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Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other

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Name: Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria
Area type: Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other
Total area: 30,296,090 ha
% total Qld: 17.5%

View the Aquatic Conservation Assessments report for this bounding area

Page table of contents
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
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Climate zones
Bioregions
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Ramsar internationally important wetlands
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National parks
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Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
Freshwater biogeographic provinces
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
Wetland management case studies
Wetland projects
Area specific conceptual model case studies
Paddock to Reef (P2R) report cards
Water Quality Improvement Plan catchments
EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
Related legislation/policies
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Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 1,174,277 100.0% 3.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 513,138 43.7% 1.7%
Artificial and highly modified 9,684 0.8% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 214,677 18.3% 0.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 3,250 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,420 0.5% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 278,661 23.7% 0.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,448 0.1% 0.0%
Riverine 661,136 56.3% 2.2%

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Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 490,170 100.0% 1.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 48,402 9.9% 0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats 165,525 33.8% 0.5%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 917 0.2% 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 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 11,471 2.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 886 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 7,910 1.6% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 85,477 17.4% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 4,159 0.8% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,498 1.3% 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 68,713 14.0% 0.2%
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 20,757 4.2% 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 9,404 1.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 59,492 12.1% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 10 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 12 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 377 0.1% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 160 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.

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Wetland extent changes

Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland extent change by system
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 1,174,277 1,174,278 1,178,258 1,177,910 1,177,168 1,176,551 1,166,617 * 99.8%
Artificial and highly modified 9,684 9,579 9,199 8,909 8,148 7,392 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 214,677 214,681 214,684 214,684 214,684 214,684 214,757 100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 3,250 3,250 3,249 3,249 3,249 3,249 3,293 98.7%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,420 5,420 5,423 5,411 5,415 5,413 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 278,661 278,668 278,937 278,962 278,995 279,088 281,393 99.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,448 1,448 1,427 1,416 1,404 1,391 0 n/a
Riverine 661,136 661,233 665,339 665,278 665,273 665,334 667,175 99.1%

* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

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metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

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metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

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metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 area
(ha)		 2017 area
(ha)		 2013 area
(ha)		 2009 area
(ha)		 2005 area
(ha)		 2001 area
(ha)
Total 490,170 490,180 490,431 490,445 490,465 490,557
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 48,402 48,402 48,402 48,402 48,402 48,402
Salt marsh and salt flats 165,525 165,530 165,532 165,532 165,532 165,532
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 917 917 917 917 917 917
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 11,471 11,471 11,471 11,471 11,474 11,474
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 886 886 886 886 886 886
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 7,910 7,910 7,910 7,910 7,910 7,910
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 85,477 85,482 85,482 85,486 85,493 85,560
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159 4,159
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,498 6,498 6,498 6,498 6,498 6,512
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 68,713 68,713 68,713 68,715 68,724 68,725
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 20,757 20,757 20,760 20,760 20,760 20,764
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 9,404 9,404 9,586 9,595 9,597 9,602
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 59,492 59,492 59,555 59,554 59,554 59,554
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 10 10 10 10 10 10
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 12 12 12 12 12 12
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 377 377 377 377 377 377
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 160 160 160 160 161 161

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others

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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 30,294,399 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 26,737,472 88.3%
1.1 Nature conservation 1,445,616 4.8%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 1,073,320 3.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 687,887 2.3%
6.1 Lake 132,995 0.4%
6.3 River 108,654 0.4%
1.3 Other minimal use 41,138 0.1%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 17,649 0.1%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 12,375 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 9,356 0.0%
5.8 Mining 7,540 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 5,880 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 4,889 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 4,228 0.0%
5.5 Services 2,867 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 595 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 494 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 461 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 312 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 304 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 177 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 110 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 29 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 16 0.0%
2.2 Production native forests 12 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 10 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 10 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 3 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Bynoe River 2010 Cone Bynoe River
map Charlston Dam 2019 Bypass Finnegan Creek
map Cloncurry Weir 2015 Rock Ramp Cloncurry River
map Glenore Weir 2016 Cone Norman River
map Little Bynoe 2014 Cone Little Bynoe River
map Magowra Creek 2011 Culvert Magowra Creek
map Wernadinga Road 2009 Cone Flinders River

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 6,346 510 604 289 6,856
Animals 1,190 33 262 89 1,223
Mammals 146 18 5 22 164
Birds 487 9 90 37 496
Reptiles 276 1 25 15 277
Amphibians 77 1 28 13 78
Ray-finned fishes 75 3 77 0 78
Cartilaginous fishes 3 0 3 1 3
Insects 119 1 34 0 120
Malacostracans 6 0 0 1 6
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 5 0 0 0 5
Fungi 376 1 0 0 377
Plants 4,774 476 342 200 5,250
Protozoans 1 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) Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria Aquatic Conservation Assessment (AquaBAMM) and other — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/aca-bounding-area-eastern-gulf-of-carpentaria/

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