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Thomson River drainage sub-basin wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 164,262 100.0% 1.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 70,027 42.6% 0.7%
Artificial and highly modified 2,117 1.3% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 21,998 13.4% 0.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,084 0.7% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 44,297 27.0% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 529 0.3% 0.0%
Riverine 94,235 57.4% 1.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 1,154 0.7% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 920 0.6% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 21,998 13.4% 0.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,084 0.7% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 43 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 44,297 27.0% 0.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 529 0.3% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 94,172 57.3% 1.0%
Riverine (slightly modified) 63 0.0% 0.0%

For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland.

Thomson River drainage sub-basin wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 65,947 100.0% 0.7%
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 1,076 1.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 20,840 31.6% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 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 30,365 46.0% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 5,534 8.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,147 1.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 858 1.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 2,729 4.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 22 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 3,376 5.1% 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 0 0.0% 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 1,076 1.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 20,833 31.6% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 30,357 46.0% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 8 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 5,295 8.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 239 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,145 1.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 847 1.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 2,592 3.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 137 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 22 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 3,262 4.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 114 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%

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

Thomson River drainage sub-basin wetland extent change by system
System 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2021/pre-clear
percentage
Total 164,262 164,467 164,468 164,540 164,539 164,947 165,050 163,878 * 98.9%
Artificial and highly modified 2,117 2,117 2,113 2,083 2,064 2,023 1,928 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 22,005 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,084 1,084 1,084 1,084 1,083 1,083 1,083 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 44,297 44,449 44,454 44,433 44,438 44,497 44,510 45,680 97.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 529 529 529 529 529 529 529 0 n/a
Riverine 94,235 94,289 94,289 94,411 94,425 94,816 95,002 96,194 98.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 1,154 1,154 1,150 1,144 1,126 1,090 1,024 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 920 919 919 896 895 890 866 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 21,998 22,005 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 1,084 1,084 1,084 1,084 1,083 1,083 1,083 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 43 43 43 43 43 43 38 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 44,297 44,449 44,454 44,433 44,438 44,497 44,510 45,680 97.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 529 529 529 529 529 529 529 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 94,172 94,226 94,227 94,352 94,366 94,757 94,943 96,194 97.9%
Riverine (slightly modified) 63 63 63 59 59 59 59 0 n/a

* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Thomson River drainage sub-basin wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 65,947 66,099 66,104 66,083 66,088 66,147 66,159
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 30,365 30,483 30,483 30,443 30,443 30,502 30,506
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 5,534 5,568 5,568 5,582 5,582 5,581 5,581
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,147 1,147 1,152 1,152 1,154 1,154 1,154
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 858 858 858 858 858 858 858
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 2,729 2,729 2,729 2,729 2,729 2,729 2,738
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 3,376 3,376 3,376 3,381 3,384 3,384 3,384
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076 1,076
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 30,357 30,475 30,475 30,436 30,436 30,495 30,499
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 5,295 5,329 5,329 5,343 5,343 5,343 5,343
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 239 239 239 239 239 239 239
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,145 1,145 1,150 1,150 1,152 1,152 1,152
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 847 847 847 847 847 847 847
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 2,592 2,592 2,592 2,592 2,592 2,592 2,601
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 137 137 137 137 137 137 137
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 3,262 3,262 3,262 3,267 3,270 3,270 3,270
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 114 114 114 114 114 114 114
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.

Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Thomson River drainage sub-basin land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 9,510,070 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 9,203,236 96.8%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 9,203,236 96.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 135,503 1.4%
1.1.3 National park 128,810 1.4%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 6,693 0.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 75,574 0.8%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 75,574 0.8%
6.1 Lake 51,319 0.5%
6.1.0 Lake 51,303 0.5%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 16 0.0%
6.1.2 Lake - production 0 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 22,041 0.2%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 22,041 0.2%
1.2 Managed resource protection 5,589 0.1%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 5,589 0.1%
6.3 River 4,730 0.0%
6.3.0 River 4,719 0.0%
6.3.1 River - conservation 11 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 4,208 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 4,189 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 19 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 2,758 0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 1,500 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 1,222 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 7 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 2 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 26 0.0%
5.5 Services 2,026 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 56 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 323 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 1,598 0.0%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban 19 0.0%
5.5.5 Research facilities 31 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 1,943 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 441 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 11 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 285 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 19 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 1,187 0.0%
5.8 Mining 587 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining 406 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 148 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 32 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 298 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 154 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage 144 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 95 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 36 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 6 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 30 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 23 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 55 0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping 55 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 48 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 45 0.0%
5.3.1 General purpose factory 3 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 36 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 8 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 29 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 17 0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities 1 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 1 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 14 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 4 0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 4 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,232 184 244 56 2,417
Animals 558 20 91 27 578
Mammals 65 13 1 4 78
Birds 287 4 53 16 291
Reptiles 148 0 5 4 148
Amphibians 23 1 11 0 24
Ray-finned fishes 19 2 21 3 21
Insects 14 0 0 0 14
Malacostracans 2 0 0 0 2
Bacteria 7 0 0 0 7
Fungi 24 0 0 0 24
Plants 1,643 164 153 29 1,808

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

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Thomson River drainage sub-basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-thomson-river/

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