Ongoing Nature Refuge Rehabilitation
Burnett Mary Regional Group and Surfrider Foundation marine debris cleanup
Catchment Management in the Maroochy River
Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
Crab Creek native vegetation management
Crab Creek weed control
Enhancement of pest control program—Poona
Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground
Fire hazard reduction and habitat protection—Crab Creek
Fox and wild dog control—Great Sandy Strait
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Heritage Park Riparian Restoration Project - Stage 2
Keys Creek Rehabilitation
Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
Let’s Grapple the Gaza
Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project
Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
Mullens Saltmarsh Buffer Weed removal and saltmarsh monitoring
Mullens Wader Walk
North Peregian Coastal Wetland Restoration
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 - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare
PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands
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
Poona Creek Pine wildling control
Preservation and promotion of the Kin Kin Big Scrub - Critically endangered sub-tropical lowland rainforest
Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction
Rehabilitation of Cooloosa Urban Wetland - Stage 1
Rehabilitation of Glossy Black Cockatoo Habitat across the Noosa Heads Urban Environment
Restoration of Riparian Bushland: Weyba Esplanade and Weyba Creek, Noosaville
Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona
Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona
Strengthen Existing & Establish Additional Populations of Endangered Eucalyptus Conglomerata
Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
Tackling the Too Hard Basket - Take Two!
The Fall of Singapore: an assault on Singapore Daisy in the Noosa Catchment
The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works
Tin Can Bay School Wetlands
Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek
Weed control HQPlantations—Kelly’s Logging Area, Great Sandy Strait Ramsar site
Weeding and Rehabilitation of Unformed Road at Headland Section of Noosa National Park
Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
Wetland Restoration - Mitigating feral pig disturbance in estuarine wetlands of Kauri Creek
Wide Bay Training Area: weed control at spring fed wetlands site—Kangaroo Creek
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none
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none
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment and Science, Queensland (2013) Noosa 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-noosa-river/