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Carpentaria local government areaAccess wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service. The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML. Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen Open WetlandMaps interactive map server
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
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| Artificial and highly modified | 2,616 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 315,469 | 47.9% | 4.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,785 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,050 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 143,023 | 21.7% | 2.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,476 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 192,685 | 29.2% | 3.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 315,469 | 47.9% | 4.9% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,681 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 872 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,785 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,050 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 63 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 143,023 | 21.7% | 2.2% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,476 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 192,670 | 29.2% | 3.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 659,109 | 100.0% | 10.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mangroves - other | 52,584 | 11.5% | 0.8% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 262,132 | 57.1% | 4.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 181 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 116 | 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 | 1,007 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 10,728 | 2.3% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 5,494 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 28,947 | 6.3% | 0.5% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 2,118 | 0.5% | 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 | 30,982 | 6.8% | 0.5% |
| 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 | 8,846 | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp | 4,641 | 1.0% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 51,072 | 11.1% | 0.8% |
| 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) | 52,584 | 11.5% | 0.8% |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 262,132 | 57.1% | 4.1% |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 179 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 2 | 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 permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 116 | 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) | 1,007 | 0.2% | 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) | 10,446 | 2.3% | 0.2% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 282 | 0.1% | 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) | 5,445 | 1.2% | 0.1% |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 49 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 28,716 | 6.3% | 0.4% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 231 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) | 2,107 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 10 | 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) | 30,956 | 6.7% | 0.5% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 26 | 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) | 8,816 | 1.9% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 29 | 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) | 4,638 | 1.0% | 0.1% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 50,304 | 11.0% | 0.8% |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 767 | 0.2% | 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% |
| Total | 458,847 | 100.0% | 7.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial and highly modified | 2,616 | 2,616 | 2,588 | 2,427 | 2,395 | 2,307 | 1,779 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 315,469 | 315,469 | 315,473 | 315,476 | 315,476 | 315,476 | 315,476 | 315,551 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 3,127 | 89.1% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,034 | 956 | 960 | 960 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 143,023 | 143,025 | 143,031 | 143,386 | 143,395 | 143,409 | 143,449 | 144,497 | 99.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,476 | 1,476 | 1,476 | 1,131 | 1,199 | 1,196 | 1,195 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 192,685 | 192,699 | 192,700 | 192,688 | 192,558 | 192,553 | 192,557 | 192,749 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 315,469 | 315,469 | 315,473 | 315,476 | 315,476 | 315,476 | 315,476 | 315,551 | 100.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (artificial) | 1,681 | 1,681 | 1,656 | 1,609 | 1,578 | 1,550 | 1,025 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 872 | 872 | 872 | 759 | 758 | 698 | 694 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 2,785 | 3,127 | 89.1% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,034 | 956 | 960 | 960 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 63 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 143,023 | 143,025 | 143,031 | 143,386 | 143,395 | 143,409 | 143,449 | 144,497 | 99.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 1,476 | 1,476 | 1,476 | 1,131 | 1,199 | 1,196 | 1,195 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine (natural) | 192,670 | 192,684 | 192,685 | 192,673 | 192,543 | 192,537 | 192,542 | 192,749 | 100.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 659,109 | 659,124 | 659,108 | 658,932 | 658,768 | 658,690 | 658,205 | 655,924 | * 100.1% |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangroves - Casuarina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mangroves - other | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats | 262,132 | 262,132 | 262,136 | 262,139 | 262,139 | 262,139 | 262,139 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake | 116 | 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 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp | 10,728 | 10,728 | 10,728 | 10,735 | 10,735 | 10,738 | 10,738 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp | 5,494 | 5,494 | 5,494 | 5,494 | 5,494 | 5,495 | 5,532 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp | 28,947 | 28,948 | 28,952 | 28,954 | 28,955 | 28,955 | 28,955 |
| 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 | 2,118 | 2,118 | 2,118 | 2,118 | 2,118 | 2,118 | 2,118 |
| 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 | 30,982 | 30,982 | 30,983 | 30,983 | 30,984 | 30,993 | 30,994 |
| 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 | 8,846 | 8,846 | 8,846 | 8,846 | 8,846 | 8,846 | 8,846 |
| 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 | 4,641 | 4,641 | 4,641 | 4,641 | 4,641 | 4,641 | 4,641 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp | 51,072 | 51,072 | 51,073 | 51,073 | 51,149 | 51,149 | 51,149 |
| 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) | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 | 52,584 |
| Mangroves - other (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) | 262,132 | 262,132 | 262,136 | 262,139 | 262,139 | 262,139 | 262,139 |
| Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) | 116 | 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) | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 10,446 | 10,446 | 10,446 | 10,453 | 10,453 | 10,456 | 10,456 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 |
| 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) | 5,445 | 5,445 | 5,445 | 5,445 | 5,445 | 5,446 | 5,484 |
| Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) | 28,716 | 28,717 | 28,721 | 28,724 | 28,724 | 28,724 | 28,724 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 |
| 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) | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,107 |
| Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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) | 30,956 | 30,956 | 30,957 | 30,957 | 30,959 | 30,967 | 30,969 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 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) | 8,816 | 8,816 | 8,816 | 8,816 | 8,817 | 8,817 | 8,817 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 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) | 4,638 | 4,638 | 4,638 | 4,638 | 4,641 | 4,641 | 4,641 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) | 50,304 | 50,304 | 50,305 | 50,630 | 50,634 | 50,637 | 50,638 |
| Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) | 767 | 767 | 767 | 444 | 514 | 512 | 511 |
| 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 |
| Total | 458,847 | 458,732 | 458,743 | 458,756 | 458,832 | 458,844 | 458,883 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 5,313,598 | 82.8% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 5,313,598 | 82.8% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 589,095 | 9.2% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 562,202 | 8.8% |
| 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation | 26,892 | 0.4% |
| 1.2 Managed resource protection | 201,703 | 3.1% |
| 1.2.0 Managed resource protection | 199,732 | 3.1% |
| 1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses | 1,971 | 0.0% |
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 152,109 | 2.4% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 144,299 | 2.2% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 7,800 | 0.1% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 9 | 0.0% |
| 6.1 Lake | 72,749 | 1.1% |
| 6.1.0 Lake | 72,347 | 1.1% |
| 6.1.1 Lake - conservation | 402 | 0.0% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 46,337 | 0.7% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 14 | 0.0% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 46,323 | 0.7% |
| 6.3 River | 36,314 | 0.6% |
| 6.3.0 River | 36,227 | 0.6% |
| 6.3.1 River - conservation | 88 | 0.0% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 2,161 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam | 1,814 | 0.0% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 347 | 0.0% |
| 4.3 Irrigated cropping | 1,570 | 0.0% |
| 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping | 1,570 | 0.0% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 473 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 169 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 15 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 23 | 0.0% |
| 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure | 266 | 0.0% |
| 5.7 Transport and communication | 360 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes | 354 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.3 Railways | 5 | 0.0% |
| 5.7.5 Navigation and communication | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.5 Services | 324 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 42 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 268 | 0.0% |
| 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.8 Mining | 97 | 0.0% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 97 | 0.0% |
| 5.3 Manufacturing and industrial | 68 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial | 56 | 0.0% |
| 5.3.3 Major industrial complex | 11 | 0.0% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 43 | 0.0% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 43 | 0.0% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 27 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 16 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.3 Solid garbage | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.9.5 Sewage | 8 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 19 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.2 Feedlots | 13 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.5 Aquaculture | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards | 3 | 0.0% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.0 Utilities | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 2 | 0.0% |
| Total | 6,417,050 | 100.0% |
Drainage divisions 
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
100K map tiles
- Augustus Downs - 6860
- Brown Creek - 7161
- Burketown - 6862
- Canobie - 7059
- Claraville - 7260
- Crooked Creek - 7463
- Crosbie Creek - 7467
- Dinah Island - 7165
- Donors Hill - 7060
- Double Lagoon - 7163
- Dunbar - 7365
- Echo Creek - 7363
- Galbraith - 7265
- Iffley - 7160
- Kamileroi - 6959
- Karumba - 7063
- Kingfish Lagoon - 7465
- Koolatah - 7366
- Macaroni - 7164
- Macaroni West - 7064
- Magowra - 7062
- Middle Point - 6962
- Milgarra - 7061
- Mitchell River - 7267
- Mitchell River West - 7167
- Myally - 6859
- Nassau River - 7166
- Neumayer Valley - 6961
- Normanton - 7162
- Pandanus Creek - 7464
- Paradise Creek - 7367
- Peters Lagoon - 7466
- Prospect - 7360
- Rutland Plains - 7266
- Savannah Downs - 7259
- Staaten River - 7364
- Stirling - 7263
- Talawanta - 6960
- Taldora - 7159
- Trenton - 7359
- Vanrook - 7264
- Wallabadah - 7362
- Wernadinga - 6861
Climate zones
Grassland- Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
none
Marine meso-scale bioregions
- Karumba-Nassau (KAN)
Marine provincial bioregions
- Northern Shelf Province
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
none
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
none
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
none
Study areas
none
Report cards
none
Conservation parks
State forests
none
Resources reserves
none
Timber reserves
none
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
- Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
- Arid and semi-arid grass, sedge and herb swamp
- Arid and semi-arid permanent lake
- Arid and semi-arid saline lake
- Arid and semi-arid tree swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain grass, sedge, herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal floodplain tree swamp–Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain grass sedge and herb swamp
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain soil lake
- Coastal and subcoastal non-floodplain tree swamp—Melaleuca spp. and Eucalyptus spp.
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—management profiles
Groundwater dependent ecosystem type—conceptual models
Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
none
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
none
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
none
Wetland projects
- Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals program
- CYPA04 - UHF Radio
- CYPA05 - Turtle Predation
- Development of a Strategic Approach to Weed Management on Kaanju Homelands
- Innovation in rehabilitation processes on Cape York Pastoral Land
- Integrated vertebrate pest management program
- Phase 2 Cape York Turtle Nest Monitoring Project
- Reclaiming landscapes: prickly acacia and other woody weed management in north-west Queensland
- Reducing the impact of pests and weeds
- Resilient landscape and riparian zones: strategic rubber vine and bellyache bush management in the Northern and Southern Gulf
- Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works
- Targeting Landcare Initiatives in practice on Cape York Peninsula
- Virtual Bus Tour: Water use efficiency success with overhead irrigation project
- Waterbird breeding colonies in Gulf Plains
Area specific conceptual model case studies
none
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
none
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
none
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
none
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
| Name | Construction year | Structure types | Stream name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus Downs |
2012 | Culvert | Leichhardt River |
| Bynoe River |
2010 | Cone | Bynoe River |
| Glenore Weir |
2016 | Cone | Norman River |
| Little Bynoe |
2014 | Cone | Little Bynoe River |
| Magowra Creek |
2011 | Culvert | Magowra Creek |
| Wernadinga Road |
2009 | Cone | Flinders River |
Related legislation/policies
External links/description
Wildlife
|
Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | 550 | 15 | 168 | 31 | 565 |
| Mammals | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Birds | 357 | 5 | 87 | 27 | 362 |
| Reptiles | 80 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 81 |
| Amphibians | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 48 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 48 |
| Cartilaginous fishes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Fungi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Plants | 1,245 | 128 | 172 | 6 | 1,373 |
| TOTAL | 1,798 | 143 | 340 | 37 | 1,941 |
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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.
Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.
A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.
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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Carpentaria local government area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 August 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/lga-carpentaria/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation