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Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,209,367 | 100.0% | 4.7% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 1,282,203 | 58.0% | 2.7% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 19,444 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 670,155 | 30.3% | 1.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 4,536 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8,742 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 575,369 | 26.0% | 1.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,949 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 927,162 | 42.0% | 2.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 670,155 | 30.3% | 1.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 11,933 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 7,282 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 4,536 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8,742 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 225 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 575,369 | 26.0% | 1.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,949 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 927,047 | 42.0% | 2.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 115 | 0.0% | 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 | 1,244,712 | 100.0% | 2.6% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 183,326 | 14.7% | 0.4% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 485,180 | 39.0% | 1.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 900 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 1,234 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 1,007 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 37,986 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 1,362 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,076 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 102,649 | 8.2% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 4,175 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 9,901 | 0.8% | 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 | 205,043 | 16.5% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 261 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 84,935 | 6.8% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 21,210 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 89,709 | 7.2% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 175 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 164 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 395 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 183,326 | 14.7% | 0.4% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 485,180 | 39.0% | 1.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 892 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 8 | 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) | 1,234 | 0.1% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 1,007 | 0.1% | 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) | 37,327 | 3.0% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 659 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 1,335 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 14,225 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 851 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 102,028 | 8.2% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 621 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 4,175 | 0.3% | 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) | 9,759 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 142 | 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) | 204,927 | 16.5% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 115 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 261 | 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) | 84,527 | 6.8% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 408 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 21,165 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 45 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 88,759 | 7.1% | 0.2% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 949 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 175 | 0.0% | 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) | 11 | 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) | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 164 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 386 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 9 | 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 | 2,209,367 | 2,208,966 | 2,208,660 | 2,212,182 | 2,211,478 | 2,210,348 | 2,209,161 | 2,191,057 | * 99.9% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 19,444 | 18,999 | 18,571 | 17,746 | 17,045 | 15,815 | 14,496 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 670,155 | 670,155 | 670,159 | 670,162 | 670,162 | 670,162 | 670,162 | 670,906 | 99.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,907 | 92.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8,742 | 8,741 | 8,737 | 8,732 | 8,641 | 8,693 | 8,679 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 575,369 | 575,422 | 575,440 | 576,053 | 576,141 | 576,180 | 576,254 | 580,369 | 99.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,949 | 3,949 | 3,949 | 3,604 | 3,670 | 3,658 | 3,645 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 927,162 | 927,154 | 927,257 | 931,338 | 931,271 | 931,294 | 931,380 | 934,875 | 99.2% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 670,155 | 670,155 | 670,159 | 670,162 | 670,162 | 670,162 | 670,162 | 670,906 | 99.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 11,933 | 11,833 | 11,839 | 11,349 | 10,688 | 9,756 | 8,598 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 7,282 | 6,937 | 6,507 | 6,189 | 6,151 | 5,859 | 5,625 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,536 | 4,907 | 92.4% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 8,742 | 8,741 | 8,737 | 8,732 | 8,641 | 8,693 | 8,679 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 225 | 225 | 222 | 205 | 203 | 197 | 194 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 75 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 575,369 | 575,422 | 575,440 | 576,053 | 576,141 | 576,180 | 576,254 | 580,369 | 99.1% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 3,949 | 3,949 | 3,949 | 3,604 | 3,670 | 3,658 | 3,645 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 927,047 | 927,039 | 927,142 | 931,223 | 931,156 | 931,178 | 931,264 | 934,875 | 99.2% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 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 | 1,244,712 | 1,243,531 | 1,243,553 | 1,243,824 | 1,243,979 | 1,244,005 | 1,244,057 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 183,326 | 183,326 | 183,326 | 183,326 | 183,322 | 183,322 | 183,322 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 485,180 | 485,180 | 485,184 | 485,187 | 485,190 | 485,190 | 485,190 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 1,234 | 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 | 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 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 37,986 | 37,986 | 37,986 | 37,993 | 37,996 | 37,999 | 37,999 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,362 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,076 | 15,076 | 15,077 | 15,077 | 15,077 | 15,077 | 15,115 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 102,649 | 102,659 | 102,665 | 102,673 | 102,677 | 102,684 | 102,699 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 9,901 | 9,942 | 9,942 | 9,942 | 9,942 | 9,942 | 9,949 |
| 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 | 205,043 | 205,043 | 205,055 | 205,059 | 205,121 | 205,130 | 205,114 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 84,935 | 84,935 | 84,935 | 84,938 | 84,938 | 84,943 | 84,944 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 21,210 | 21,210 | 21,211 | 21,393 | 21,403 | 21,404 | 21,412 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 89,709 | 89,709 | 89,709 | 89,773 | 89,848 | 89,848 | 89,848 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 395 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 396 | 396 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 183,326 | 183,326 | 183,326 | 183,326 | 183,322 | 183,322 | 183,322 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 485,180 | 485,180 | 485,184 | 485,187 | 485,190 | 485,190 | 485,190 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 | 892 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 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) | 1,234 | 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 |
| 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) | 37,327 | 37,327 | 37,327 | 37,334 | 37,338 | 37,340 | 37,340 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 659 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 | 1,335 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 14,225 | 14,225 | 14,226 | 14,226 | 14,226 | 14,226 | 14,264 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 102,028 | 102,039 | 102,044 | 102,053 | 102,057 | 102,063 | 102,079 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 | 621 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 | 4,175 |
| 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) | 9,759 | 9,800 | 9,800 | 9,800 | 9,800 | 9,800 | 9,807 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
| 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) | 204,927 | 204,928 | 204,940 | 204,944 | 205,007 | 205,026 | 205,011 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 114 | 104 | 103 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 |
| 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) | 84,527 | 84,527 | 84,527 | 84,530 | 84,530 | 84,535 | 84,536 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 21,165 | 21,166 | 21,166 | 21,348 | 21,361 | 21,363 | 21,370 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 88,759 | 88,759 | 88,760 | 89,147 | 89,152 | 89,154 | 89,155 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 949 | 949 | 949 | 625 | 696 | 694 | 693 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
| 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) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 386 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 387 | 387 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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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 | 47,350,503 | 100.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 37,165,681 | 78.5% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 37,165,681 | 78.5% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 4,356,517 | 9.2% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 1,581,753 | 3.3% |
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 9,808 | 0.0% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 2,764,956 | 5.8% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 3,195,288 | 6.7% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 2,796,466 | 5.9% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 171,686 | 0.4% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 227,136 | 0.5% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 1,990,844 | 4.2% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 1,963,293 | 4.1% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 27,551 | 0.1% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 181,098 | 0.4% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 15,590 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 5,517 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 159,898 | 0.3% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 94 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 181,033 | 0.4% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 177,882 | 0.4% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 3,144 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.2 Lake - production | 7 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 147,266 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.0 River | 143,354 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 3,912 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 30,774 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 19,263 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 7,878 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 1,385 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.3 Tailings | 1,779 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 468 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 20,487 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 8,394 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops | 147 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 1,372 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 10,574 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 17,062 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 16,482 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 2 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 577 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 12,385 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 2,341 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 2,591 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 2,049 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 841 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 4,563 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 9,830 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 7,433 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 2,397 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 9,156 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 9,156 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 7,763 | 0.0% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 7,763 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 6,681 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 2,298 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 4,191 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 77 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 25 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 84 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 6,377 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 1,936 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 3,370 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.2 Irrigated olives | 49 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts | 393 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits | 90 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 202 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus | 337 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 4,709 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 406 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | 4,300 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 4,297 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.0 Services | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 491 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 508 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 3,291 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 813 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 658 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 15 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.3 Major industrial complex | 127 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.6 Oil refinery | 12 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 749 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 197 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 22 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 222 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 173 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 134 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 595 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 595 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 462 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 305 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 156 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 283 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 56 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 159 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 7 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 61 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 214 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 101 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 9 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 104 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 84 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | 11 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation | 18 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 33 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 22 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 15 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 16 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 16 | 0.0% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 12 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct | 2 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct | 9 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 4.1 Irrigated plantation forests | 7 | 0.0% |
| 4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests | 7 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 3 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 3 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
- Alice River
- Archer River
- Cliffdale Creek
- Cloncurry River
- Coen River
- Coleman River
- Ducie River
- Edward River
- Eight Mile Creek
- Einasleigh River
- Embley River
- Flinders River
- Gilbert River
- Hann River
- Holroyd River
- Kendall River
- L Creek
- Lagoon Creek
- Leichhardt River
- Mcdonald River
- Mission River
- Mitchell River
- Morning Inlet
- Mornington Island
- Nicholson River
- Norman River
- Normanby River
- Palmer River
- Saxby River
- Settlement River
- Skardon River
- Staaten River
- Walsh River
- Watson River
- Wenlock River
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abingdon Downs - 7562
- Agnew - 7373
- Alcala - 7058
- Alsace - 6858
- Archer River - 7270
- Atherton - 7963
- Augustus Downs - 6860
- Aurukun - 7271
- Ayrshire Downs - 7454
- Ballys Lagoon - 6663
- Batavia Downs - 7472
- Bathurst Range - 7769
- Battle Camp - 7867
- Bellevue - 7764
- Bellfield - 7559
- Blackbull - 7262
- Blackdown - 7663
- Boonderoo - 7757
- Bowthorn - 6561
- Brown Creek - 7161
- Bulimba - 7564
- Bullock Creek - 7862
- Burges - 7859
- Burketown - 6862
- Butchers Hill - 7866
- Cairns - 8064
- Cameron Downs - 7755
- Camooweal - 6558
- Canobie - 7059
- Cape Flattery - 7968
- Cape Keerweer - 7170
- Cape Van Diemen - 6864
- Cape Weymouth - 7572
- Cassilis - 7555
- Chillagoe - 7863
- Chudleigh Park - 7758
- Claraville - 7260
- Cliffdale Creek - 6664
- Clonagh - 7057
- Cloncurry - 7056
- Coalbrook - 7557
- Coen - 7570
- Conjuboy - 7860
- Cooktown - 7967
- Coolullah - 6958
- Coralie - 7261
- Crooked Creek - 7463
- Crosbie Creek - 7467
- Croydon - 7361
- Dagworth - 7354
- Dalgonally - 7157
- Dinah Island - 7165
- Dixie - 7567
- Donors Hill - 7060
- Doomadgee - 6662
- Double Lagoon - 7163
- Duchess - 6855
- Dunbar - 7365
- Dutton River - 7657
- Ebagoola - 7569
- Echo Creek - 7363
- Edward River - 7268
- Einasleigh - 7760
- El Rita - 7154
- Elizabeth River - 6865
- Escott - 6762
- Esmeralda - 7460
- Etheldale - 7458
- Eulolo - 7255
- Forest Home - 7561
- Forsayth - 7660
- Galbraith - 7265
- Galloway - 7662
- Georgetown - 7661
- Gilbert River - 7461
- Gilberton - 7659
- Glenlyon - 7455
- Gregory Downs - 6760
- Hamilton Downs - 7355
- Hampstead - 7658
- Hedleys Creek - 6562
- Helenvale - 7966
- Highbury - 7565
- Holroyd - 7269
- Hughenden - 7756
- Iffley - 7160
- Jeannie River - 7868
- Jedda Creek - 7666
- Julia Creek - 7256
- Kalinga - 7667
- Kalkah - 7568
- Kamileroi - 6959
- Karumba - 7063
- Kendall River - 7369
- Kennedy Bend - 7767
- Kennedy Gap - 6757
- Kilterry - 7357
- Kingfish Lagoon - 7465
- Koolatah - 7366
- Kynuna - 7254
- Lakefield - 7768
- Laura - 7766
- Lawn Hill - 6660
- Lockhart River - 7571
- Lowareah Point - 6765
- Lyndbrook - 7762
- Lyndhurst - 7759
- Macaroni - 7164
- Macaroni West - 7064
- Magowra - 7062
- Malbon - 6955
- Malpas - 7358
- Mammoth Mines - 6758
- Mapoon - 7274
- Marathon - 7656
- Marina Plains - 7668
- Marraba - 6956
- Mary Kathleen - 6856
- Massacre Inlet - 6564
- Maxwelton - 7456
- Maytown - 7765
- Mckinlay - 7155
- Merapah - 7370
- Merluna - 7371
- Middle Point - 6962
- Milgarra - 7061
- Millungera - 7258
- Mitchell River - 7267
- Mitchell River West - 7167
- Moreton - 7473
- Mornington - 6764
- Mossman - 7965
- Mount Angelay - 7055
- Mount Isa - 6756
- Mount Merlin - 6954
- Mount Mulgrave - 7665
- Mount Mulligan - 7864
- Mount Norman - 7558
- Mount Oscar - 6661
- Mount Oxide - 6759
- Mount Surprise - 7761
- Mungana - 7763
- Musselbrook - 6560
- Myally - 6859
- Nassau River - 7166
- Nelia - 7356
- Neumayer Valley - 6961
- Norfolk - 6559
- Normanton - 7162
- North Head - 7560
- Numil - 7158
- Oorindi - 7156
- Pandanus Creek - 7464
- Paradise Creek - 7367
- Pelham - 7459
- Pennefather River - 7273
- Peters Lagoon - 7466
- Point Parker - 6763
- Prairie - 7856
- Princess Charlotte Bay - 7669
- Prospect - 7360
- Prospector - 6857
- Punjaub - 6761
- Quamby - 6957
- Ravenshoe - 7962
- Red River - 7563
- Richmond - 7556
- Riversleigh - 6659
- Rokeby - 7470
- Rumula - 7964
- Runnymede - 7457
- Rutland Plains - 7266
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- Savannah Downs - 7259
- Selwyn - 7054
- Shelburne Bay - 7474
- Skardon River - 7374
- South Palmer River - 7865
- Staaten River - 7364
- Stamford - 7655
- Stirling - 7263
- Strathburn - 7469
- Strathgordon - 7368
- Strathleven - 7566
- Strathmay - 7468
- Strathmore - 7462
- Sweers Island - 6863
- Talawanta - 6960
- Taldora - 7159
- Thursday Island - 7376
- Trenton - 7359
- Undilla - 6658
- Vanrook - 7264
- Vrilya Point - 7375
- Wallabadah - 7362
- Walsh - 7664
- Wando Vale - 7858
- Weipa - 7272
- Wenlock - 7471
- Wernadinga - 6861
- Westmoreland - 6563
- White Mountains - 7857
- Wyaldra - 7257
- York Downs - 7372
Climate zones
Desert- Equatorial
- Grassland
- Subtropical
- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Armraynald Plains
- Barkly Tableland
- Battle Camp Sandstones
- Broken River
- Central Downs
- Claraville Plains
- Coastal Plains
- Coen - Yambo Inlier
- Daintree - Bloomfield
- Donors Plateau
- Doomadgee Plains
- Flinders
- Georgetown - Croydon
- Gilberton Plateau
- Herberton - Wairuna
- Hodgkinson Basin
- Holroyd Plain - Red Plateau
- Jardine - Pascoe Sandstones
- Karumba Plains
- Kidston
- Kynuna Plateau
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- McArthur
- Mitchell - Gilbert Fans
- Mount Isa Inlier
- Northern Holroyd Plain
- Southwestern Downs
- Southwestern Plateaus & Floodouts
- Starke Coastal Lowlands
- Thorntonia
- Undara - Toomba Basalts
- Weipa Plateau
- Wellesley Islands
- Woondoola Plains
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Armraynald Plains
- Barkly Tableland
- Battle Camp Sandstones
- Broken River
- Central Downs
- Claraville Plains
- Coastal Plains
- Coen-Yambo Inlier
- Daintree-Bloomfield
- Donors Plateau
- Doomadgee Plains
- Georgetown-Croydon
- Gilberton Plateau
- Herberton-Wairuna
- Hodgkinson Basin
- Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
- Jardine-Pascoe Sandstones
- Karumba Plains
- Kidston
- Kynuna Plateau
- Laura Lowlands
- Macalister
- McArthur
- Mitchell-Gilbert Fans
- Mount Isa
- Northern Downs
- Northern Holroyd Plain
- Southwestern Downs
- Southwestern Plateaus and Floodouts
- Starke Coastal Lowlands
- Thorntonia
- Undara-Toomba Basalts
- Weipa Plateau
- Wellesley Islands
- Woondoola Plains
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- East Cape York (ECY)
- Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
- Wellesley (WLY)
- West Cape York (WCY)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Transition
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Archer Bay Aggregation
- Archer River Aggregation
- Bluebush Swamp
- Buffalo Lake Aggregation
- Bull Lake
- Dorunda Lakes Area
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Gregory River
- Jardine River Wetlands Aggregation
- Lake Julius
- Lake Moondarra
- Laura Sandstone
- Lawn Hill Gorge
- Lignum Swamp
- Macaroni Swamp
- Marina Plains - Lakefield Aggregation
- Marless Lagoon Aggregation
- Mitchell River Fan Aggregation
- Musselbrook Creek Aggregation
- Nicholson Delta Aggregation
- Northeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Northern Holroyd Plain Aggregation
- Port Musgrave Aggregation
- Princess Charlotte Bay Marine Area
- Skardon River - Cotterell River Aggregation
- Smithburne - Gilbert Fan Aggregation
- Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
- Southern Gulf Aggregation
- Spring Tower Complex
- Stranded Fish Lake
- The Jack Lakes Aggregation
- Thorntonia Aggregation
- Undara Lava Tubes
- Violet Vale
- Wentworth Aggregation
National parks
- Alwal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Apudthama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Batavia National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Biniirr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Blackbraes National Park
- Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)
- Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
- Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Bulleringa National Park
- Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
- Daintree National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Errk Oykangand National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Finucane Island National Park
- Forty Mile Scrub National Park
- Hann Tableland National Park
- Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Kuranda National Park
- Lama Lama National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Macalister Range National Park
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Mount Lewis National Park
- Mount Spurgeon National Park
- Mount Windsor National Park
- Mowbray National Park
- Muundhi (Jack River) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Ngalba-bulal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Olkola National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Oyala Thumotang National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Porcupine Gorge National Park
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
- Rungulla National Park
- Staaten River National Park
- Tagalaka National Park
- The Lakes National Park
- Undara Volcanic National Park
- White Mountains National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Herberton Range State Forest
- Kuranda State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
- Canyon Resources Reserve
- Kennedy Road Gravel Resources Reserve
- KULLA (McIlwraith Range) Resources Reserve
- Littleton Resources Reserve
- Moonstone Hill Resources Reserve
- Mount Rosey Resources Reserve
- Olkola (Kurrumbila) Resources Reserve 2
- Oyala Thumotang Resources Reserve
- Palmer Goldfield Resources Reserve
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) Resources Reserve
- Rungulla Resources Reserve
Timber reserves
- Royton Timber Reserve
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Abingdon Downs North Nature Refuge
- Artemis Antbed Parrot Nature Refuge
- Ballara Nature Refuge
- Batavia Nature Refuge
- Bellfield Nature Refuge
- Brooklyn Nature Refuge
- Bullen Bullen Nature Refuge
- Caloola Nature Refuge
- Chidna Nature Refuge
- Cobbold Gorge Nature Refuge
- Crystalvale Nature Refuge
- Dinah Island Nature Refuge
- Eagle's View Nature Refuge
- Edward Said Nature Refuge
- Esmeralda Nature Refuge
- Gilberton Nature Refuge
- Goanna Spring Nature Refuge
- Granite Creek Nature Refuge
- Harkness Nature Refuge
- Herbertvale Nature Refuge
- Holroyd Nature Refuge
- Kalpowar Nature Refuge
- Kings Plains-Alkoomie Nature Refuge
- Kyerrwanhdha Nature Refuge
- Lilyvale Nature Refuge
- Maiden Springs Nature Refuge
- Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetland Reserve Nature Refuge
- Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge
- Michingun Nature Refuge
- Mount Croll Nature Refuge
- Mount Emerald Wind Farm Nature Refuge
- Mount Gibson Nature Refuge
- Nara Spring Nature Refuge
- Newcastle Range-The Oaks Nature Refuge
- Norfolk Nature Refuge
- North Head Nature Refuge
- Olkola Nature Refuge
- Pademelon Haven Nature Refuge
- Payrrape Nature Refuge
- Pelham Springs Nature Refuge
- Piccaninny Plains Nature Refuge
- Rindoparr Area B Nature Refuge
- Running Creek Nature Refuge
- Rutland Plains Nature Refuge
- South Endeavour Nature Refuge
- South Head Nature Refuge
- Springvale Station Nature Refuge
- Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve Nature Refuge
- Strathtay Nature Refuge
- Stuarts Spring Nature Refuge
- Talaroo Nature Refuge
- Thylogale Nature Refuge
- Torwood Nature Refuge
- Werrington Nature Refuge
- Wyndham Sandy Creek Nature Refuge
- Yarraden Nature Refuge
- Yuukingga Nature Refuge
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 lignum swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- 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 soil lake
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
- 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
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- 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
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- 2017 Cape York Marine Debris Project
- Bonny Glen Mud Springs integrated pest management
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- Cattle Creek tree planting
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Farming futures in FNQ
- Gilbert River Pig Eradication
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - protecting the water quality of the Thomson River catchment
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Invertebrate pest management across Gangalidda and Garawa traditional country in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Limiting weed spread with focus on the WONS bellyache bush on the Palmer and Walsh rivers
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- Nature Refuge Harkness (Gilpatrick family)
- Nature Refuge Holroyd
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Olkola people conserving and protecting natural and cultural values on the Kimba Plateau Cape York
- Pest and weed management - Northern Lake Eyre Basin Prickly Acacia Control Program
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- 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
- Siamese Cassia Control in the Coen River - Mungkan Kandju National Park
- Stage 2 Clean-Up of Malanda’s Backyard
- Strategic control of prickly acacia, weed of national significance - Julia Creek
- Strategic control of prickly acacia, weed of national significance - Upper Gilliat channels
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Traditional Owner Water Quality Grants
- Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
- Turtle Conservation at Pennefather Beach
- 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: Puglisi sustainable sugar & cocoa farming & tourism
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Waterbird breeding colonies in Gulf Plains
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Eastern Cape York
- Annie River, Saltwater Creek and Fifteen Mile Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Deighton River (Eastern Cape York)
- Jack River and Beattie Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Kennedy River and Little Kennedy Creek (Eastern Cape York)
- Laura River (incl. Mosman River, Kennedy Creek) (Eastern Cape York)
- Little Laura River (incl. Shepherd, Pine Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Marrett River, Sandalwood and Birthday creeks (Eastern Cape York)
- Morehead River, Healy Creek and Hann River (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby estuarine waters (incl. Bizant, Normanby, Saltwater and others adjacent Princess Charlotte Bay) (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby /lower Laura rivers (incl. Brown, Cabbage Tree creeks) (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby River - lower and Bizant River (Eastern Cape York)
- Normanby - upper (incl. West, East and Granite Normanby Rivers, Bridge Ck) (Eastern Cape York)
- North Kennedy River (Eastern Cape York)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arraw Dam |
2019 | Rock Ramp | Norman Creek |
| Augustus Downs |
2012 | Culvert | Leichhardt River |
| Bynoe River |
2010 | Cone | Bynoe River |
| Charlston Dam |
2019 | Bypass | Finnegan Creek |
| Cloncurry Weir |
2015 | Rock Ramp | Cloncurry River |
| Doomadgee Road |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Gregory River |
| Escott |
2009 | Cone | Nicholson River |
| Gin Arm |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Gin Arm Creek |
| Glenore Weir |
2016 | Cone | Norman River |
| Little Bynoe |
2014 | Cone | Little Bynoe River |
| Magowra Creek |
2011 | Culvert | Magowra Creek |
| Pear Tree Creek |
2011 | Culvert | Pear Tree Creek |
| Wernadinga Road |
2009 | Cone | Flinders River |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 8,000 | 572 | 729 | 404 | 8,576 |
| Animals | 1,402 | 34 | 310 | 120 | 1,436 |
| Mammals | 171 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 189 |
| Birds | 534 | 10 | 97 | 45 | 544 |
| Reptiles | 358 | 1 | 35 | 27 | 359 |
| Amphibians | 88 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 89 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 91 | 3 | 93 | 0 | 94 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Insects | 148 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 149 |
| Malacostracans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chromists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fungi | 694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 694 |
| Plants | 5,890 | 538 | 419 | 284 | 6,432 |
| Protozoans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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) Western Cape and Gulf freshwater biogeographic province — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/fbp-western-cape-and-gulf/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation