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Regional NRM body—NQ Dry TropicsAccess 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 | 550,252 | 100.0% | 3.9% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 201,481 | 36.6% | 1.4% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 52,135 | 9.5% | 0.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 66,650 | 12.1% | 0.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 2,376 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,990 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,951 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 52,321 | 9.5% | 0.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 16,175 | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| Riverine | 348,650 | 63.4% | 2.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 66,650 | 12.1% | 0.5% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 2,376 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 14,442 | 2.6% | 0.1% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 36,832 | 6.7% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,990 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,951 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 237 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 503 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 52,321 | 9.5% | 0.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 16,175 | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 76 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 44 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 348,469 | 63.3% | 2.5% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 181 | 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 | 110,725 | 100.0% | 0.8% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 30,167 | 27.2% | 0.2% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 10,368 | 9.4% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 206 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 1,559 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 701 | 0.6% | 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 | 109 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 34 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 7,736 | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 461 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 16,647 | 15.0% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 15,141 | 13.7% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 257 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 37 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,400 | 1.3% | 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 | 5,106 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 294 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,382 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 18,208 | 16.4% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 796 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 107 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 30,127 | 27.2% | 0.2% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 40 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 9,539 | 8.6% | 0.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 829 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 206 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 1,559 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 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) | 125 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 576 | 0.5% | 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) | 109 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 34 | 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) | 6,936 | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 800 | 0.7% | 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) | 389 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 73 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 16,323 | 14.7% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 325 | 0.3% | 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) | 14,922 | 13.5% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 218 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 234 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 23 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,399 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 1 | 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) | 4,247 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 859 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 268 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 26 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,201 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 180 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 4,933 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 13,275 | 12.0% | 0.1% |
| 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) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 1 | 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) | 778 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 107 | 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 | 550,252 | 550,204 | 550,237 | 549,952 | 549,436 | 548,308 | 547,135 | 519,845 | * 95.8% |
| Artificial and highly modified | 52,135 | 51,795 | 51,558 | 50,731 | 50,008 | 48,559 | 46,688 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 66,650 | 66,650 | 66,650 | 66,909 | 66,913 | 66,928 | 66,945 | 77,007 | 86.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,384 | 2,383 | 2,383 | 2,383 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 6,083 | 98.5% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,951 | 5,914 | 5,909 | 5,865 | 5,862 | 5,738 | 5,679 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 52,321 | 52,412 | 52,431 | 52,442 | 52,534 | 52,559 | 52,642 | 63,461 | 82.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 16,175 | 16,172 | 16,183 | 15,923 | 15,789 | 15,927 | 15,903 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 348,650 | 348,891 | 349,137 | 349,699 | 349,949 | 350,216 | 350,896 | 373,294 | 93.4% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 66,650 | 66,650 | 66,650 | 66,909 | 66,913 | 66,928 | 66,945 | 77,007 | 86.6% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,376 | 2,384 | 2,383 | 2,383 | 2,383 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 14,442 | 14,156 | 14,004 | 13,461 | 12,899 | 11,736 | 10,296 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 36,832 | 36,782 | 36,697 | 36,419 | 36,315 | 36,086 | 35,687 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 5,990 | 6,083 | 98.5% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 5,951 | 5,914 | 5,909 | 5,865 | 5,862 | 5,738 | 5,679 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 235 | 225 | 225 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 473 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 52,321 | 52,412 | 52,431 | 52,442 | 52,534 | 52,559 | 52,642 | 63,461 | 82.4% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 16,175 | 16,172 | 16,183 | 15,923 | 15,789 | 15,927 | 15,903 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 76 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 348,469 | 348,711 | 348,981 | 349,545 | 349,795 | 350,075 | 350,755 | 373,294 | 93.3% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 181 | 181 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 141 | 141 | 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 | 110,725 | 110,807 | 110,838 | 110,624 | 110,583 | 110,755 | 110,867 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 30,167 | 30,167 | 30,167 | 30,180 | 30,181 | 30,183 | 30,183 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 10,368 | 10,369 | 10,369 | 10,392 | 10,392 | 10,400 | 10,416 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 |
| 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 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 7,736 | 7,736 | 7,737 | 7,741 | 7,741 | 7,880 | 7,880 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 461 | 461 | 461 | 461 | 461 | 462 | 462 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 16,647 | 16,660 | 16,666 | 16,668 | 16,679 | 16,681 | 16,696 |
| 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 | 15,141 | 15,207 | 15,207 | 15,207 | 15,211 | 15,211 | 15,213 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp | 257 | 257 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 259 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,400 | 1,405 | 1,406 | 1,407 | 1,380 | 1,385 | 1,386 |
| 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 | 5,106 | 5,106 | 5,106 | 4,883 | 4,860 | 4,860 | 4,873 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 294 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 300 | 305 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 1,382 | 1,382 | 1,382 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,360 | 1,360 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 18,208 | 18,208 | 18,231 | 18,215 | 18,209 | 18,224 | 18,284 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 796 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 796 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 30,127 | 30,127 | 30,127 | 30,139 | 30,140 | 30,142 | 30,143 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 9,539 | 9,539 | 9,539 | 9,562 | 9,563 | 9,570 | 9,586 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 829 | 830 | 830 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 | 1,559 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 |
| 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) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 6,936 | 6,936 | 6,937 | 6,941 | 6,941 | 6,943 | 6,952 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 937 | 927 |
| 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) | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 16,323 | 16,335 | 16,342 | 16,344 | 16,365 | 16,368 | 16,382 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 314 | 314 | 314 |
| 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) | 14,922 | 14,989 | 14,989 | 14,989 | 14,992 | 14,993 | 14,995 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 234 | 234 | 234 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 |
| Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,399 | 1,404 | 1,405 | 1,406 | 1,379 | 1,384 | 1,385 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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) | 4,247 | 4,247 | 4,247 | 4,251 | 4,335 | 4,335 | 4,348 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 859 | 859 | 859 | 633 | 525 | 525 | 525 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) | 268 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 274 | 279 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,201 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,182 | 1,182 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 178 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 4,933 | 4,936 | 4,948 | 4,965 | 4,975 | 4,985 | 5,021 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 13,275 | 13,272 | 13,283 | 13,250 | 13,234 | 13,238 | 13,264 |
| 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) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 778 | 778 | 778 | 778 | 778 | 778 | 778 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| 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 | 14,089,680 | 100.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 12,339,441 | 87.6% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 12,339,441 | 87.6% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 416,268 | 3.0% |
| 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves | 2,693 | 0.0% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 392,563 | 2.8% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 15,458 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 5,554 | 0.0% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 333,836 | 2.4% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 32,055 | 0.2% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 214,325 | 1.5% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 86,673 | 0.6% |
| 1.3.4 Rehabilitation | 784 | 0.0% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 227,746 | 1.6% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 170,962 | 1.2% |
| 1.2.2 Surface water supply | 50,051 | 0.4% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 6,733 | 0.0% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 221,298 | 1.6% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 19,832 | 0.1% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 5,813 | 0.0% |
| 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production | 161,556 | 1.1% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 34,098 | 0.2% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 125,806 | 0.9% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | 33,682 | 0.2% |
| 3.3.1 Cereals | 89,579 | 0.6% |
| 3.3.3 Hay and silage | 2,021 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.6 Cotton | 525 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 111,829 | 0.8% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 3,112 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals | 989 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage | 1,466 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 103,606 | 0.7% |
| 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton | 2,650 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.9 Irrigated rice | 6 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 91,331 | 0.6% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 91,331 | 0.6% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 53,500 | 0.4% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.1 Reservoir | 31,881 | 0.2% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 21,270 | 0.2% |
| 6.2.3 Evaporation basin | 349 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 45,665 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.0 River | 43,800 | 0.3% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 1,863 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.3 River - intensive use | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 37,127 | 0.3% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 10,387 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 6,193 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 13,880 | 0.1% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | 160 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 6,508 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 16,503 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.0 Mining | 652 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.1 Mines | 11,221 | 0.1% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 2,040 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.3 Tailings | 741 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use | 1,849 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 15,928 | 0.1% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 2,666 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 1,461 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.2 Lake - production | 11,653 | 0.1% |
| 6.1.3 Lake - intensive use | 19 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.4 Lake - saline | 130 | 0.0% |
| 4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 12,728 | 0.1% |
| 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture | 7,954 | 0.1% |
| 4.5.1 Irrigated seasonal fruits | 296 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs | 4,228 | 0.0% |
| 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming | 250 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 8,977 | 0.1% |
| 5.7.0 Transport and communication | 5,166 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 1,221 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.2 Roads | 1,727 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 206 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.4 Ports and water transport | 286 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | 371 | 0.0% |
| 3.2 Grazing modified pastures | 8,828 | 0.1% |
| 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures | 1,710 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants | 6,995 | 0.0% |
| 3.2.3 Pasture legumes | 123 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 8,755 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 969 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 1,672 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 5,397 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | 546 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.5 Research facilities | 171 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 4,796 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 197 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 4,111 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.2 Irrigated olives | 4 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits | 425 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus | 27 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 2,157 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 1,705 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.1 General purpose factory | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.2 Food processing factory | 198 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.3 Major industrial complex | 126 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage | 79 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.5 Abattoirs | 23 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.7 Sawmill | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial | 9 | 0.0% |
| 4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 1,657 | 0.0% |
| 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures | 1,657 | 0.0% |
| 6.4 Channel/aqueduct | 1,564 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct | 1,490 | 0.0% |
| 6.4.3 Stormwater | 74 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 1,036 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 186 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.3 Poultry farms | 34 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.4 Piggeries | 17 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 457 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 136 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 82 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry | 124 | 0.0% |
| 4.1 Irrigated plantation forests | 928 | 0.0% |
| 4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry | 136 | 0.0% |
| 4.1.3 Irrigated other forest plantation | 792 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 539 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | 116 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.1 Effluent pond | 11 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 318 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 91 | 0.0% |
| 4.6 Irrigated land in transition | 538 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition | 204 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land | 302 | 0.0% |
| 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture | 32 | 0.0% |
| 3.1 Plantation forests | 431 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.0 Plantation forests | 139 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry | 59 | 0.0% |
| 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry | 233 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 262 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 123 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 108 | 0.0% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 105 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use | 105 | 0.0% |
| 5.1 Intensive horticulture | 60 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.0 Intensive horticulture | 6 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.1 Production nurseries | 19 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.2 Shadehouses | 24 | 0.0% |
| 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture | 10 | 0.0% |
| 3.4 Perennial horticulture | 24 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture | 19 | 0.0% |
| 3.4.1 Tree fruits | 5 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 18 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 15 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture | 1 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Local government areas
100K map tiles
- Abbot Point - 8558
- Albro - 8252
- Alpha - 8250
- Ayr - 8358
- Bogantungan - 8350
- Bogie - 8457
- Bowden Reef (prov) - 8459
- Bowen - 8557
- Bowie - 8054
- Bowling Green Bay - 8359
- Bulliwallah - 8254
- Burges - 7859
- Byerwen - 8455
- Calen - 8656
- Cape Upstart - 8458
- Cardwell - 8161
- Cashmere - 7961
- Charters Towers - 8157
- Cheshire - 8149
- Chudleigh Park - 7758
- Clarke River - 7959
- Clermont - 8452
- Collinsville - 8456
- Conjuboy - 7860
- Cotherstone - 8552
- Dotswood - 8158
- Dunrobin - 8152
- Edwinstowe - 8151
- Epping Forest - 8253
- Ewan - 8059
- Frankfield - 8353
- Galilee - 8053
- Glendon - 8356
- Grosvenor Downs - 8553
- Gunjulla - 8354
- Harrybrandt - 8554
- Harvest Home - 8256
- Hillalong - 8555
- Hillgrove - 8058
- Homestead - 8057
- Ingham - 8160
- Jericho - 8150
- Kangaroo Hills - 8060
- Kilcummin - 8453
- Kirrama - 8061
- Lolworth - 7957
- Lou Lou Park - 8153
- Lyndhurst - 7759
- Mantuan Downs - 8349
- Maryvale - 7958
- Milray - 8056
- Mingela - 8258
- Mirani - 8655
- Monteagle - 8352
- Mount Coolon - 8355
- Mount Tutah - 8154
- Natal Downs - 8155
- Pajingo - 8156
- Palm Island North - 8261
- Palm Islands - 8260
- Pentland - 7956
- Proserpine - 8657
- Rattray Island - 8658
- Ravenswood - 8257
- Rollingstone - 8159
- Saint Ronans - 7861
- Scartwater - 8255
- Strathalbyn - 8357
- Surbiton - 8251
- Townsville - 8259
- Troopers Bluff - 8249
- Urannah - 8556
- Valley Of Lagoons - 7960
- Wando Vale - 7858
- Webb Lake - 7955
- White Mountains - 7857
- Wyena - 8454
- Yarrowmere - 8055
- Zig Zag - 8351
Climate zones
Grassland- Subtropical
- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Anakie Inlier
- Basalt Downs
- Belyando Downs
- Beucazon Hills
- Bogie River Hills
- Broken River
- Cape - Campaspe Plains
- Cape River Hills
- Clarke - Connors Ranges
- Claude River Downs
- Debella
- Herbert
- Herberton - Wairuna
- Jericho
- Northern Bowen Basin
- Paluma - Seaview
- South Drummond Basin
- Townsville Plains
- Undara - Toomba Basalts
- Upper Belyando Floodout
- Wyarra Hills
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
- Alice Tableland
- Anakie Inlier
- Basalt Downs
- Belyando Downs
- Beucazon Hills
- Bogie River Hills
- Broken River
- Cape-Campaspe Plains
- Cape River Hills
- Clarke-Connors Ranges
- Claude River Downs
- Debella
- Herbert
- Herberton-Wairuna
- Jericho
- Northern Bowen Basin
- Paluma-Seaview
- South Drummond Basin
- Townsville Plains
- Undara-Toomba Basalts
- Upper Belyando Floodout
- Wyarra Hills
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Central Reef (CR)
- Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
- Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northeast Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
- Abbot Point - Caley Valley
- Bambaroo Coastal Aggregation
- Barrattas Channels Aggregation
- Bingeringo Aggregation
- Birthday Creek
- Bowen River: Birralee - Pelican Creek
- Bowling Green Bay
- Broken River, Urannah Creek and Massey Creek Aggregation
- Burdekin-Bowen Junction and Blue Valley Weir Aggregation
- Burdekin Delta
- Burdekin - Townsville Coastal Aggregation
- Doongmabulla Springs
- Eungella Dam
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Great Basalt Wall
- Haughton Balancing Storage Aggregation
- Jerona Aggregation
- Junction of the Bogie River and Kirknie Creek Aggregation
- Lake Dalrymple
- Lake Lucy Wetlands
- Minnamoolka Area
- Poison Lake
- RAAF Townsville
- Rollston River and Molly Darling Creek Aggregation
- Ross River Reservoir
- Scartwater Aggregation
- Southern Upstart Bay
- The Serpentine Aggregation
- Turkey Mound Spring and Iron Pot Spring Aggregation
- Valley of Lagoons
- Wairuna Lake
- Walters Plains Lake
- Why Not Aggregation
- Wongaloo Fans Aggregation
- Wongaloo Swamps Aggregation
National parks
- Blackwood National Park
- Bowling Green Bay National Park
- Cape Upstart National Park
- Cudmore (Limited Depth) National Park
- Dalrymple National Park
- Epping Forest National Park (scientific)
- Eungella National Park
- Girringun National Park
- Gloucester Island National Park
- Great Basalt Wall National Park
- Homevale National Park
- Kinrara National Park
- Magnetic Island National Park
- Mazeppa National Park
- Mount Abbot National Park (scientific)
- Mount Aberdeen National Park
- Nairana National Park
- Narrien Range National Park
- Orpheus Island National Park
- Paluma Range National Park
- Peak Range National Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Redcliffe Tableland National Park
- The Lakes National Park
- Undara Volcanic National Park
- White Mountains National Park
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
none
Report cards
Conservation parks
- Abbot Bay Conservation Park
- Bolger Bay Conservation Park
- Bowling Green Bay Conservation Park
- Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park
- Girringun Conservation Park
- Horseshoe Bay Lagoon Conservation Park
- Horseshoe Lagoon Conservation Park
- Magnetic Island Conservation Park 1
- Magnetic Island Conservation Park 2
- Townsville Town Common Conservation Park
- White Blow Conservation Park
- Wilandspey Conservation Park
- Wongaloo Conservation Park
State forests
- Andromache State Forest
- Blair Athol State Forest
- Cathu State Forest
- Clemant State Forest
- Crediton State Forest
- Lannercost State Forest
- Macartney State Forest
- Mingela State Forest
- Paluma State Forest
- Proserpine State Forest
- Redrock State Forest
- Sonoma State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
- Aberdeen Nature Refuge
- Bimblebox Nature Refuge
- Blackjack Mountain Nature Refuge
- Bolger Bay Nature Refuge
- Bygana Nature Refuge
- Bygana West Nature Refuge
- Castlevale Nature Refuge
- Corrick Plains Nature Refuge
- Craig's Pocket Nature Refuge
- Doongella Nature Refuge
- Doongmabulla Mound Springs Nature Refuge
- Eaglefield Creek Nature Refuge
- East Top Nature Refuge
- Endeavour Creek Nature Refuge
- Flagstone Nature Refuge
- Glen Eagle Nature Refuge
- Glenlofty Nature Refuge
- Goanna Spring Nature Refuge
- Hells Gate Nature Refuge
- Homehaven Nature Refuge
- Horseshoe Bay Nature Refuge
- Lex Creek Nature Refuge
- Liefway Nature Refuge
- Moonoomoo Nature Refuge
- Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge
- Mount Zero-Taravale Nature Refuge
- Newlands Nature Refuge
- Rainmore Nature Refuge
- Rosser Rainforest Nature Refuge
- Sandy Falls Nature Refuge
- Serpentine Nature Refuge
- Stuart Creek Nature Refuge
- Theresa Hut Nature Refuge
- Toomba Nature Refuge
- Ulcanbah Nature Refuge
- Upper Sleeper Log Creek Nature Refuge
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 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 lake
- 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 soil lake
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal tree swamp—Palm
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- 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 ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Reef Plan paddock to reef integrated monitoring, modelling and reporting program (Paddock to Reef program)
- Queensland wetland mapping
- 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
- Barratta Creek wetlands
- Case Study: Beef Cattle—Managing frontage country
- Cungulla wetland rehabilitation
- Healey’s Lagoon wetland rehabilitation
- Horseshoe Lagoon wetland rehabilitation
- On-farm wetland demonstration site–Lower Burdekin
- Serpentine wetland rehabilitation
- Stuart Creek wetland rehabilitation
- Thuringowa wetland rehabilitation
Wetland projects
- A Fish Friendly Fitzroy: Bypassing the Barrage
- Barratta Creek wetlands
- Big Dune Surfing Reserve Restoration Project
- Bioreactors for GBR - Cane
- Building resilience in the Burdekin grazing industry
- 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
- Clean up Magnetic Island significant creeks and riparian areas
- Community-led coastal environmental inventory and monitoring program
- Coordinated regional pest and weed management in the Burdekin Dry Tropics
- Corio Bay Restoration
- Crooked Waterhole - restoration of Great Barrier Reef wetlands and coastal ecosystems
- Cungulla wetland rehabilitation
- Delivering Biodiversity Dividends for the Barratta Creek Catchment
- Demonstration sites for gully and scald rehabilitation
- Emu Park Community Bushcare Group Coastal Vegetation and Wetlands Protection Project
- Fencing Wetlands and Riparian Zones on Wedderburn
- Feral Pig Control on the Stanage Peninsula
- Fitzroy pest and weed management project
- Fitzroy Water Quality
- Gundanoo Junior Ranger Program - Gundanoos caring for country
- Healey’s Lagoon wetland rehabilitation
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - protecting the water quality of the Thomson River catchment
- Horseshoe Lagoon wetland rehabilitation
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Plan
- Implementing the CQSS Fitzroy Basin Neighbourhood Catchment Program ‘FB NAP PAP 01’ Final Report December 2004
- Improving landscape resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Improving Water Quality Through In-Ground Land Management Changes in the Bowen-Broken River Catchment: A Framework for Action
- Initiation of a Lower Burdekin Water Quality and Salinity Management Program
- Kinka Wetlands
- Kinka Wetlands Quarry Rehabilitation
- Landscape Resilience—Improving Coastal Wetland Ecosystems Through Improved Understanding of Best Irrigation Management Practice in the Lower Burdekin
- Landscape Resilience in the important sugar production area of the Lower Burdekin Delta
- Local Priority Weeds and Pests
- MW QNRM 01
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - NQ Dry Tropics Don River (Additional Project)
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - NQ Dry Tropics S1 Don River
- Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) - RC S1 OaC 1- 11 (DR5005)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2015–16)
- NQ Dry Tropics Community Landcare Grants (2016–17)
- Nutrient management in barramundi ponds
- Ollera Creek
- On-farm wetland demonstration site–Lower Burdekin
- Prawn Farming - Productivity Trial
- Proof of Concept: determining the role of a constructed surface-flow treatment wetland system in improving water quality in the Barratta Creek Catchment
- Protecting and revitalising the natural and cultural aspects of the Juru Walk Precinct
- Protecting the Values of Our Ramsar Wetlands Shoalwater/Corio Bay
- Ramsar Area Pig and Weed Control 2014-15
- Ramsar Wetlands (DEEDI) CfOC
- Ramsar Wetlands (GA) CfOC
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
- Restoring wetland function at Spotswood Lagoon
- Revitalising Estuaries: Jerona Bund
- Ross River Community weed control
- Saving our precious sea turtles in Bowen
- Sea Turtle Volunteer Stranding Response Coordination
- Serpentine wetland rehabilitation
- Strategic control of Weeds of National Significance (WONS) (Weeds)
- Stuart Creek wetland rehabilitation
- Sun Sun Prawn Aquaculture Farm rehabilitation
- Sustainable agriculture through innovative practices in the Fitzroy
- Systems repair in the Lower Burdekin
- Thuringowa wetland rehabilitation
- Townsville Riparian Revegetation Project
- Turning creek weeds into compost 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
- Virtual Bus Tour: Gary Raiteri talks rural water use efficiency technology
- West Haughton Denitrification Bioreactor
- Wetland habitat exotic aquatic weed control
- Whitsunday Integrated Pest Management to Protect Wetlands of National Significance
- Wongaloo-Bowling Green Bay Parks rehabilitation and management
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
-
Burdekin
- Abbot Bay catchments (Burdekin)
- Allingham Creek (Burdekin)
- Barratta Creek (Burdekin)
- Basalt River (Burdekin)
- Belyando floodplain (Burdekin)
- Black River (Burdekin)
- Bogie River (Burdekin)
- Bowen River (Burdekin)
- Broken River (Burdekin)
- Burdekin Delta (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)
- Diamond Creek (Burdekin)
- Don River (Burdekin)
- Douglas Creek (Burdekin)
- Dry River (Burdekin)
- Fanning River (Burdekin)
- Fox Creek (Burdekin)
- Glenmore Creek (Burdekin)
- Gray Creek (Burdekin)
- Hann Creek (Burdekin)
- Haughton River (Burdekin)
- Keelbottom Creek (Burdekin)
- Kirk River (Burdekin)
- Landers Creek (Burdekin)
- Little Bowen River (Burdekin)
- Logan Creek (Burdekin)
- Lolworth Creek (Burdekin)
- Lower Cape River (Burdekin)
- Lower Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Mistake Creek (Burdekin)
- Native Companion Creek (Burdekin)
- Pelican Creek (Burdekin)
- Rollston River (Burdekin)
- Rosella Creek (Burdekin)
- Rosetta Creek (Burdekin)
- Ross River (Burdekin)
- Running River (Burdekin)
- Sandy Creek (Burdekin)
- Sellheim River (Burdekin)
- Star River (Burdekin)
- Stones Creek (Burdekin)
- Upper Belyando River (Burdekin)
- Upper Burdekin River (Burdekin)
- Upper Suttor River (Burdekin)
- Upstart Bay catchments (Burdekin)
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Black River Basin; Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1183)
- HEV2202 (HEV)
- HEV2241 (HEV)
- MD2241 (MD)
- MD2242 (MD)
- SD2201 (SD)
- SD2241 (SD)
- SD2242 (SD)
- SD2243 (SD)
- SD2244 (SD)
- SD2245 (SD)
-
Black River Basin (WQ1171)
- HEV2201 (HEV)
- HEV2202 (HEV)
- HEV2203 (HEV)
- HEV2204 (HEV)
- SD2201 (SD)
- SD2202 (SD)
-
Burdekin River (lower) and Bowen River Sub-Basins (WQ1205)
- (HEV)
-
Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Mulgrave Russell, Johnstone, Tully, Murray, Hinchinbrook, Herbert Basins (WQ1082)
- HEV3121 (HEV)
- HEV3123 (HEV)
- HEV3124 (HEV)
-
Pioneer River and Plane Creek Basins; Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins (WQ1222)
- HEV2381 (HEV)
- HEV2384 (HEV)
-
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1181)
- HEV2221 (HEV)
- HEV2222 (HEV)
- HEV2223 (HEV)
- HEV2224 (HEV)
- HEV2225 (HEV)
- MD2241 (MD)
- SD2221 (SD)
- SD2245 (SD)
-
Ross River Basin and Magnetic Island (WQ1182)
- HEV2226 (HEV)
- SD2221 (SD)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aims Road 1 |
2010 | Culvert | Unnamed Creek |
| Aims Road 2 |
2010 | Culvert | Unnamed Creek |
| Alligator Creek Weir |
2011 | Rock Ramp | Alligator Creek |
| Beach Road |
Vertical slot | Kalamia Creek | |
| Bowen River Weir |
2010 | Mechanical | Bowen River |
| Castenlanelli's Rock Ramp |
Rock Ramp | ||
| Cislowski Road |
Vertical slot | Plantation Creek | |
| Clare Weir |
2009 | Mechanical | Burdekin River |
| Dick's Bank |
2009 | Vertical slot | Sheepstation Creek |
| Exe Creek |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Exe Creek |
| Farm crossing rock ramp |
Rock Ramp | Saltwater Creek | |
| Five Ways |
2011 | Rock Ramp | Sheepstation Creek |
| Hazelwood Creek |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Horseshoe Lagoon |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Horsehoe Creek |
| Inkerman Road |
Rock Ramp | Saltwater Creek | |
| Jacks Road |
2011 | Rock Ramp | Sheepstation Creek |
| JCU Demonstration Fishways |
Rock Ramp | Goondaloo Creek | |
| Kirknie |
2009 | Rock ramp, Culvert | Kirknie Creek |
| Lilliesmere Bund |
Rock Ramp | Alva Creek | |
| Lilliesmere Road |
Vertical slot | Kalamia Creek | |
| McAllisters Road |
Rock Ramp | Plantation Creek | |
| Oats Road Fishway |
2024 | Rock Ramp | Alma Creek |
| Pyott's Lagoon |
Vertical slot | Kalamia Creek | |
| Rita Island |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Burdekin Ananbranch |
| Rocky New Road |
Vertical slot | Saltwater Creek | |
| The Rocks Weir Fishway |
2024 | Cone | Burdekin River |
| Toll Road |
2011 | Vertical slot | Sheepstation Creek |
| Tondarra Road |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Bogie River |
| Town Common |
2011 | Rock Ramp | Unnamed Creek |
| Town Common Ds |
2011 | Culvert | Unnamed Creek |
| University Creek |
2010 | Rock Ramp, Culvert | University Creek |
| Upper Hazelwood B |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Upper Hazelwood T |
2009 | Rock Ramp | Hazelwood Creek |
| Warren's Gully Fishway |
2024 | Rock Ramp | Burdekin River |
| Wills Crossing |
2011 | Culvert | Sheepstation Creek |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 5,702 | 591 | 598 | 215 | 6,296 |
| Animals | 1,171 | 41 | 253 | 106 | 1,212 |
| Mammals | 153 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 172 |
| Birds | 516 | 10 | 96 | 40 | 526 |
| Reptiles | 258 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 260 |
| Amphibians | 63 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 64 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 67 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 75 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Insects | 101 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 102 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Arachnids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacteria | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Chromists | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Fungi | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| Plants | 4,302 | 550 | 345 | 109 | 4,855 |
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) Regional NRM body—NQ Dry Tropics — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/nrm-nq-dry-tropics/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation