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Northwest Highlands (NWH) bioregionAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 190,765 | 100.0% | 2.6% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 6,456 | 3.4% | 0.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,805 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 2,290 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 180,213 | 94.5% | 2.5% |
| 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) | 2,785 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 3,658 | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,805 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 2,290 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 180,213 | 94.5% | 2.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,409 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 1,118 | 32.8% | 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 | 1,601 | 47.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 13 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 570 | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 27 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 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 | 65 | 1.9% | 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 | 14 | 0.4% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 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 other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 1,118 | 32.8% | 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) | 1,601 | 47.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 13 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 570 | 16.7% | 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) | 27 | 0.8% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 65 | 1.9% | 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) | 14 | 0.4% | 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
| System | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
pre-clear area (ha) |
2019/pre-clear percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 190,765 | 190,754 | 190,643 | 190,373 | 190,213 | 190,055 | 184,110 | * 100.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 6,456 | 6,441 | 6,258 | 5,930 | 5,679 | 5,531 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,805 | 1,805 | 1,805 | 1,807 | 1,859 | 1,847 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 100.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 180,213 | 180,218 | 180,289 | 180,346 | 180,385 | 180,387 | 181,820 | 99.1% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 2,785 | 2,777 | 2,665 | 2,368 | 2,174 | 2,126 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 3,658 | 3,651 | 3,580 | 3,549 | 3,492 | 3,398 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,805 | 1,805 | 1,805 | 1,807 | 1,859 | 1,847 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 100.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 180,213 | 180,218 | 180,289 | 180,346 | 180,385 | 180,387 | 181,820 | 99.1% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
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| Habitat | 2019 area (ha) |
2017 area (ha) |
2013 area (ha) |
2009 area (ha) |
2005 area (ha) |
2001 area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,409 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 | 2,290 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 1,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 1,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 | 1,601 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 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 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 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 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 | 7,333,919 | 99.9% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 6,805,345 | 92.7% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 6,805,345 | 92.7% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 288,507 | 3.9% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 288,438 | 3.9% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 69 | 0.0% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 104,296 | 1.4% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 99,879 | 1.4% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 4,417 | 0.1% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 98,993 | 1.3% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 89,186 | 1.2% |
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 9,808 | 0.1% |
| 5.8 Mining | 8,473 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 820 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 6,189 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 228 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.3 Tailings | 1,236 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 7,918 | 0.1% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 7,918 | 0.1% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 5,925 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 5,880 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 38 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 6 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 3,955 | 0.1% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 3,955 | 0.1% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 2,716 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 2,695 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 22 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 2,508 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.0 River | 2,139 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 368 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 1,981 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1,045 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 65 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 435 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 136 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 301 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 1,186 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 223 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 918 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 34 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 1,166 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 156 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 141 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 867 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 618 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 490 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.3 Major industrial complex | 116 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.6 Oil refinery | 12 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 130 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 34 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 68 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 104 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 66 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 35 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 64 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 61 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 26 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | 10 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 12 | 0.0% |
| 4.1 Irrigated plantation forests | 7 | 0.0% |
| 4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests | 7 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 2 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Alsace - 6858
- Ardmore - 6754
- Augustus Downs - 6860
- Bowthorn - 6561
- Buckingham Downs - 6853
- Bullecourt - 6556
- Camooweal - 6558
- Carandotta - 6654
- Cloncurry - 7056
- Coolullah - 6958
- Dajarra - 6854
- Digby Peaks - 6953
- Doomadgee - 6662
- Duchess - 6855
- Goa Creek - 6655
- Gregory Downs - 6760
- Hedleys Creek - 6562
- Kamileroi - 6959
- Kennedy Gap - 6757
- Lake Katherine - 6653
- Lawn Hill - 6660
- Leslie Peak - 6753
- Malbon - 6955
- Mammoth Mines - 6758
- Marraba - 6956
- Mary Kathleen - 6856
- Mount Angelay - 7055
- Mount Isa - 6756
- Mount Merlin - 6954
- Mount Oscar - 6661
- Mount Oxide - 6759
- Musselbrook - 6560
- Myally - 6859
- Norfolk - 6559
- Oban - 6755
- Prospector - 6857
- Quamby - 6957
- Riversleigh - 6659
- Selwyn - 7054
- Templeton - 6656
- Toolebuc - 7053
- Undilla - 6658
- Urandangi - 6554
- Westmoreland - 6563
- Wooroona - 6557
- Yelvertoft - 6657
Climate zones
Desert- Grassland
- Tropical
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
none
Marine provincial bioregions
none
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
none
State forests
none
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
- Lawn Hill (Arthur Creek) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Gorge Mouth) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Gregory) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Gregory River Base) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Lilydale) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Littles Range) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Stockyard Creek) Resources Reserve
- Lawn Hill (Widdallion) Resources Reserve
Timber reserves
- Royton Timber Reserve
Fish habitat areas
none
Coastal management district
none
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
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 tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
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
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Tar Drum Cave Clean-up project
- Tropical Savannah grazing: future viability depends on better land, herd and business management today
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
none
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloncurry Weir |
2015 | Rock Ramp | Cloncurry River |
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 2,222 | 149 | 280 | 45 | 2,379 |
| Animals | 617 | 21 | 140 | 38 | 638 |
| Mammals | 65 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 78 |
| Birds | 318 | 6 | 79 | 26 | 324 |
| Reptiles | 141 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 142 |
| Amphibians | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Insects | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| Malacostracans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fungi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Plants | 1,596 | 128 | 140 | 7 | 1,730 |
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) Northwest Highlands (NWH) bioregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/bioregion-northwest-highlands-nwh/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation