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Cooper Creek water resource planning area wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 953,642 100.0% 3.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 678,008 71.1% 2.8%
Artificial and highly modified 4,137 0.4% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 166,899 17.5% 0.7%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,012 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 503,866 52.8% 2.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,102 0.1% 0.0%
Riverine 275,623 28.9% 1.1%
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) 2,660 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 1,359 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 166,899 17.5% 0.7%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,012 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 107 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 503,866 52.8% 2.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,102 0.1% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 275,550 28.9% 1.1%
Riverine (slightly modified) 74 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.

Cooper Creek water resource planning area wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 669,808 100.0% 2.7%
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 145,539 21.7% 0.6%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 20,840 3.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 31,476 4.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 16,197 2.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 394,552 58.9% 1.6%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 18,050 2.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 3,933 0.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 6,121 0.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 33,084 4.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 11 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 145,484 21.7% 0.6%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 55 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 20,833 3.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 7 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 31,184 4.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 292 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 15,942 2.4% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 255 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 394,438 58.9% 1.6%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 114 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 18,040 2.7% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 10 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 3,791 0.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 142 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 6,102 0.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 20 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 32,847 4.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 237 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 11 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%

Disclaimer

Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.

Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.

Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.

Wetland extent changes

Cooper Creek water resource planning area wetland extent change by system
System 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2021/pre-clear
percentage
Total 953,642 953,976 953,977 954,058 954,089 954,433 954,504 953,183 * 99.6%
Artificial and highly modified 4,137 4,136 4,126 4,072 4,044 3,884 3,670 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) 166,899 166,915 166,915 166,915 166,926 166,926 166,926 167,093 99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,012 2,009 2,009 2,009 1,997 1,997 1,998 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 503,866 504,075 504,079 504,060 504,068 504,160 504,242 505,906 99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,060 0 n/a
Riverine 275,623 275,737 275,745 275,899 275,949 276,360 276,607 280,184 98.4%
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) 2,660 2,660 2,655 2,637 2,619 2,479 2,350 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 1,359 1,358 1,353 1,317 1,308 1,288 1,217 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 166,899 166,915 166,915 166,915 166,926 166,926 166,926 167,093 99.9%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 2,012 2,009 2,009 2,009 1,997 1,997 1,998 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 107 107 107 107 107 107 102 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 503,866 504,075 504,079 504,060 504,068 504,160 504,242 505,906 99.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,102 1,060 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 275,550 275,663 275,671 275,829 275,879 276,291 276,538 280,184 98.3%
Riverine (slightly modified) 74 74 74 70 70 70 70 0 n/a

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

Cooper Creek water resource planning area wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 669,808 670,033 670,038 670,019 670,028 670,120 670,160
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 145,539 145,556 145,556 145,556 145,557 145,557 145,557
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840 20,840
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 31,476 31,598 31,598 31,559 31,559 31,618 31,622
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 16,197 16,232 16,232 16,247 16,247 16,270 16,272
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 394,552 394,552 394,557 394,557 394,559 394,560 394,560
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 18,050 18,050 18,050 18,050 18,050 18,050 18,062
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 3,933 3,988 3,988 3,988 3,988 3,988 3,996
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 6,121 6,121 6,121 6,121 6,121 6,122 6,122
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 33,084 33,083 33,083 33,088 33,094 33,103 33,115
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 145,484 145,501 145,501 145,501 145,511 145,512 145,512
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 55 55 55 55 45 45 45
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833 20,833
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 31,184 31,306 31,306 31,267 31,267 31,326 31,330
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 292 292 292 292 292 292 292
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 15,942 15,977 15,977 15,991 15,992 16,015 16,017
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 255 255 255 255 255 255 255
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 394,438 394,438 394,442 394,442 394,444 394,445 394,445
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 114 114 114 114 114 114 114
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 18,040 18,040 18,040 18,040 18,040 18,040 18,052
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 3,791 3,845 3,845 3,845 3,845 3,845 3,854
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 142 142 142 142 142 142 142
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 6,102 6,101 6,101 6,101 6,101 6,102 6,102
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 32,847 32,846 32,846 32,851 32,857 32,865 32,920
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 237 237 237 237 237 237 195
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disclaimer

Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.

Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.

Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.

Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Cooper Creek water resource planning area land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 24,390,390 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 22,655,998 92.9%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 22,655,998 92.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 1,043,322 4.3%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 1,043,322 4.3%
1.1 Nature conservation 319,002 1.3%
1.1.3 National park 302,749 1.2%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 16,253 0.1%
6.1 Lake 207,279 0.8%
6.1.0 Lake 207,217 0.8%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation 60 0.0%
6.1.2 Lake - production 1 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 100,718 0.4%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 100,718 0.4%
1.3 Other minimal use 31,561 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 31,527 0.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 34 0.0%
6.3 River 9,387 0.0%
6.3.0 River 9,340 0.0%
6.3.1 River - conservation 47 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 6,847 0.0%
6.2.0 Reservoir/dam 6,800 0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 47 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 4,963 0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication 1,972 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 2,940 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 7 0.0%
5.7.3 Railways 15 0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication 30 0.0%
5.5 Services 3,614 0.0%
5.5.1 Commercial services 103 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services 424 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 3,038 0.0%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban 19 0.0%
5.5.5 Research facilities 31 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 3,517 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 1,008 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 17 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 721 0.0%
5.4.4 Remote communities 28 0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure 1,742 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,408 0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots 12 0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms 1,309 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs 11 0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards 77 0.0%
5.8 Mining 1,292 0.0%
5.8.0 Mining 818 0.0%
5.8.1 Mines 97 0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries 341 0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 36 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 497 0.0%
5.6.0 Utilities 1 0.0%
5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation < 1 0.0%
5.6.4 Solar electricity generation 5 0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission 17 0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission 457 0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission 16 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 408 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 263 0.0%
4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage 144 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 204 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial 138 0.0%
5.3.1 General purpose factory 3 0.0%
5.3.6 Oil refinery 54 0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill 9 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 167 0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal 55 0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond 6 0.0%
5.9.2 Landfill 35 0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage 62 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 10 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 123 0.0%
4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures 123 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 65 0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping 65 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 12 0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 12 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 2 0.0%
3.1.0 Plantation forests 2 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 2 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses 1 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 1 0.0%
3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,974 241 274 83 3,216
Animals 696 23 107 37 719
Mammals 90 15 1 8 105
Birds 330 5 63 20 335
Reptiles 198 0 5 5 198
Amphibians 30 1 14 0 31
Ray-finned fishes 21 2 23 3 23
Insects 23 0 1 0 23
Malacostracans 2 0 0 0 2
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Snails 1 0 0 1 1
Bacteria 8 0 0 0 8
Fungi 88 0 0 0 88
Plants 2,182 218 167 46 2,401

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

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Cooper Creek water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-cooper-creek/

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