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Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area

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Name: Burdekin
Area type: Water Quality Improvement Plan area
Total area: 14,045,972 ha
% total Qld: 8.1%

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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
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Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
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Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
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Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 544,079 100.0% 3.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 195,544 35.9% 1.4%
Artificial and highly modified 52,095 9.6% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 61,734 11.3% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 2,376 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 5,443 1.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,941 1.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 51,926 9.5% 0.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 16,146 3.0% 0.1%
Riverine 348,414 64.0% 2.5%

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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).

Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 105,641 100.0% 0.8%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 25,980 24.6% 0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats 10,102 9.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,559 1.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 701 0.7% 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 109 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 34 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,701 7.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 461 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,447 15.6% 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 14,983 14.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 257 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 37 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,387 1.3% 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 5,105 4.8% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 294 0.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,381 1.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 18,192 17.2% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 1 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 796 0.8% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 107 0.1% 0.0%

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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.

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Wetland extent changes

Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area 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 544,079 544,033 544,066 543,784 543,268 542,151 540,978 514,369 * 95.6%
Artificial and highly modified 52,095 51,758 51,520 50,696 49,974 48,536 46,665 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 61,734 61,734 61,734 61,994 61,997 62,012 62,029 73,187 84.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 2,376 2,376 2,376 2,384 2,383 2,383 2,383 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 5,443 5,443 5,443 5,443 5,443 5,443 5,443 5,535 98.3%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,941 5,904 5,898 5,855 5,852 5,728 5,669 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 51,926 52,017 52,036 52,047 52,138 52,163 52,247 63,038 82.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 16,146 16,143 16,154 15,894 15,760 15,898 15,874 0 n/a
Riverine 348,414 348,656 348,901 349,463 349,713 349,981 350,661 372,609 93.5%

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

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metadata View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all Water Quality Improvement Plan areas

Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area 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 105,641 105,723 105,754 105,540 105,498 105,670 105,782
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 25,980 25,980 25,980 25,992 25,994 25,995 25,996
Salt marsh and salt flats 10,102 10,102 10,102 10,125 10,125 10,133 10,149
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,559 1,559 1,559 1,559 1,559 1,559 1,559
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 701 701 701 701 701 701 701
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 109 109 109 109 109 109 109
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,701 7,701 7,702 7,706 7,706 7,845 7,845
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 461 461 461 461 461 462 462
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,447 16,460 16,466 16,468 16,478 16,481 16,495
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 14,983 15,050 15,050 15,050 15,053 15,054 15,056
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 257 257 257 258 258 258 259
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 37 37 37 37 37 37 37
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,387 1,392 1,393 1,394 1,367 1,372 1,373
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 5,105 5,105 5,105 4,882 4,859 4,859 4,871
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 294 297 297 297 297 300 305
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,381 1,381 1,381 1,361 1,361 1,359 1,359
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 18,192 18,192 18,215 18,199 18,193 18,207 18,268
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 796 796 796 796 796 796 796
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 107 107 107 107 107 107 107

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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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 14,043,876 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 12,307,893 87.6%
1.1 Nature conservation 411,095 2.9%
1.3 Other minimal use 333,634 2.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 227,257 1.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 217,564 1.5%
3.3 Cropping 125,868 0.9%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 111,790 0.8%
2.2 Production native forests 91,472 0.7%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 53,447 0.4%
6.3 River 42,491 0.3%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 36,818 0.3%
5.8 Mining 16,507 0.1%
6.1 Lake 15,435 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 12,666 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 8,847 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 8,701 0.1%
5.5 Services 8,377 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 4,796 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,155 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 1,657 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 1,564 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,035 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 928 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 538 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 538 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 426 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 262 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 59 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 24 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 18 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 14 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Aims Road 1 2010 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map Aims Road 2 2010 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map Alligator Creek Weir 2011 Rock Ramp Alligator Creek
map Beach Road Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map Bowen River Weir 2010 Mechanical Bowen River
map Castenlanelli's Rock Ramp Rock Ramp
map Cislowski Road Vertical slot Plantation Creek
map Clare Weir 2009 Mechanical Burdekin River
map Dick's Bank 2009 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Exe Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Exe Creek
map Farm crossing rock ramp Rock Ramp Saltwater Creek
map Five Ways 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map Hazelwood Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Horseshoe Lagoon 2009 Rock Ramp Horsehoe Creek
map Inkerman Road Rock Ramp Saltwater Creek
map Jacks Road 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map JCU Demonstration Fishways Rock Ramp Goondaloo Creek
map Kirknie 2009 Rock ramp, Culvert Kirknie Creek
map Lilliesmere Bund Rock Ramp Alva Creek
map Lilliesmere Road Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map McAllisters Road Rock Ramp Plantation Creek
map Oats Road Fishway 2024 Rock Ramp Alma Creek
map Pyott's Lagoon Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map Rita Island 2009 Rock Ramp Burdekin Ananbranch
map Rocky New Road Vertical slot Saltwater Creek
map The Rocks Weir Fishway 2024 Cone Burdekin River
map Toll Road 2011 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Tondarra Road 2009 Rock Ramp Bogie River
map Town Common 2011 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Town Common Ds 2011 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map University Creek 2010 Rock Ramp, Culvert University Creek
map Upper Hazelwood B 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Upper Hazelwood T 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Warren's Gully Fishway 2024 Rock Ramp Burdekin River
map Wills Crossing 2011 Culvert Sheepstation Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,638 584 592 210 6,225
Animals 1,165 41 251 104 1,206
Mammals 151 19 7 26 170
Birds 515 10 96 40 525
Reptiles 257 2 26 24 259
Amphibians 63 1 26 9 64
Ray-finned fishes 66 8 73 1 74
Cartilaginous fishes 6 0 6 2 6
Insects 101 1 17 1 102
Malacostracans 5 0 0 1 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 20 0 0 0 20
Chromists 28 0 0 0 28
Fungi 181 0 0 0 181
Plants 4,244 543 341 106 4,790

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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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wqip-area-nq-dry-tropics/