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Freshwater Creek drainage sub-basinAccess 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
Catchment stories
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| System | Area (ha) | % wetlands area | % total area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial and highly modified | 350 | 72.7% | 3.3% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 131 | 27.3% | 1.2% |
| 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) | 4 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 346 | 71.8% | 3.2% |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (natural) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (artificial) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (highly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine (natural) | 131 | 27.3% | 1.2% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 482 | 100.0% | 4.5% |
| Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine | 350 | 72.7% | 3.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No habitats in this region | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 0 | 100.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial and highly modified | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 1 | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Riverine | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 548 | 24.0% |
| 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) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (highly modified) | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (artificial) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (highly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Palustrine (natural) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 1 | 0.0% |
| Palustrine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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) | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 548 | 24.0% |
| Riverine (slightly modified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 548 | * 24.0% |
* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
View 2021 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2019 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2017 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2013 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2009 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2005 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2001 wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View pre-clear wetland system extents for all drainage sub-basins
View 2021/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all drainage sub-basins
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Nature conservation | 7,236 | 67.7% |
| 1.1.3 National park | 6,535 | 61.1% |
| 1.1.4 Natural feature protection | 35 | 0.3% |
| 1.1.7 Other conserved area | 666 | 6.2% |
| 1.3 Other minimal use | 1,358 | 12.7% |
| 1.3.0 Other minimal use | 45 | 0.4% |
| 1.3.3 Residual native cover | 1,314 | 12.3% |
| 5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure | 1,027 | 9.6% |
| 5.4.1 Urban residential | 578 | 5.4% |
| 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture | 30 | 0.3% |
| 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture | 419 | 3.9% |
| 3.3 Cropping | 333 | 3.1% |
| 3.3.5 Sugar | 333 | 3.1% |
| 6.2 Reservoir/dam | 310 | 2.9% |
| 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams | 310 | 2.9% |
| 5.5 Services | 225 | 2.1% |
| 5.5.1 Commercial services | 15 | 0.1% |
| 5.5.2 Public services | 63 | 0.6% |
| 5.5.3 Recreation and culture | 147 | 1.4% |
| 6.5 Marsh/wetland | 65 | 0.6% |
| 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland | 65 | 0.6% |
| 5.8 Mining | 52 | 0.5% |
| 5.8.2 Quarries | 52 | 0.5% |
| 2.1 Grazing native vegetation | 38 | 0.4% |
| 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation | 38 | 0.4% |
| 3.6 Land in transition | 18 | 0.2% |
| 3.6.0 Land in transition | 17 | 0.2% |
| 3.6.4 No defined use | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5.2 Intensive animal production | 16 | 0.1% |
| 5.2.6 Horse studs | 16 | 0.1% |
| 5.9 Waste treatment and disposal | 8 | 0.1% |
| 5.9.2 Landfill | 8 | 0.1% |
| 5.6 Utilities | 4 | 0.0% |
| 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission | 4 | 0.0% |
| 4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture | 4 | 0.0% |
| 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits | 4 | 0.0% |
| 6.3 River | < 1 | 0.0% |
| 6.3.0 River | < 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 10,693 | 100.0% |
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- Radjirr-radjirr, Freshwater Creek, Redlynch
- Research Case Study: Cost-effective restoration of wetlands that protect the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef
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Barron River Basin (WQ1101)
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Wildlife
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Kingdom
Class
|
Native | Introduced | Wetland indicator species |
Rare or threatened species |
All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | 337 | 12 | 90 | 16 | 349 |
| Mammals | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
| Birds | 200 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 205 |
| Reptiles | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| Amphibians | 25 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| Ray-finned fishes | 42 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Insects | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Fungi | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Plants | 835 | 144 | 24 | 21 | 979 |
| TOTAL | 1,193 | 156 | 114 | 37 | 1,349 |
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This page should be cited as:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Freshwater Creek drainage sub-basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 August 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-freshwater-creek/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation