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Channel Country (CHC) bioregion wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 2,613,115 100.0% 11.3%
Artificial and highly modified 941 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 (natural) 441,880 16.9% 1.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 580 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,631,264 62.4% 7.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 405 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 538,042 20.6% 2.3%
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) 525 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 389 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 441,880 16.9% 1.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 580 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 27 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,631,264 62.4% 7.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 405 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 538,032 20.6% 2.3%
Riverine (slightly modified) 10 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.

Channel Country (CHC) bioregion wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 2,069,006 100.0% 8.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 440,729 21.3% 1.9%
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 31,861 1.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 33,642 1.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,362,211 65.8% 5.9%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 50,760 2.5% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 63,661 3.1% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 86,142 4.2% 0.4%
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 0 0.0% 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 0 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0.0% 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) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 440,506 21.3% 1.9%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 223 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) 31,818 1.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 43 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 33,561 1.6% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 81 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,362,106 65.8% 5.9%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 105 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 50,756 2.5% 0.2%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 4 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 63,623 3.1% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 38 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 86,020 4.2% 0.4%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 122 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) 0 0.0% 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) 0 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) 0 0.0% 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) 0 0.0% 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

Channel Country (CHC) bioregion 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 2,613,115 2,613,108 2,613,111 2,613,153 2,613,192 2,613,545 2,613,610 2,613,670 * 99.9%
Artificial and highly modified 941 941 939 905 888 855 776 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 441,880 441,887 441,887 441,887 441,897 441,898 441,898 442,271 99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 580 576 576 575 564 563 560 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,631,264 1,631,255 1,631,268 1,631,272 1,631,276 1,631,278 1,631,341 1,631,766 100.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 405 405 397 397 397 397 355 0 n/a
Riverine 538,042 538,042 538,042 538,115 538,167 538,553 538,678 539,633 99.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) 525 525 525 518 516 485 459 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 389 389 387 360 346 344 295 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 441,880 441,887 441,887 441,887 441,897 441,898 441,898 442,271 99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 580 576 576 575 564 563 560 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 27 27 27 27 27 27 22 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,631,264 1,631,255 1,631,268 1,631,272 1,631,276 1,631,278 1,631,341 1,631,766 100.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 405 405 397 397 397 397 355 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 538,032 538,031 538,031 538,105 538,157 538,543 538,668 539,633 99.7%
Riverine (slightly modified) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 n/a

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

Channel Country (CHC) bioregion 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 2,069,006 2,069,012 2,069,017 2,069,021 2,069,026 2,069,028 2,069,050
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 440,729 440,744 440,744 440,744 440,745 440,746 440,746
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 31,861 31,873 31,873 31,873 31,873 31,873 31,873
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 33,642 33,642 33,642 33,642 33,642 33,642 33,642
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 1,362,211 1,362,214 1,362,218 1,362,222 1,362,226 1,362,227 1,362,237
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 50,760 50,758 50,758 50,758 50,758 50,758 50,770
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 63,661 63,650 63,650 63,650 63,650 63,651 63,651
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 86,142 86,133 86,133 86,133 86,133 86,133 86,133
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 440,506 440,521 440,521 440,521 440,531 440,532 440,532
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 223 223 223 223 213 213 213
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) 31,818 31,829 31,829 31,829 31,829 31,829 31,829
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 43 43 43 43 43 43 43
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 33,561 33,561 33,561 33,561 33,561 33,560 33,560
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 1,362,106 1,362,108 1,362,113 1,362,117 1,362,121 1,362,122 1,362,131
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 105 105 105 105 105 105 105
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 50,756 50,754 50,754 50,754 50,754 50,754 50,766
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 63,623 63,612 63,612 63,612 63,612 63,612 63,612
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 86,020 86,011 86,011 86,011 86,011 86,011 86,053
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 122 122 122 122 122 122 80
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

Channel Country (CHC) bioregion land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 23,201,179 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 18,052,881 77.8%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 18,052,881 77.8%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 2,049,773 8.8%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 15,404 0.1%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 2,034,369 8.8%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,555,508 6.7%
1.1.3 National park 1,551,239 6.7%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 1,225 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 3,044 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 908,018 3.9%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 908,018 3.9%
6.1 Lake 607,041 2.6%
6.1.0 Lake 593,583 2.6%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 13,458 0.1%
6.3 River 12,959 0.1%
6.3.0 River 12,902 0.1%
6.3.1 River - conservation 58 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 7,247 0.0%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 7,247 0.0%
5.8 Mining 1,846 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining 1,511 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 335 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,629 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 1,592 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 37 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,335 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 3 0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms 1,309 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 1 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 22 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,182 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 1,179 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 2 0.0%
5.5 Services 911 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 18 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 54 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 820 0.0%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban 19 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 450 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.4 Solar electricity generation 5 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission 442 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 3 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 262 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 73 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 5 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 9 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 176 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 98 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 44 0.0%
5.3.6 Oil refinery 54 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 38 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 11 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 4 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 3 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 20 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1 0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,051 139 190 48 2,191
Animals 589 22 104 32 611
Mammals 61 13 1 12 74
Birds 292 6 62 17 298
Reptiles 168 0 3 3 168
Amphibians 23 1 11 0 24
Ray-finned fishes 16 2 18 0 18
Insects 24 0 9 0 24
Malacostracans 3 0 0 0 3
Branchiopods 1 0 0 0 1
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 58 0 0 0 58
Plants 1,402 117 86 16 1,520

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.

AreaType-bioregion

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Channel Country (CHC) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-channel-country-chc/

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