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Wetland mapping — Burketown 100K map tile — 6862

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Burketown - 6862

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Wetland extents info metadata

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Burketown 100K map tile wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 93,162 100.0% 31.7%
Artificial and highly modified 133 0.1% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 88,256 94.7% 30.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 216 0.2% 0.1%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 2,358 2.5% 0.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 196 0.2% 0.1%
Riverine 2,003 2.1% 0.7%

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 (PDF, 0.6 MB).

Burketown 100K map tile wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 90,783 100.0% 30.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 27,718 30.5% 9.4%
Salt marsh and salt flats 60,513 66.7% 20.6%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 402 0.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 464 0.5% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 176 0.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 395 0.4% 0.1%
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 389 0.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 40 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 686 0.8% 0.2%
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%

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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Wetland extent changes

Burketown 100K map tile 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 93,162 93,162 93,162 93,162 93,159 93,096 93,096 92,694 * 100.4%
Artificial and highly modified 133 133 133 133 130 118 118 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 88,256 88,256 88,256 88,256 88,256 88,256 88,256 88,267 100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,358 2,358 2,358 2,358 2,358 2,358 2,358 2,473 95.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 0 n/a
Riverine 2,003 2,003 2,003 2,003 2,003 1,952 1,952 1,954 102.5%

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

Burketown 100K map tile 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 90,783 90,783 90,783 90,783 90,783 90,783 90,783
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 27,718 27,718 27,718 27,718 27,718 27,718 27,718
Salt marsh and salt flats 60,513 60,513 60,513 60,513 60,513 60,513 60,513
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 402 402 402 402 402 402 402
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 464 464 464 464 464 464 464
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 176 176 176 176 176 176 176
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 395 395 395 395 395 395 395
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 389 389 389 389 389 389 389
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 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 686 686 686 686 686 686 686
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

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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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Burketown 100K map tile land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 251,431 85.7%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 128,910 43.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 98,004 33.4%
1.1 Nature conservation 7,463 2.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 7,211 2.5%
6.3 River 5,872 2.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,819 0.6%
6.1 Lake 1,797 0.6%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 233 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 40 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 36 0.0%
5.5 Services 32 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 8 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 3 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 3 0.0%
5.6 Utilities < 1 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 494 37 118 18 531
Animals 238 2 79 18 240
Mammals 7 0 0 0 7
Birds 207 1 68 18 208
Reptiles 13 0 3 0 13
Amphibians 3 1 0 0 4
Ray-finned fishes 8 0 8 0 8
Plants 256 35 39 0 291

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wetland mapping — Burketown 100K map tile — 6862, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/tile-100k-burketown/