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Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

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Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 457 100.0% 5.4%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 26 5.7% 0.3%
Artificial and highly modified 26 5.7% 0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 431 94.3% 5.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 12 2.7% 0.1%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 14 3.0% 0.2%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 431 94.3% 5.1%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 0 100.0% 0.0%
No habitats in this region 0 100.0% 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

Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday) 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 457 457 457 458 469 474 935 * 46.1%
Artificial and highly modified 26 26 26 26 26 26 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine 431 431 431 432 443 448 788 54.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 0.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 431 431 431 432 443 448 788 54.7%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

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

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) metadata

Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 8,490 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 3,332 39.2%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 3,332 39.2%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 2,911 34.3%
4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops 18 0.2%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 2,893 34.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 1,098 12.9%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 11 0.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 1,087 12.8%
2.2 Production native forests 394 4.6%
2.2.0 Production native forests 394 4.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 252 3.0%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 252 3.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 225 2.7%
5.4.1 Urban residential 9 0.1%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 57 0.7%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 106 1.3%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 52 0.6%
6.3 River 65 0.8%
6.3.0 River 65 0.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 61 0.7%
1.2.2 Surface water supply 61 0.7%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 56 0.7%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 10 0.1%
5.3.2 Food processing factory 43 0.5%
5.3.7 Sawmill 2 0.0%
5.5 Services 27 0.3%
5.5.1 Commercial services 16 0.2%
5.5.2 Public services 10 0.1%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture < 1 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 26 0.3%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 26 0.3%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 13 0.2%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 13 0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication 12 0.1%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 3 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 9 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 10 0.1%
4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming 10 0.1%
5.6 Utilities 5 0.1%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission < 1 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 5 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 4 0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits 4 0.0%
1.1 Nature conservation < 1 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area < 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 877 131 163 14 1,012
Animals 363 12 95 12 375
Mammals 55 5 3 5 60
Birds 214 2 45 6 216
Reptiles 43 0 6 1 43
Amphibians 18 1 10 0 19
Ray-finned fishes 27 4 31 0 31
Insects 5 0 0 0 5
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Chromists 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 2 0 0 0 2
Plants 510 119 68 2 633

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

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Proserpine River Main Channel (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wqip-proserpine-river-main-channel-mackay-whitsunday/

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