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Flinders drainage basin wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 288,523 100.0% 2.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 85,605 29.7% 0.8%
Artificial and highly modified 4,157 1.4% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 40,903 14.2% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 743 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 621 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 38,037 13.2% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,143 0.4% 0.0%
Riverine 202,915 70.3% 1.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 40,903 14.2% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) 2,552 0.9% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 1,461 0.5% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 743 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 621 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 142 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 38,037 13.2% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,143 0.4% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 3 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 202,915 70.3% 1.9%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 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.

Flinders drainage basin wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 80,340 100.0% 0.7%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 10,852 13.5% 0.1%
Salt marsh and salt flats 29,966 37.3% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 589 0.7% 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 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 5,166 6.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 886 1.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,988 8.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,360 20.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 4,159 5.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,691 2.1% 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 1,832 2.3% 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 38 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 64 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,749 2.2% 0.0%
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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 10,852 13.5% 0.1%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 29,966 37.3% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 583 0.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 6 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) 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) 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) 5,152 6.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 15 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 859 1.1% 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) 6,258 7.8% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 730 0.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 16,137 20.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 223 0.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 4,159 5.2% 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) 1,556 1.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 135 0.2% 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) 1,832 2.3% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 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) 38 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 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) 64 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 1,749 2.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 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) 0 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) 0 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) 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) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 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

Flinders drainage basin 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 288,523 288,584 288,562 288,633 288,482 288,363 288,057 284,115 * 100.1%
Artificial and highly modified 4,157 4,104 4,074 3,906 3,697 3,517 3,184 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,901 100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 743 743 743 743 743 743 743 770 96.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 621 621 621 618 614 613 598 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 38,037 38,038 38,039 38,053 38,056 38,059 38,067 38,472 98.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,143 1,143 1,143 1,142 1,142 1,142 1,132 0 n/a
Riverine 202,915 203,028 203,036 203,265 203,322 203,381 203,426 203,972 99.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,901 100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 2,552 2,501 2,478 2,392 2,213 2,148 1,971 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 1,461 1,459 1,452 1,387 1,360 1,245 1,088 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 743 743 743 743 743 743 743 770 96.4%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 621 621 621 618 614 613 598 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 142 142 142 125 121 121 121 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 38,037 38,038 38,039 38,053 38,056 38,059 38,067 38,472 98.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,143 1,143 1,143 1,142 1,142 1,142 1,132 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) 202,915 203,028 203,036 203,265 203,322 203,381 203,426 203,972 99.5%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

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

Flinders drainage basin 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 80,340 80,341 80,342 80,355 80,359 80,362 80,370
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852
Salt marsh and salt flats 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 589 589 589 589 589 589 589
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 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 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 5,166 5,166 5,166 5,173 5,173 5,176 5,176
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 886 886 886 886 886 886 886
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,988 6,988 6,988 6,989 6,989 6,989 6,989
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,360 16,360 16,361 16,367 16,371 16,372 16,372
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,691 1,691 1,691 1,691 1,691 1,691 1,699
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 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,831 1,831
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 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
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 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 583 583 583 583 583 583 583
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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) 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) 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) 5,152 5,152 5,152 5,159 5,159 5,161 5,161
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 15 15 15 14 14 14 14
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 859 859 859 859 859 859 859
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) 6,258 6,258 6,258 6,258 6,258 6,258 6,258
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 730 730 730 730 730 730 730
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 16,137 16,137 16,138 16,144 16,148 16,149 16,149
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 223 223 223 223 223 223 223
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159
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) 1,556 1,556 1,556 1,556 1,556 1,556 1,564
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 135 135 135 135 135 135 135
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) 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,832 1,831 1,831
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749 1,749
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 0 0 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.

Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Flinders drainage basin land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 10,929,514 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 10,485,860 95.9%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 10,485,860 95.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 338,226 3.1%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 338,226 3.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 36,475 0.3%
1.1.3 National park 29,479 0.3%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 6,180 0.1%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 816 0.0%
6.1 Lake 16,975 0.2%
6.1.0 Lake 16,975 0.2%
6.3 River 15,188 0.1%
6.3.0 River 15,188 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 13,429 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 2,509 0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 10,917 0.1%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation 3 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 5,978 0.1%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 5,978 0.1%
5.8 Mining 4,278 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining 347 0.0%
5.8.1 Mines 3,217 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 351 0.0%
5.8.3 Tailings 364 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,145 0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 2,298 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 746 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 47 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 54 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 3,096 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 452 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 29 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 421 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 37 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 2,157 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 2,858 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 2,852 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 6 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,565 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 1,553 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage 12 0.0%
5.5 Services 1,508 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 125 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 95 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 1,289 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 258 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 258 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 214 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 193 0.0%
5.3.3 Major industrial complex 9 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 206 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 102 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 4 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 4 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 96 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 79 0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping 7 0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage 72 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 73 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 5 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 51 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 17 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 52 0.0%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 52 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 25 0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 25 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 7 0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities < 1 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 5 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission < 1 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,493 203 302 61 2,698
Animals 695 19 151 50 714
Mammals 86 14 3 9 100
Birds 352 3 81 30 355
Reptiles 166 1 13 10 167
Amphibians 34 1 14 0 35
Ray-finned fishes 38 0 37 0 38
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 13 0 1 0 13
Malacostracans 4 0 0 0 4
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 14 0 0 0 14
Plants 1,782 184 151 11 1,968

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 (2016) Flinders drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-flinders/

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