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Mitchell water resource planning area

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Mitchell water resource planning area wetland area by system 2017
System Area (km²) % wetlands area % total area
Total 2,972.0 100.0% 4.3%
Artificial and highly modified 50.4 1.7% 0.1%
Estuarine 435.6 14.7% 0.6%
Lacustrine 17.0 0.6% 0.0%
Palustrine 844.4 28.4% 1.2%
Riverine 1,624.6 54.7% 2.4%
Mitchell water resource planning area wetland area by habitat 2017
Habitat Area (km²) % wetlands area % total area
Total 2,972.0 100.0% 4.3%
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities 108.0 3.6% 0.2%
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes 327.5 11.0% 0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp 16.7 0.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 408.9 13.8% 0.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp 3.6 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain spring swamp 0.2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 6.3 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 1.2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp 360.9 12.1% 0.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree swamp—Palm 0.1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 16.5 0.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0.5 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain) 23.3 0.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) 0.1 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) 23.0 0.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain spring swamp 0.0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain lake 0.0 0.0% 0.0%
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) 50.1 1.7% 0.1%
(modified natural) Riverine 0.2 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 1,624.6 54.7% 2.4%

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.

Wetland extent changes

Mitchell water resource planning area 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 2,972.0 2,971.4 2,971.0 2,970.4 2,969.8 * 99.7%
Artificial and highly modified 50.4 50.3 50.3 50.1 49.5 n/a
Estuarine 435.6 435.6 435.6 435.6 435.6 100.0%
Lacustrine 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 134.2%
Palustrine 844.4 844.5 844.5 844.5 844.5 99.6%
Riverine 1,624.6 1,624.1 1,623.7 1,623.2 1,623.2 99.6%

* Total 2017/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Mitchell water resource planning area wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2017 area
(km²)
2013 area
(km²)
2009 area
(km²)
2005 area
(km²)
2001 area
(km²)
Total 2,972.0 2,971.4 2,971.0 2,970.4 2,969.8
Estuarine - mangroves and related tree communities 108.0 108.0 108.0 108.0 108.0
Estuarine - salt flats and saltmarshes 327.5 327.5 327.5 327.5 327.5
Coastal and sub-coastal saline swamp 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 408.9 408.9 408.9 408.9 408.9
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain spring swamp 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalypus spp. 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp 360.9 360.9 361.0 361.0 361.0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree swamp—Palm 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (floodplain) 23.3 23.3 23.3 23.3 23.3
Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp (floodplain) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Arid and semi-arid tree swamp (non-floodplain) 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain spring swamp 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Artificial and highly modified wetlands (dams, ring tanks, irrigation channels) 50.1 50.1 50.0 49.9 49.3
(modified natural) Riverine 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Riverine 1,624.6 1,624.1 1,623.7 1,623.2 1,623.2

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.

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 4876 363 505 214 5239
Animals 953 27 224 59 980
Mammals 117 13 3 18 130
Birds 421 9 85 21 430
Reptiles 184 1 18 8 185
Amphibians 60 1 22 11 61
Ray-finned fishes 60 2 62 0 62
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 103 1 32 0 104
Malacostracans 5 0 0 0 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 254 0 0 0 254
Plants 3667 336 281 155 4003

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) Mitchell water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2023. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-mitchell/

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