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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 118,969 | 100.0% | 6.1% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 82,959 | 69.7% | 4.3% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 5,511 | 4.6% | 0.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 37,713 | 31.7% | 1.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 190 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 212 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 242 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 37,678 | 31.7% | 1.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,417 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Riverine | 36,000 | 30.3% | 1.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 37,713 | 31.7% | 1.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 190 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,442 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,956 | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 212 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 242 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 19 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 2,084 | 1.8% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 37,678 | 31.7% | 1.9% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,417 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 35,859 | 30.1% | 1.8% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 141 | 0.1% | 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.
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 76,790 | 100.0% | 3.9% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 33,464 | 43.6% | 1.7% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 4,217 | 5.5% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 107 | 0.1% | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 548 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 3,025 | 3.9% | 0.2% |
| 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 | 6,976 | 9.1% | 0.4% |
| 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 | 2,297 | 3.0% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 249 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 15,673 | 20.4% | 0.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 6,159 | 8.0% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 505 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 33 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 3,376 | 4.4% | 0.2% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 161 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 33,280 | 43.3% | 1.7% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 184 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 4,214 | 5.5% | 0.2% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 103 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 4 | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 548 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 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) | 2,999 | 3.9% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 26 | 0.0% | 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) | 6,872 | 8.9% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 104 | 0.1% | 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) | 2,266 | 3.0% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 31 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 249 | 0.3% | 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) | 15,094 | 19.7% | 0.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 579 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 5,516 | 7.2% | 0.3% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 643 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 505 | 0.7% | 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) | 33 | 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) | 3,371 | 4.4% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 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) | 145 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 16 | 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
| 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 | 118,969 | 118,957 | 118,946 | 119,031 | 119,040 | 119,033 | 119,318 | 167,398 | * 67.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 5,511 | 5,488 | 5,471 | 5,462 | 5,452 | 5,401 | 5,442 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 37,713 | 37,713 | 37,713 | 37,714 | 37,711 | 37,704 | 37,708 | 40,139 | 94.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 203 | 104.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 242 | 241 | 241 | 236 | 236 | 234 | 232 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 37,678 | 37,687 | 37,704 | 37,788 | 37,812 | 37,869 | 38,096 | 79,241 | 47.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,417 | 1,417 | 1,404 | 1,398 | 1,401 | 1,401 | 1,390 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 36,000 | 36,002 | 36,004 | 36,023 | 36,020 | 36,016 | 36,041 | 47,815 | 75.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 37,713 | 37,713 | 37,713 | 37,714 | 37,711 | 37,704 | 37,708 | 40,139 | 94.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,442 | 1,419 | 1,389 | 1,382 | 1,380 | 1,337 | 1,210 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 1,956 | 1,956 | 1,956 | 1,955 | 1,947 | 1,939 | 1,929 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 203 | 104.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 242 | 241 | 241 | 236 | 236 | 234 | 232 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 2,084 | 2,084 | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,282 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 37,678 | 37,687 | 37,704 | 37,788 | 37,812 | 37,869 | 38,096 | 79,241 | 47.5% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,417 | 1,417 | 1,404 | 1,398 | 1,401 | 1,401 | 1,390 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 35,859 | 35,860 | 35,863 | 35,881 | 35,878 | 35,875 | 35,900 | 47,815 | 75.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2021 area (ha) |
2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 76,790 | 76,799 | 76,803 | 76,882 | 76,906 | 76,955 | 77,176 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 33,464 | 33,464 | 33,464 | 33,466 | 33,464 | 33,457 | 33,463 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 4,217 | 4,217 | 4,217 | 4,217 | 4,216 | 4,215 | 4,213 |
| 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 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 |
| 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 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 |
| 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 | 6,976 | 6,979 | 6,985 | 6,988 | 6,999 | 7,011 | 7,074 |
| 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 | 2,297 | 2,297 | 2,297 | 2,299 | 2,299 | 2,299 | 2,302 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 15,673 | 15,676 | 15,673 | 15,718 | 15,721 | 15,731 | 15,849 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 6,159 | 6,159 | 6,159 | 6,185 | 6,196 | 6,232 | 6,260 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 507 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 3,376 | 3,379 | 3,380 | 3,383 | 3,384 | 3,383 | 3,386 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 33,280 | 33,280 | 33,280 | 33,282 | 33,280 | 33,273 | 33,279 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 4,214 | 4,214 | 4,214 | 4,213 | 4,213 | 4,212 | 4,210 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 2,999 | 2,999 | 2,999 | 2,999 | 2,999 | 2,999 | 2,999 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 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) | 6,872 | 6,875 | 6,881 | 6,884 | 6,895 | 6,907 | 6,970 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| 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) | 2,266 | 2,266 | 2,266 | 2,268 | 2,266 | 2,266 | 2,269 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 |
| 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) | 15,094 | 15,097 | 15,106 | 15,158 | 15,161 | 15,171 | 15,289 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 579 | 579 | 566 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 5,516 | 5,516 | 5,516 | 5,542 | 5,554 | 5,589 | 5,628 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 633 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 507 |
| 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) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 3,371 | 3,374 | 3,375 | 3,378 | 3,378 | 3,377 | 3,380 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 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) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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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)
| ALUMC code and description | Area (ha) | % total area |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,947,689 | 99.9% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 739,903 | 38.0% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 731,807 | 37.5% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 2,134 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 5,962 | 0.3% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 625,266 | 32.1% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 625,266 | 32.1% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 166,774 | 8.6% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 1,889 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 6,278 | 0.3% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 158,585 | 8.1% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 21 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 157,404 | 8.1% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 335 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops | 488 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.4 Oilseeds | 3 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.5 Sugar | 156,578 | 8.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 60,986 | 3.1% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 17,499 | 0.9% |
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 1,025 | 0.1% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 42,462 | 2.2% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 59,890 | 3.1% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 59,318 | 3.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 572 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 38,511 | 2.0% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 38,511 | 2.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 26,644 | 1.4% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 7,186 | 0.4% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 9,947 | 0.5% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 9,328 | 0.5% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 139 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 43 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 18,499 | 0.9% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 1,290 | 0.1% |
| 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals | 1,328 | 0.1% |
| 4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops | 74 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 91 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds | 25 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 15,690 | 0.8% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 14,217 | 0.7% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 539 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 13,547 | 0.7% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 11 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 88 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 33 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 12,327 | 0.6% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 6,532 | 0.3% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 190 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 5,606 | 0.3% |
| 6.3 River | 9,769 | 0.5% |
| 6.3.0 River | 8,091 | 0.4% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 1,672 | 0.1% |
| 6.3.3 River - intensive use | 7 | 0.0% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 4,523 | 0.2% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 4,523 | 0.2% |
| 5.5 Services | 4,287 | 0.2% |
| 5.5.0 Services | 18 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 1,082 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 768 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 2,334 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 57 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 28 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 2,456 | 0.1% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 2,456 | 0.1% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 1,116 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards | 61 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 12 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 18 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 917 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 79 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry | 31 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 961 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 961 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 879 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 698 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 180 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 799 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 745 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.1 Degraded land | 20 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.2 Abandoned land | 4 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | 8 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture | 21 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 761 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 80 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 346 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 224 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 29 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 62 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 20 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 756 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 376 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 312 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 68 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 227 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 28 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs | 7 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 143 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming | 48 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 222 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 188 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.1 Effluent pond | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 25 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 8 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 138 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 33 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 99 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.3 Lake - intensive use | 4 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.4 Lake - saline | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 126 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 101 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.2 Shadehouses | 23 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 80 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 39 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 31 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 49 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 44 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 5 | 0.0% |
| 4.1 Irrigated plantation forests | 49 | 0.0% |
| 4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests | 49 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 44 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition | 44 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 21 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use | 21 | 0.0% |
| 3.5 Seasonal horticulture | 6 | 0.0% |
| 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture | 6 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Atherton - 7963
- Bartle Frere - 8063
- Bullock Creek - 7862
- Cairns - 8064
- Cardwell - 8161
- Cashmere - 7961
- Cooper Point - 8163
- Helenvale - 7966
- Ingham - 8160
- Innisfail - 8162
- Kangaroo Hills - 8060
- Kirrama - 8061
- Mossman - 7965
- Ravenshoe - 7962
- Rumula - 7964
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- South Palmer River - 7865
- Tully - 8062
Climate zones
Subtropical- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
- Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Alexandra Bay
- Alexandra Palm Forest
- Bambaroo Coastal Aggregation
- Blencoe Falls - Blencoe Creek
- Bromfield Swamp
- Cowley Area
- Edmund Kennedy Wetlands
- Ella Bay Swamp
- Eubenangee - Alice River
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Herbert River Floodplain
- Herbert River Gorge
- Hilda Creek Headwater
- Hinchinbrook Channel
- Innisfail Area
- Innot Hot Springs
- Kurrimine Area
- Lake Barrine
- Licuala Palm Forest
- Lower Daintree River
- Nandroya Falls
- Port of Cairns and Trinity Inlet
- Russell River
- Russell River Rapids
- Sunday Creek Broad-leaved Paperbark Site
- Tully River - Murray River Floodplains
- West Mulgrave Falls
- Wyvuri Swamp
- Yuccabine Creek
- Zillie Falls
National parks
- Basilisk Range National Park
- Clump Mountain National Park
- Crater Lakes National Park
- Daintree National Park
- Daintree National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Danbulla National Park
- Dinden National Park
- Djiru National Park
- Ella Bay National Park
- Eubenangee Swamp National Park
- Forty Mile Scrub National Park
- Gadgarra National Park
- Girramay National Park
- Girringun National Park
- Grey Peaks National Park
- Gulngay National Park
- Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park
- Herberton Range National Park
- Hull River National Park
- Japoon National Park
- Kirrama National Park
- Koombooloomba National Park
- Kuranda National Park
- Kurrimine Beach National Park
- Little Mulgrave National Park
- Maalan National Park
- Macalister Range National Park
- Malbon Thompson Range National Park
- Maria Creek National Park
- Millstream Falls National Park
- Moresby Range National Park
- Mount Lewis National Park
- Mount Mackay National Park
- Mount Spurgeon National Park
- Mount Windsor National Park
- Mowbray National Park
- Ngalba-bulal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Palmerston Rocks National Park
- Paluma Range National Park
- Russell River National Park
- Topaz Road National Park
- Tully Falls National Park
- Tully Gorge National Park
- Tumoulin National Park
- Wooroonooran National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
- Anderson Street Conservation Park
- Bloomfield River Conservation Park
- Carello Palm Swamp Conservation Park
- Dinden Conservation Park
- Djilgarin Conservation Park
- Etty Bay Road Conservation Park
- Evelyn Creek Conservation Park
- Herberton Range Conservation Park
- Jalum Conservation Park
- Koombooloomba Conservation Park
- Kurrimine Beach Conservation Park
- Malanda Falls Conservation Park
- Malbon Thompson Conservation Park
- Meingan Creek Conservation Park
- Millstream Conservation Park
- Mount Peter Conservation Park
- Mount Whitfield Conservation Park
- Mowbray Conservation Park
- Walter Hill Range Conservation Park
- Warrina Conservation Park
- Warrubullen Conservation Park
State forests
- Abergowrie State Forest
- Cardwell State Forest
- Goldsborough Valley State Forest
- Herberton Range State Forest
- Ingham State Forest
- Lannercost State Forest
- Murray Upper State Forest
- Paluma State Forest
- Ravenshoe State Forest 3
- The Bluff State Forest
- Tumoulin State Forest
Forest reserves
- Alcock Forest Reserve
- Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve
- Gadgarra Forest Reserve
- Japoon Forest Reserve
- Koombooloomba South Forest Reserve
- Kuranda West Forest Reserve
- Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve
- Malbon Thompson Forest Reserve
- Mount Fisher Forest Reserve
- Ravenshoe Forest Reserve 1
- Tam O'Shanter Forest Reserve
- Tully Falls Forest Reserve
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Acaciavale Nature Refuge
- Allanton Hill Nature Refuge
- Ant Plant East Nature Refuge
- Ant Plant West Nature Refuge
- Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge
- Barne's Pikle Nature Refuge
- Barrine Park Nature Refuge
- Basilisk Nature Refuge
- Behana Creek Nature Refuge
- Benaiah Nature Refuge
- Boonjie Nature Refuge
- Brooks Beach Nature Refuge
- Buluba Nature Refuge
- Bulurru Nature Refuge
- Buyu Nature Refuge
- Cassowary Connection Nature Refuge
- Cassowary Corner Nature Refuge
- Cassowary Crossing Nature Refuge
- Chakoro Nature Refuge
- Cloudland Nature Refuge
- Cluster Fig Nature Refuge
- Coopooroo Creek Nature Refuge
- Daintree Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Danggaja Nature Refuge
- Dendrophilia Nature Refuge
- Dirran Creek Nature Refuge
- Dirran's End Nature Refuge
- Donaghys Corridor Nature Refuge
- Doug Clague Nature Refuge
- Eastern Yalanjiwarra Nature Refuge
- Edward Said Nature Refuge
- Forest Park Nature Refuge
- Galaji Nature Refuge
- Garriya Nature Refuge
- Glen Eagle Nature Refuge
- Gurrbum Nature Refuge
- Gurrubay Nature Refuge
- Hypsi Forest Nature Refuge
- Janbal Nature Refuge
- Johnstone River Nature Refuge
- Kaba-kada Nature Refuge
- Kahana Nature Refuge
- Kijokaby Nature Refuge
- King George Falls Nature Refuge
- kulki anga Nature Refuge
- Kurranji Bubu Nature Refuge
- Lemuroid Leap Nature Refuge
- Litoria Springs Nature Refuge
- Manani Nature Refuge
- Maraverde Nature Refuge
- Maria Creek Nature Refuge
- Melaleuca Nature Refuge
- Messmate Nature Refuge
- Milky Pine Nature Refuge
- Misty Mountain Nature Refuge
- Mount Gibson Nature Refuge
- Murray Upper Wetlands Nature Refuge
- New Glenrock Nature Refuge
- Nungabana Nature Refuge
- Palmerston Rocks Corridor Nature Refuge
- Pellings Scrub Nature Refuge
- Pember's Scrub Nature Refuge
- Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge
- Range View Nature Refuge
- Rayner Nature Refuge
- Ringtail Crossing Nature Refuge
- Rose Gums Nature Refuge
- Samara Nature Refuge
- Seafarm Nature Refuge
- Shipwreck Bay Nature Refuge
- Springvale Station Nature Refuge
- Stanbridge Forest Nature Refuge
- Sweetwater Valley Nature Refuge
- Taylor's Hill Nature Refuge
- Tepon-Wondecla Nature Refuge
- The Swamp Forest Nature Refuge
- Thiaki Creek Nature Refuge
- Topaz Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Towalla Park Nature Refuge
- Turangawaewae Nature Refuge
- Von Keyserlingk Woodlands Nature Refuge
- Wairambar Creek Nature Refuge
- Wait-a-While Nature Refuge
- Wild Wings and Swampy Things Nature Refuge
- Wompoo Nature Refuge
- Wonarro Creek Nature Refuge
- Wooroonooran Nature Refuge
- Wundajilla Forest Nature Refuge
- Wyndham Sandy Creek Nature Refuge
- Yabullum Nature Refuge
- Yourka Reserve Nature Refuge
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain rock lake
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal tree swamp—Palm
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
- Banana farming for healthier wetlands
- Cane production
- Case Study: Bananas—Nurturing the soil and neighbouring wetlands on a banana farm in the Wet Tropics
- Douglas Shire Wetlands
- Lagoons Creek wetland rehabilitation
- Russell/Mulgrave (Bonso) wetland rehabilitation
- Russell/Mulgrave (Lauridsen) wetland rehabilitation
- Tully/Murray wetland rehabilitation
- Wawu Dimbi wetland rehabilitation
Wetland projects
- Banana farming for healthier wetlands
- Behana Creek Protection Strategies
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Cane production
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Case Study: Bananas—Nurturing the soil and neighbouring wetlands on a banana farm in the Wet Tropics
- Catasti's Road Sediment Trap
- Connecting Endangered Ecosystems and Community in Cairns
- Coordinated regional pest and weed management in the Burdekin Dry Tropics
- Cooya Beach Wetland Project
- Corridor between Bulguru conservation and high quality coastal rainforest- enhance ephemeral and permanent wetland, remnant forest and cassowary habitat
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Diatomix Trial – Hinchinbrook Shire Council Sewage Treatment Plant
- Douglas Shire Wetlands
- Drury’s Wetland
- East Trinity Acid Sulfate Soil Remediation
- Figtree Creek Wetlands and Conservation Corridors, Mulgrave River
- Figtree Lagoon - phase V repair and restoration of priority coastal habitat and wetlands
- Greening Australia - Palm Creek Project I
- Greening Australia - Palm Creek Project II
- Greening Australia - Palm Creek Project III
- High School Ponds - Palm Creek
- In-paddock sediment and stream-bank erosion reduction
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Insulator Creek Wetland Community Restoration Project
- Lagoons Creek wetland rehabilitation
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- Lower Herbert Constructed Wetlands
- Lower Herbert - Revegetation
- Lower Herbert - Revegetation II
- Lower Herbert - Upper Cattle Revegetation
- Lucinda Wetlands
- Malanda Tree Roo Trail
- Malanda Urban Wild Space Pilot Project
- Mandam Wetlands
- Mungalla - restoration of Great Barrier Reef wetlands and coastal ecosystems
- North of the Tully
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- One Tree Matters
- Palm Creek - Systems Repair
- Palm Creek/Victoria Mill - phase V repair and restoration of priority coastal habitat and wetlands
- Palmer River Bellyache Bush (BAB) Eradication Project
- Pests and weeds: Far North Queensland weeds - local action of big issues (putting a stop to emerging weeds)
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Re-vegetation of Avondale Creek
- Re-vegetation of Daru Creek
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Reef Aid - Palm Creek and Mungalla
- Reinstatement of wetland and vegetation connectivity in headwaters of East William’s Creek
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Restoration Key Water and Habitat Linkage site, Wright's Creek Stage 2
- Restoration of Lot 82 Rosewood Road
- Russell/Mulgrave (Bonso) wetland rehabilitation
- Russell/Mulgrave (Lauridsen) wetland rehabilitation
- Securing the Links—Great Eastern Ranges Corridor
- Sediment Basin in the Herbert
- Slamming Siam in the Upper Herbert
- Stage 2 Re-vegetation of Avondale Creek, Freshwater section
- Sustainable agriculture: whole farm management partnerships for resilient and profitable farming in Far North Queensland
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Threatened Species Critical Landscape linkage: Mahogany Glider - Cassowary, Bairds Creek Stage 1
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
- Tully/Murray wetland rehabilitation
- Tyto Wetlands Precinct
- Victoria Mill/Palm Creek Collaboration Project - Fish
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
- Virtual Bus Tour: Pooling resources to access new technology in the sugarcane industry
- Virtual Bus Tour: Puglisi sustainable sugar & cocoa farming & tourism
- Virtual Bus Tour: Reef Rescue in a high rainfall area
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Wawu Dimbi wetland rehabilitation
- Weed control and rehabilitation Daintree Lowlands, Cape Tribulation
- Weeding Out Siam: Community Control in Far North Queensland
- Wetland Management in Agricultural Production Systems Wet Tropics Demonstration Site - Darvenzia
- Working Wetlands—Healthy Farms: Promoting BMP for Wetland Management in Agriculture—Tibaldi, North Mossman Wetland
- Yalanji Coast Pond Apple Survey and Strategic Management
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Daintree and Mossman River Basins (WQ1081)
- HEV3001 (HEV)
-
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
- HEV3101 (HEV)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Johnstone River Basin (WQ1121)
- HEV3041 (HEV)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
-
Mulgrave - Russell Rivers Basin (WQ1111)
- HEV3041 (HEV)
- SD3041 (SD)
- SD3121 (SD)
-
Tully River, Murray River and Hinchinbrook Island Basins (WQ1131)
- HEV3061 (HEV)
- HEV3081 (HEV)
- SD3081 (SD)
- SD3121 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundonald Ck Hamlin Rd |
2023 | Removal | Dundonald Creek |
| Five Mile Creek Fishway |
2023 | Rock Ramp | Five Mile Creek |
| Insulator Creek Fishway |
2023 | Rock Ramp | Insulator Creek |
| Lagoon Creek Fishway |
2023 | Rock Ramp | Lagoon Creek |
| Lannercost Creek Fishway |
2023 | Rock Ramp | Lannercost Creek |
| Lannercost Cristaldis Rd |
2023 | Removal | Lannercost Creek |
| Lower Insulator |
2023 | Removal | Insulator Creek |
| Moody Creek |
2010 | Culvert | Moody Creek |
| One Mile Creek |
2010 | Rock Ramp | One Mile Creek |
| Tully Lagoon Fishway |
2020 | Rock Ramp | |
| Tyto Wetlands Fishway |
2023 | Rock Ramp | Log Bridge Creek |
| Upper Insulator |
2023 | Rock ramp | Insulator Creek |
| Victoria Mill |
2019 | Rock ramp | Palm Creek |
| Waterview Yuruga Rd |
2023 | Culvert | Waterview Creek |
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Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 6,571 | 717 | 588 | 412 | 7,291 |
| Animals | 1,113 | 36 | 271 | 92 | 1,149 |
| Mammals | 132 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 145 |
| Birds | 475 | 10 | 96 | 33 | 485 |
| Reptiles | 188 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 190 |
| Amphibians | 67 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 68 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 91 | 8 | 94 | 7 | 99 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Insects | 150 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 152 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Arachnids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bacteria | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Chromists | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Fungi | 826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 826 |
| Plants | 4,589 | 681 | 317 | 320 | 5,273 |
| Protozoans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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) Wet Tropics water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-wet-tropics/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation