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Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

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Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 64,025 100.0% 5.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 50,535 78.9% 4.5%
Artificial and highly modified 8,765 13.7% 0.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 24,303 38.0% 2.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 30 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 676 1.1% 0.1%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 494 0.8% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 8,141 12.7% 0.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 8,126 12.7% 0.7%
Riverine 13,490 21.1% 1.2%
Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 25,822 100.0% 2.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 8,136 31.5% 0.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats 798 3.1% 0.1%
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 other non-floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 651 2.5% 0.1%
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 55 0.2% 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 0 0.0% 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 0 0.0% 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 332 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 143 0.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 572 2.2% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 8,711 33.7% 0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 6,344 24.6% 0.6%
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 81 0.3% 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

Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland extent change by system
System 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2019/pre-clear
percentage
Total 64,025 64,041 64,137 64,085 63,997 63,955 60,055 * 92.0%
Artificial and highly modified 8,765 8,764 8,683 8,620 8,545 7,979 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 24,303 24,303 24,303 24,303 24,305 24,431 27,769 87.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 676 676 676 676 676 676 683 98.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 494 494 496 481 479 479 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 8,141 8,142 8,296 8,320 8,326 8,705 16,366 49.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 8,126 8,126 8,127 8,126 8,100 8,100 0 n/a
Riverine 13,490 13,506 13,525 13,529 13,536 13,555 15,236 88.5%

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 25,822 25,823 25,981 25,990 25,980 26,359
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 8,136 8,136 8,136 8,136 8,136 8,136
Salt marsh and salt flats 798 798 798 798 798 798
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 651 651 653 640 640 640
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 55 55 55 55 55 55
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 332 332 332 332 332 332
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 143 143 143 143 143 143
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 572 572 572 572 572 572
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 8,711 8,712 8,836 8,845 8,829 9,207
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 6,344 6,344 6,375 6,388 6,395 6,395
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 81 81 81 81 81 81

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

Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 1,133,866 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 895,742 79.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 49,709 4.4%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 35,344 3.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 34,643 3.1%
2.2 Production native forests 34,182 3.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 25,322 2.2%
3.3 Cropping 10,106 0.9%
1.2 Managed resource protection 8,398 0.7%
3.1 Plantation forests 8,152 0.7%
6.3 River 6,744 0.6%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 4,759 0.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,964 0.3%
5.5 Services 3,313 0.3%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 3,123 0.3%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 2,863 0.3%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 1,639 0.1%
6.1 Lake 1,320 0.1%
5.8 Mining 883 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 880 0.1%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 664 0.1%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 560 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 517 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 395 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 289 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 174 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 73 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 50 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 39 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 21 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,915 464 371 107 3,379
Animals 701 26 174 62 727
Mammals 93 11 4 9 104
Birds 392 9 93 39 401
Reptiles 129 1 13 11 130
Amphibians 29 1 14 1 30
Ray-finned fishes 47 3 50 1 50
Insects 11 1 0 1 12
Bacteria 1 0 0 0 1
Chromists 14 0 0 0 14
Fungi 99 0 0 0 99
Plants 2,100 438 197 45 2,538

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) Fitzroy River (Fitzroy) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 March 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wqip-fitzroy-river-fitzroy/