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Charters Towers local government areaAccess 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
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Total | 282,586 | 100.0% | 4.1% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 75,490 | 26.7% | 1.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 17,252 | 6.1% | 0.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16,918 | 6.0% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 950 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 39,844 | 14.1% | 0.6% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 525 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 207,096 | 73.3% | 3.0% |
| 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) | 2,770 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 14,424 | 5.1% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16,918 | 6.0% | 0.2% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 950 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 48 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 39,844 | 14.1% | 0.6% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 525 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 207,089 | 73.3% | 3.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 8 | 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 | 54,563 | 100.0% | 0.8% |
| 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 | 14,682 | 26.9% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 5 | 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 | 10,609 | 19.4% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 4,424 | 8.1% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 908 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 12,772 | 23.4% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 9,611 | 17.6% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 20 | 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 | 491 | 0.9% | 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 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 58 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 104 | 0.2% | 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 | 791 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 72 | 0.1% | 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) | 14,675 | 26.9% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 5 | 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) | 10,609 | 19.4% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 4,305 | 7.9% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 120 | 0.2% | 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) | 859 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 48 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 12,716 | 23.3% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 56 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 9,571 | 17.5% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 41 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 20 | 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) | 491 | 0.9% | 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) | 2 | 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) | 14 | 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) | 53 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 104 | 0.2% | 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) | 773 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 72 | 0.1% | 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 | 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 | 282,586 | 282,735 | 282,751 | 282,818 | 282,744 | 282,615 | 282,476 | 270,471 | * 98.1% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 17,252 | 17,247 | 17,244 | 17,198 | 17,121 | 16,952 | 16,735 | 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) | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,923 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 950 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 942 | 938 | 940 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 39,844 | 39,912 | 39,918 | 39,918 | 39,918 | 39,921 | 39,923 | 40,666 | 98.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 207,096 | 207,184 | 207,197 | 207,309 | 207,320 | 207,360 | 207,434 | 212,882 | 97.3% |
| 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) | 2,770 | 2,770 | 2,769 | 2,714 | 2,651 | 2,514 | 2,335 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 14,424 | 14,419 | 14,418 | 14,427 | 14,414 | 14,382 | 14,345 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,918 | 16,923 | 100.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 950 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 942 | 938 | 940 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 39,844 | 39,912 | 39,918 | 39,918 | 39,918 | 39,921 | 39,923 | 40,666 | 98.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 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) | 207,089 | 207,177 | 207,189 | 207,302 | 207,312 | 207,352 | 207,426 | 212,882 | 97.3% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 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 | 54,563 | 54,625 | 54,632 | 54,631 | 54,631 | 54,635 | 54,636 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 14,682 | 14,682 | 14,682 | 14,682 | 14,682 | 14,682 | 14,682 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 5 | 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 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 4,424 | 4,424 | 4,424 | 4,424 | 4,424 | 4,426 | 4,426 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 908 | 908 | 908 | 908 | 908 | 908 | 908 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 12,772 | 12,773 | 12,779 | 12,779 | 12,779 | 12,780 | 12,780 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 9,611 | 9,678 | 9,678 | 9,678 | 9,678 | 9,678 | 9,680 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 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 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| 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 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 14,675 | 14,675 | 14,675 | 14,675 | 14,675 | 14,675 | 14,675 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 5 | 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) | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 | 10,609 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 4,305 | 4,304 | 4,304 | 4,304 | 4,304 | 4,306 | 4,306 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 859 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 12,716 | 12,717 | 12,723 | 12,723 | 12,723 | 12,725 | 12,725 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 9,571 | 9,637 | 9,637 | 9,637 | 9,637 | 9,637 | 9,639 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 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) | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 |
| 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) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 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) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 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) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| 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) | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 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 | 6,832,311 | 100.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 6,136,697 | 89.8% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 6,136,697 | 89.8% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 228,987 | 3.4% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 4,000 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 197,247 | 2.9% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 27,697 | 0.4% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 42 | 0.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 150,311 | 2.2% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 119,692 | 1.8% |
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 30,619 | 0.4% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 138,405 | 2.0% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 138,073 | 2.0% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 329 | 0.0% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 88,754 | 1.3% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 7,211 | 0.1% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 2,950 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 78,593 | 1.2% |
| 6.1 Lake | 27,322 | 0.4% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 19,032 | 0.3% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 944 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.2 Lake - production | 7,345 | 0.1% |
| 6.3 River | 20,014 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.0 River | 19,681 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 333 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 16,442 | 0.2% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 108 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 12,602 | 0.2% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 3,690 | 0.1% |
| 6.2.3 Evaporation basin | 42 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 7,590 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 789 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 486 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 3,717 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 2,590 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 6,422 | 0.1% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 6,422 | 0.1% |
| 5.8 Mining | 4,156 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 151 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 2,254 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 558 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.3 Tailings | 120 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 1,072 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 2,429 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 1,259 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals | 596 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 574 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 2,249 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 1,542 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 209 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 360 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 73 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 65 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 1,193 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 60 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 223 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 758 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 87 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 65 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 643 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 511 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 132 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 234 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 183 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 51 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 131 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 131 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 109 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 47 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 11 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 50 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 81 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 24 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.2 Irrigated olives | 4 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus | 20 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 63 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 33 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 30 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 53 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 53 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 16 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land | 8 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 2 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
100K map tiles
- Aberfoyle - 7954
- Bowie - 8054
- Bulliwallah - 8254
- Burges - 7859
- Cashmere - 7961
- Charters Towers - 8157
- Chudleigh Park - 7758
- Clarke River - 7959
- Conjuboy - 7860
- Dotswood - 8158
- Ewan - 8059
- Galilee - 8053
- Glendon - 8356
- Harvest Home - 8256
- Hillgrove - 8058
- Homestead - 8057
- Ingham - 8160
- Kangaroo Hills - 8060
- Kirrama - 8061
- Lolworth - 7957
- Lou Lou Park - 8153
- Lyndhurst - 7759
- Maryvale - 7958
- Milray - 8056
- Mingela - 8258
- Mount Tutah - 8154
- Natal Downs - 8155
- Pajingo - 8156
- Pentland - 7956
- Ravenswood - 8257
- Rollingstone - 8159
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- Scartwater - 8255
- Strathalbyn - 8357
- Townsville - 8259
- Valley Of Lagoons - 7960
- Wando Vale - 7858
- Webb Lake - 7955
- White Mountains - 7857
- Yarrowmere - 8055
Climate zones
Grassland- Subtropical
Bioregions
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
- Bingeringo Aggregation
- Burdekin-Bowen Junction and Blue Valley Weir Aggregation
- Cauckingburra Swamp
- Great Basalt Wall
- Lake Buchanan
- Lake Dalrymple
- Lake Lucy Wetlands
- Poison Lake
- Rollston River and Molly Darling Creek Aggregation
- Scartwater Aggregation
- Turkey Mound Spring and Iron Pot Spring Aggregation
- Valley of Lagoons
- Walters Plains Lake
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
- Lannercost State Forest
- Paluma State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
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 floodplain lake
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
- 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 grass sedge and herb swamp
- 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
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Black Ross (Townsville) water quality improvement plan event monitoring
- Creek to Coral community monitoring
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Framework for the assessment of river and wetland health (FARWH) – Queensland trials
- 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
- Stream and estuary assessment program (SEAP) – freshwater
- Surface water ambient network (SWAN) – water quality
- Surface water monitoring network
- The Lakes environmental and ecosystem health
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
- Case Study: Beef Cattle—Managing frontage country
- Serpentine wetland rehabilitation
Wetland projects
- Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Regional Investment Strategy (RIS) 2004-2008 Final Report
- Burdekin Shire Council - Aquatic Weed Control
- Case Study: Beef Cattle—Managing frontage country
- Coordinated regional pest and weed management in the Burdekin Dry Tropics
- Demonstration sites for gully and scald rehabilitation
- 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
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2015–16)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Restoring wetland function at Spotswood Lagoon
- Serpentine wetland rehabilitation
- Strategic control of Weeds of National Significance (WONS) (Weeds)
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Virtual Bus Tour: Building new cane farms using best management practices
- Virtual Bus Tour: Conjunctive use dewatering bore to address a rising groundwater problem
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Burdekin
- Allingham Creek (Burdekin)
- Basalt River (Burdekin)
- Belyando floodplain (Burdekin)
- Black River (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (below Dam) (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (Blue Range) (Burdekin)
- Burdekin River (Dam) (Burdekin)
- Camel Creek (Burdekin)
- Campaspe River (Burdekin)
- Cape River (Burdekin)
- Carmichael River (Burdekin)
- Clarke River (Burdekin)
- Douglas Creek (Burdekin)
- Dry River (Burdekin)
- Fanning River (Burdekin)
- Gray Creek (Burdekin)
- Hann Creek (Burdekin)
- Haughton River (Burdekin)
- Keelbottom Creek (Burdekin)
- Kirk River (Burdekin)
- Landers Creek (Burdekin)
- Lolworth Creek (Burdekin)
- Lower Cape River (Burdekin)
- Lower Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Rollston River (Burdekin)
- Ross River (Burdekin)
- Running River (Burdekin)
- Sellheim River (Burdekin)
- Star River (Burdekin)
- Stones Creek (Burdekin)
- Upper Burdekin River (Burdekin)
- Upper Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Wet Tropics
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Black River Basin (WQ1171)
- HEV2201 (HEV)
- HEV2202 (HEV)
- HEV2203 (HEV)
- HEV2204 (HEV)
-
Herbert River Basin (WQ1161)
- HEV3101 (HEV)
-
Nogoa River Sub-basin (WQ1302, WQ1303)
- HEV3101 (HEV)
-
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1181)
- HEV2223 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 4,018 | 362 | 409 | 118 | 4,383 |
| Animals | 860 | 30 | 169 | 59 | 890 |
| Mammals | 117 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 133 |
| Birds | 417 | 8 | 74 | 24 | 425 |
| Reptiles | 188 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 189 |
| Amphibians | 39 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 44 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Insects | 53 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
| Malacostracans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Fungi | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| Plants | 3,036 | 332 | 240 | 59 | 3,371 |
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) Charters Towers local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-charters-towers/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation