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Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region

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Name: Burdekin
Area type: Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region
Total area: 14,060,388 ha
% total Qld: 8.1%
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Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
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Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
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Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
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Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Nature refuges
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Aquatic Conservation Assessments (AquaBAMM) and others
Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models
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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
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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
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Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 540,011 100.0% 3.8%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 199,004 36.9% 1.4%
Artificial and highly modified 51,117 9.5% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 63,237 11.7% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 2,363 0.4% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 4,944 0.9% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,812 1.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 55,669 10.3% 0.4%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 15,869 2.9% 0.1%
Riverine 341,001 63.1% 2.4%

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Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 109,914 100.0% 0.8%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 27,282 24.8% 0.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats 9,735 8.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 1,057 1.0% 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 5 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 641 0.6% 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 109 0.1% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 2,415 2.2% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 7,609 6.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 2,978 2.7% 0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 16,262 14.8% 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 16,414 14.9% 0.1%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 258 0.2% 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 1,175 1.1% 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 787 0.7% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 203 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,242 1.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 18,042 16.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 2 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 2,690 2.4% 0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 976 0.9% 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 Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region 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 540,011 540,116 539,600 539,166 538,170 537,126 508,141 * 96.2%
Artificial and highly modified 51,117 51,034 50,281 49,640 48,263 46,431 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 63,237 63,237 63,496 63,499 63,515 63,532 73,578 85.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 2,363 2,363 2,371 2,370 2,371 2,371 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 4,944 4,944 4,944 4,944 4,944 4,944 5,037 98.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 5,812 5,812 5,774 5,772 5,649 5,592 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 55,669 55,687 55,677 55,750 55,815 55,916 66,833 83.3%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 15,869 15,869 15,632 15,508 15,646 15,623 0 n/a
Riverine 341,001 341,170 341,425 341,683 341,969 342,718 362,693 94.0%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region 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 109,914 109,927 109,714 109,664 109,877 110,007
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 27,282 27,282 27,293 27,294 27,297 27,298
Salt marsh and salt flats 9,735 9,735 9,759 9,759 9,766 9,782
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 3 3 3 3 3 3
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 641 641 641 641 641 641
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 109 109 109 109 109 109
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 7,609 7,610 7,613 7,613 7,749 7,749
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 16,262 16,269 16,269 16,269 16,272 16,286
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 16,414 16,414 16,403 16,403 16,403 16,403
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 1,175 1,176 1,176 1,179 1,186 1,186
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 787 787 564 564 564 565
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 203 203 203 203 205 210
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 1,242 1,242 1,215 1,215 1,212 1,212
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 18,042 18,054 18,049 18,044 18,061 18,125
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 2 2 2 2 2 1
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 976 976 976 922 922 932

metadata View 2019 wetland habitat area for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM regions

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 Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 14,059,479 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 12,335,710 87.7%
1.1 Nature conservation 406,607 2.9%
1.3 Other minimal use 332,662 2.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 220,316 1.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 218,395 1.6%
3.3 Cropping 126,438 0.9%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 111,519 0.8%
2.2 Production native forests 91,188 0.6%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 53,439 0.4%
6.3 River 41,841 0.3%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 36,529 0.3%
5.8 Mining 16,489 0.1%
6.1 Lake 15,372 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 12,651 0.1%
5.7 Transport and communication 8,894 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 8,828 0.1%
5.5 Services 8,603 0.1%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 4,788 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 2,144 0.0%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 1,657 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 1,564 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,033 0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 928 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 538 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 519 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 428 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 258 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 58 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 44 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 24 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 18 0.0%

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Aims Road 1 2010 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map Aims Road 2 2010 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map Alligator Creek Weir 2011 Rock Ramp Alligator Creek
map Beach Road Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map Bowen River Weir 2010 Mechanical Bowen River
map Castenlanelli's Rock Ramp Rock Ramp
map Cislowski Road Vertical slot Plantation Creek
map Clare Weir 2009 Mechanical Burdekin River
map Dick's Bank 2009 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Exe Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Exe Creek
map Farm crossing rock ramp Rock Ramp Saltwater Creek
map Five Ways 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map Hazelwood Creek 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Horseshoe Lagoon 2009 Rock Ramp Horsehoe Creek
map Inkerman Road Rock Ramp Saltwater Creek
map Jacks Road 2011 Rock Ramp Sheepstation Creek
map Kirknie 2009 Rock ramp, Culvert Kirknie Creek
map Lilliesmere Bund Rock Ramp Alva Creek
map Lilliesmere Road Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map McAllisters Road Rock Ramp Plantation Creek
map Pyott's Lagoon Vertical slot Kalamia Creek
map Rita Island 2009 Rock Ramp Burdekin Ananbranch
map Rocky New Road Vertical slot Saltwater Creek
map Toll Road 2011 Vertical slot Sheepstation Creek
map Tondarra Road 2009 Rock Ramp Bogie River
map Town Common 2011 Rock Ramp Unnamed Creek
map Town Common Ds 2011 Culvert Unnamed Creek
map University Creek 2010 Rock Ramp, Culvert University Creek
map Upper Hazelwood B 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Upper Hazelwood T 2009 Rock Ramp Hazelwood Creek
map Wills Crossing 2011 Culvert Sheepstation Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 5,578 579 584 205 6,157
Animals 1,151 41 250 100 1,192
Mammals 150 19 7 26 169
Birds 511 10 96 38 521
Reptiles 255 2 26 22 257
Amphibians 63 1 26 9 64
Ray-finned fishes 67 8 74 1 75
Cartilaginous fishes 4 0 4 2 4
Insects 95 1 17 1 96
Malacostracans 5 0 0 1 5
Arachnids 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 20 0 0 0 20
Chromists 26 0 0 0 26
Fungi 180 0 0 0 180
Plants 4,201 538 334 105 4,739

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) Burdekin Paddock to Reef (P2R) NRM region — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/paddock-to-reef-nrm-burdekin/

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