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West Warrego IBRA subregion

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Name: West Warrego
Area type: IBRA subregion
Total area: 4,220,686 ha
% total Qld: 2.4%
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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
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Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
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Climate zones
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Bioregional assessment areas
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Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
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
Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
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
Wildlife

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West Warrego IBRA subregion wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 43,161 100.0% 1.0%
Artificial and highly modified 198 0.5% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 675 1.6% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 100 0.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 14,134 32.7% 0.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 177 0.4% 0.0%
Riverine 27,877 64.6% 0.7%

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West Warrego IBRA subregion wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 14,760 100.0% 0.3%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 0 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 604 4.1% 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 139 0.9% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 2,648 17.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 3,399 23.0% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 2,226 15.1% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 795 5.4% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 4,948 33.5% 0.1%
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 0 0.0% 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 0 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 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0.0% 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%

View wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

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

West Warrego IBRA subregion 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 43,161 43,217 43,236 43,242 43,289 43,473 43,403 * 99.0%
Artificial and highly modified 198 198 198 184 184 178 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 675 675 675 675 675 675 675 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 14,134 14,134 14,136 14,149 14,188 14,198 14,410 98.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 177 177 177 177 177 177 0 n/a
Riverine 27,877 27,934 27,951 27,958 27,966 28,145 28,318 98.4%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all IBRA subregions

West Warrego IBRA subregion 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 14,760 14,760 14,762 14,775 14,814 14,824
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salt marsh and salt flats 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 604 604 604 604 604 604
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 139 139 139 139 139 139
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 2,648 2,648 2,648 2,648 2,648 2,648
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 3,399 3,399 3,399 3,399 3,399 3,399
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 2,226 2,226 2,228 2,230 2,244 2,245
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 795 795 795 795 795 796
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 4,948 4,948 4,948 4,958 4,983 4,991
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all IBRA subregions

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

West Warrego IBRA subregion land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 4,220,685 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 4,013,975 95.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 181,443 4.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 16,292 0.4%
6.1 Lake 6,820 0.2%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 692 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 371 0.0%
5.5 Services 311 0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 296 0.0%
5.8 Mining 264 0.0%
6.3 River 80 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 75 0.0%
1.3 Other minimal use 55 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 8 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 5 0.0%

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Marine meso-scale bioregions metadata

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Marine provincial bioregions metadata

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Regional plans info metadata

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World Heritage areas info metadata

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Ramsar internationally important wetlands info metadata

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DIWA nationally important wetlands info metadata

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National parks info metadata

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Marine parks (Queensland) info metadata

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Study areas metadata

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Report cards metadata

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Conservation parks info metadata

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State forests info metadata

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Forest reserves info metadata

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Resources reserves info metadata

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Timber reserves info metadata

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Fish habitat areas info metadata

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Coastal management district info metadata

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Nature refuges info metadata

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 1,326 94 151 34 1,420
Animals 412 14 80 17 426
Mammals 41 8 1 2 49
Birds 243 3 48 13 246
Reptiles 80 0 4 1 80
Amphibians 17 1 9 0 18
Ray-finned fishes 12 2 14 1 14
Insects 18 0 4 0 18
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Fungi 92 0 0 0 92
Plants 822 80 71 17 902

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) West Warrego IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-west-warrego/

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