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Great Sandy Strait Ramsar internationally important wetlandAccess 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
Overview    Great Sandy Strait is a double-ended sand passage estuary and, because of the relatively flat nearshore, has large horizontal tide movements. Low water is one kilometre offshore in some areas. Patterned fens have been recorded along Great Sandy Strait and Cooloola. This type of wetland is rare in Australia. A Protected Area Management Plan is available for this area. The Great Sandy Strait Ramsar Information Sheet (1999) provides detailed explaination of the values, functions and characteristics of the site. Information for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway for the Great Sandy Strait. Wetlands International provides a Ramsar Sites: Directory and Overview for preparing reports on specific aspects of the site. Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20,371 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 20,370 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
| Artificial and highly modified | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,458 | 80.8% | 19.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 14 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 3,868 | 19.0% | 4.6% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 19 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,458 | 80.8% | 19.7% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 14 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 3,868 | 19.0% | 4.6% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 19 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | < 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Habitat | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20,356 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 294 | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| Mangroves - other | 12,660 | 62.2% | 15.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 3,503 | 17.2% | 4.2% |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake | 12 | 0.1% | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 896 | 4.4% | 1.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 1,341 | 6.6% | 1.6% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 1,251 | 6.1% | 1.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 370 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 18 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 294 | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 12,660 | 62.2% | 15.1% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 3,503 | 17.2% | 4.2% |
| 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) | 12 | 0.1% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 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) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 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) | 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) | 896 | 4.4% | 1.1% |
| 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) | 1,341 | 6.6% | 1.6% |
| 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) | 1,251 | 6.1% | 1.5% |
| 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) | 370 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | 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) | 18 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
Wetland extent changes
| 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 | 20,371 | 20,371 | 20,371 | 20,371 | 20,371 | 20,371 | 20,462 | * 99.6% |
| Artificial and highly modified | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,494 | 99.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 99.3% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,955 | 97.8% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,458 | 16,494 | 99.8% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 99.3% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,868 | 3,955 | 97.8% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 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) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 20,356 | 20,356 | 20,356 | 20,356 | 20,356 | 20,356 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 |
| Mangroves - other | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 |
| Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other (natural) | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 | 12,660 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 | 3,503 |
| 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) | 0 | 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) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 | 896 |
| 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) | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 |
| 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) | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1,251 |
| 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) | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| 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) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 28,704 | 34.3% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 14,053 | 16.8% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 215 | 0.3% |
| 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline | 13,838 | 16.5% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 8,867 | 10.6% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 8,357 | 10.0% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 478 | 0.6% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 32 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | 4,498 | 5.4% |
| 6.3.0 River | 4,498 | 5.4% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 1,045 | 1.2% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 61 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.1 Defence | 113 | 0.1% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 871 | 1.0% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 130 | 0.2% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 130 | 0.2% |
| 6.6 Estuary/coastal waters | 31 | 0.0% |
| 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters | 31 | 0.0% |
| 2.2 Production native forests | 25 | 0.0% |
| 2.2.0 Production native forests | 25 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 14 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 9 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.4 Remote communities | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 3 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 12 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 12 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 9 | 0.0% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 9 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 2 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 2 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.3 Cropping | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 3.3.0 Cropping | < 1 | 0.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
- Fraser Island State Forest
- Tuan State Forest
Forest reserves
none
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
none
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain wet heath swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain sand lake—Window
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
- Aerial surveys of waterbirds in eastern Australia
- Central Queensland ambient estuary program
- Environmental flows assessment program (EFAP)
- Groundwater ambient network (GWAN) – water quality
- Groundwater water level network
- Long term historical trend water quality monitoring data
- Moreton Bay regional council waterway health monitoring program
- Queensland wetland mapping
- South East Queensland (SEQ) Catchments community water quality monitoring program
- Surface water monitoring network
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
none
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- Beaver Rock Reserve habitat protection and rehabilitation program
- Booral & Round Island Project Weed Management
- Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region
- Community Foreshore Habitat Recovery and Rehabilitation Extension Program
- Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Crab Creek native vegetation management
- Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site
- Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground
- Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary
- Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek
- Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project
- Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project
- Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek
- Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora)
- Mullens Wader Walk
- PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora
- PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove)
- PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15
- PCE - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare
- PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands
- PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management
- PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM
- PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control
- Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region
- Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks
- Pig Control at Tandora
- Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction
- Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora
- Research Case Study: Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds
- Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region
- The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland
- Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works
- Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance
- Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek
- Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
-
Burrum, Gregory, Isis, Cherwell and Elliott Rivers (WQ1371)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
-
Fraser Island Waters (WQ1391)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
-
Great Sandy Strait and Coastal Creeks (WQ1402)
- FF/FL/PF/1 (HEV)
- GSS1 (HEV)
- HB1 (HEV)
- PF1 (HEV)
-
Hervey Bay (WQ1372)
- HB1 (HEV)
-
Mary River (WQ1381)
- GSS1 (HEV)
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
none
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 1,783 | 170 | 305 | 81 | 1,985 |
| Animals | 622 | 25 | 166 | 61 | 647 |
| Mammals | 75 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 86 |
| Birds | 361 | 7 | 90 | 34 | 368 |
| Reptiles | 80 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 81 |
| Amphibians | 32 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 30 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 34 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Insects | 37 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 38 |
| Malacostracans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bacteria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chromists | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fungi | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| Plants | 962 | 145 | 139 | 20 | 1,117 |
| Protozoans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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) Great Sandy Strait Ramsar internationally important wetland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ramsar-wetland-great-sandy-strait/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation