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Drainage basins

Burdekin drainage basin

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Name: Burdekin
Area type: Drainage basin
Total area: 13,010,930 ha
% total Qld: 7.5%
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Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
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Fish habitat areas
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Nature refuges
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Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models
Water resource planning areas
Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs
Point source monitoring
Wetland soil indicator case studies
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Area specific conceptual model case studies
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EPP (Water) scheduled environmental values and water quality objectives
Shorebird zones
Biopassage structures
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Burdekin drainage basin wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 415,674 100.0% 3.2%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 105,542 25.4% 0.8%
Artificial and highly modified 41,086 9.9% 0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 2,251 0.5% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 5,032 1.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 4,528 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 50,177 12.1% 0.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 2,472 0.6% 0.0%
Riverine 310,128 74.6% 2.4%

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Burdekin drainage basin wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 55,776 100.0% 0.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 1,963 3.5% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 102 0.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 206 0.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1.9% 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 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 48 0.1% 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 2,415 4.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,937 14.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 5.3% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,302 29.2% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 16,895 30.3% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 0.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 780 1.4% 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 30 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 81 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 687 1.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 688 1.2% 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 2,690 4.8% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 626 1.1% 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

Burdekin drainage basin 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 415,674 415,739 415,520 415,129 414,345 413,464 385,988 * 97.0%
Artificial and highly modified 41,086 41,016 40,418 39,917 38,902 37,336 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 2,251 2,251 2,255 2,255 2,255 2,255 1,853 121.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 5,032 5,032 5,032 5,032 5,032 5,032 5,033 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 4,528 4,528 4,528 4,522 4,391 4,395 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 50,177 50,183 50,190 50,250 50,294 50,337 53,867 93.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 2,472 2,472 2,472 2,365 2,499 2,490 0 n/a
Riverine 310,128 310,257 310,625 310,789 310,973 311,621 325,235 95.4%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

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metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

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metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all drainage basins

Burdekin drainage basin 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 55,776 55,777 55,788 55,740 55,919 55,952
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 1,963 1,963 1,963 1,963 1,963 1,963
Salt marsh and salt flats 102 102 106 106 106 106
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 206 206 206 206 206 206
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057 1,057
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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 48 48 48 48 48 48
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 2,415 2,415 2,428 2,428 2,463 2,482
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,937 7,937 7,940 7,940 8,077 8,077
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 2,978 2,978 2,980 2,983 2,983
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,302 16,308 16,311 16,311 16,314 16,328
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 16,895 16,895 16,883 16,883 16,883 16,883
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 258 260 260 260 260
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 28 28 28 28 28 28
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 780 780 780 780 780 780
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 30 30 30 30 30 30
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 81 81 81 81 84 84
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 687 687 687 687 684 684
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 688 688 687 687 687 687
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2,690 2,690 2,690 2,693 2,694 2,694
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 626 626 626 572 572 572

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metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all drainage 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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Burdekin drainage basin land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 13,010,925 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 11,690,727 89.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 293,758 2.3%
1.3 Other minimal use 278,492 2.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 216,066 1.7%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 163,533 1.3%
3.3 Cropping 125,006 1.0%
2.2 Production native forests 75,628 0.6%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 42,728 0.3%
6.3 River 37,834 0.3%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 27,557 0.2%
5.8 Mining 14,767 0.1%
6.1 Lake 14,307 0.1%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 12,725 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 8,666 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,537 0.0%
5.5 Services 2,203 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 928 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 451 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 329 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 316 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 316 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 302 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 264 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 201 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 195 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 72 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 17 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Bowen River Weir 2010 Mechanical Bowen River
map Clare Weir 2009 Mechanical Burdekin River
map Exe Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Exe Creek
map Hazelwood Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Kirknie 2009 Rock ramp, Culvert Kirknie Creek
map Tondarra Road 2009 Rock Ramp Bogie River
map Upper Hazelwood B 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Upper Hazelwood T 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 4,978 480 466 179 5,458
Animals 1,003 35 193 79 1,038
Mammals 139 19 4 21 158
Birds 459 8 85 32 467
Reptiles 227 1 13 17 228
Amphibians 59 1 26 8 60
Ray-finned fishes 45 5 50 0 50
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 0 1
Insects 69 1 14 1 70
Malacostracans 3 0 0 0 3
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 12 0 0 0 12
Fungi 172 0 0 0 172
Plants 3,791 445 273 100 4,236

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) Burdekin drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-burdekin/

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