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Flinders drainage basin

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Name: Flinders
Area type: Drainage basin
Total area: 10,929,807 ha
% total Qld: 6.3%
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Flinders drainage basin wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 285,945 100.0% 2.6%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 84,772 29.6% 0.8%
Artificial and highly modified 4,098 1.4% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 40,903 14.3% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 741 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 604 0.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 37,955 13.3% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 475 0.2% 0.0%
Riverine 201,170 70.4% 1.8%

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Flinders drainage basin wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 79,586 100.0% 0.7%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 10,852 13.6% 0.1%
Salt marsh and salt flats 29,966 37.7% 0.3%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 585 0.7% 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 5,163 6.5% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 886 1.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,334 8.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,347 20.5% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 4,159 5.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 1,669 2.1% 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 1,832 2.3% 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 38 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 49 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,706 2.1% 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%

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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

Flinders 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 285,945 285,926 285,991 285,843 285,725 285,431 282,160 * 99.9%
Artificial and highly modified 4,098 4,072 3,904 3,698 3,518 3,186 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,903 40,901 100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 741 741 741 741 741 741 767 96.6%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 604 604 607 603 603 600 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 37,955 37,955 37,956 37,960 37,964 37,972 38,383 98.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 475 475 475 475 475 464 0 n/a
Riverine 201,170 201,176 201,405 201,463 201,521 201,566 202,109 99.5%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all drainage basins

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

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

Flinders 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 79,586 79,586 79,587 79,591 79,595 79,602
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852 10,852
Salt marsh and salt flats 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966 29,966
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 585 585 585 585 585 585
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 5,163 5,163 5,163 5,163 5,166 5,166
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 886 886 886 886 886 886
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 6,334 6,334 6,334 6,334 6,334 6,334
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,347 16,349 16,349 16,353 16,353 16,353
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 1,669 1,669 1,669 1,669 1,669 1,677
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 1,832 1,831 1,831 1,831 1,831 1,831
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 38 38 38 38 38 38
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 49 49 49 49 49 49
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,706 1,706 1,706 1,706 1,706 1,706
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0

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metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all drainage basins

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

Flinders drainage basin land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 10,929,514 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 10,485,860 95.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 338,226 3.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 36,475 0.3%
6.1 Lake 16,975 0.2%
6.3 River 15,188 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 13,429 0.1%
1.2 Managed resource protection 5,978 0.1%
5.8 Mining 4,278 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 3,145 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 3,096 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 2,858 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,565 0.0%
5.5 Services 1,508 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 258 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 214 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 206 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 79 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 73 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 52 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 25 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 7 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 Cloncurry Weir 2015 Rock Ramp Cloncurry 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 2,494 204 302 60 2,698
Animals 695 19 151 49 714
Mammals 86 14 3 9 100
Birds 352 3 81 29 355
Reptiles 166 1 13 10 167
Amphibians 34 1 14 0 35
Ray-finned fishes 38 0 37 0 38
Cartilaginous fishes 2 0 2 1 2
Insects 13 0 1 0 13
Malacostracans 4 0 0 0 4
Bacteria 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 14 0 0 0 14
Plants 1,783 185 151 11 1,968

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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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2016) Flinders drainage basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-flinders/

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