Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments
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Name:
Great Sandy Strait
Area type:
Study area
Total area:
1,218,935 ha
% total Qld:
0.7%
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents Based on wetland mapping version 6.0
Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
70,399
100.0%
5.8%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
55,663
79.1%
4.6%
Artificial and highly modified
3,589
5.1%
0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
15,353
21.8%
1.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
2,849
4.0%
0.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
393
0.6%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
33,138
47.1%
2.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
347
0.5%
0.0%
Riverine
14,731
20.9%
1.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
15,353
21.8%
1.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
1,524
2.2%
0.1%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
2,001
2.8%
0.2%
Lacustrine (natural)
2,849
4.0%
0.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
393
0.6%
0.0%
Palustrine (artificial)
26
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
33
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
33,138
47.1%
2.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
347
0.5%
0.0%
Riverine (artificial)
5
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
14,638
20.8%
1.2%
Riverine (slightly modified)
93
0.1%
0.0%
Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
51,686
100.0%
4.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina
345
0.7%
0.0%
Mangroves - other
10,428
20.2%
0.9%
Salt marsh and salt flats
4,579
8.9%
0.4%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake
0
0.0%
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
2,089
4.0%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
760
1.5%
0.1%
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
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0.0%
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
10,452
20.2%
0.9%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
2,262
4.4%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
8,711
16.9%
0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
8,583
16.6%
0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
469
0.9%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,008
5.8%
0.2%
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%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
345
0.7%
0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
10,428
20.2%
0.9%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
4,579
8.9%
0.4%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural)
2,089
4.0%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural)
760
1.5%
0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
10,452
20.2%
0.9%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
< 1
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
2,262
4.4%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
8,711
16.9%
0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
8,295
16.0%
0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
287
0.6%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
410
0.8%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
59
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,008
5.8%
0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
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.
Wetland extent changes
Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments wetland extent change by system
System 2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
pre-clear areaha )
2019/pre-clear
Total
70,399
70,400
70,386
70,389
70,389
70,438
90,887
* 73.5%
Artificial and highly modified
3,589
3,583
3,551
3,522
3,471
3,394
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
15,353
15,353
15,353
15,353
15,352
15,352
15,554
98.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
393
393
393
393
393
391
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
33,138
33,143
33,144
33,161
33,193
33,289
46,917
70.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
347
347
347
347
346
346
0
n/a
Riverine
14,731
14,733
14,750
14,764
14,785
14,817
25,567
57.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
15,353
15,353
15,353
15,353
15,352
15,352
15,554
98.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
1,524
1,518
1,505
1,478
1,430
1,353
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
2,001
2,001
1,982
1,980
1,977
1,977
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
2,849
100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
393
393
393
393
393
391
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
26
26
26
26
26
26
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
33
33
33
33
33
33
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
33,138
33,143
33,144
33,161
33,193
33,289
46,917
70.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
347
347
347
347
346
346
0
n/a
Riverine (artificial)
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
n/a
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Riverine (natural)
14,638
14,640
14,657
14,671
14,693
14,724
25,567
57.3%
Riverine (slightly modified)
93
93
93
93
93
93
0
n/a
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
Total
51,686
51,690
51,692
51,709
51,740
51,835
Mangroves - Casuarina
345
345
345
345
345
346
Mangroves - other
10,428
10,428
10,428
10,428
10,427
10,427
Salt marsh and salt flats
4,579
4,579
4,579
4,579
4,579
4,579
Arid and semi-arid saline lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
2,089
2,089
2,089
2,089
2,089
2,089
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
760
760
760
760
760
760
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
10,452
10,452
10,452
10,454
10,472
10,531
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
2,262
2,262
2,262
2,262
2,262
2,262
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
8,711
8,711
8,711
8,711
8,711
8,711
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
8,583
8,586
8,588
8,591
8,599
8,614
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
469
469
468
473
475
475
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
3,008
3,008
3,009
3,017
3,021
3,042
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
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
345
345
345
345
345
346
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other (natural)
10,428
10,428
10,428
10,428
10,427
10,427
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
4,579
4,579
4,579
4,579
4,579
4,579
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural)
2,089
2,089
2,089
2,089
2,089
2,089
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural)
760
760
760
760
760
760
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
10,452
10,452
10,452
10,453
10,472
10,531
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
2,262
2,262
2,262
2,262
2,262
2,262
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
8,711
8,711
8,711
8,711
8,711
8,711
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
8,295
8,299
8,300
8,304
8,311
8,326
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
287
287
287
287
287
287
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
410
410
410
414
416
416
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
59
59
59
59
59
59
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
3,008
3,008
3,009
3,017
3,021
3,042
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
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.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments land use
Total
1,217,511
99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
514,781
42.2%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
514,781
42.2%
1.1 Nature conservation
279,189
22.9%
1.1.1 Strict nature reserves
535
0.0%
1.1.3 National park
271,752
22.3%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
2,477
0.2%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
4,426
0.4%
2.2 Production native forests
123,254
10.1%
2.2.0 Production native forests
123,244
10.1%
2.2.1 Wood production forestry
10
0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests
104,907
8.6%
3.1.0 Plantation forests
236
0.0%
3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry
4,011
0.3%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry
100,623
8.3%
3.1.3 Other forest plantation
30
0.0%
3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation
7
0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
66,332
5.4%
5.4.1 Urban residential
5,912
0.5%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture
1,841
0.2%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
57,412
4.7%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
1,166
0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use
55,883
4.6%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
4,349
0.4%
1.3.1 Defence
18,911
1.6%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
32,512
2.7%
1.3.4 Rehabilitation
111
0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
18,904
1.6%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping
2,179
0.2%
4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops
197
0.0%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar
16,528
1.4%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
13,971
1.1%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
1,422
0.1%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation
107
0.0%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production
108
0.0%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline
12,334
1.0%
6.3 River
5,390
0.4%
6.3.0 River
5,390
0.4%
5.5 Services
4,965
0.4%
5.5.1 Commercial services
671
0.1%
5.5.2 Public services
781
0.1%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
3,493
0.3%
5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban
20
0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection
4,627
0.4%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
4,627
0.4%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
4,439
0.4%
4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures
4,439
0.4%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture
4,077
0.3%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture
42
0.0%
4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits
823
0.1%
4.4.2 Irrigated olives
2
0.0%
4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts
2,746
0.2%
4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits
17
0.0%
4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits
363
0.0%
4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs
4
0.0%
4.4.8 Irrigated citrus
63
0.0%
4.4.9 Irrigated grapes
16
0.0%
6.1 Lake
3,384
0.3%
6.1.0 Lake
109
0.0%
6.1.1 Lake - conservation
3,275
0.3%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
3,073
0.3%
6.2.1 Reservoir
1,206
0.1%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams
1,867
0.2%
5.7 Transport and communication
2,995
0.2%
5.7.0 Transport and communication
137
0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes
465
0.0%
5.7.2 Roads
2,275
0.2%
5.7.3 Railways
106
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
12
0.0%
5.7.5 Navigation and communication
< 1
0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
1,150
0.1%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture
81
0.0%
4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs
878
0.1%
4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming
192
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
1,074
0.1%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
747
0.1%
5.3.2 Food processing factory
29
0.0%
5.3.5 Abattoirs
63
0.0%
5.3.7 Sawmill
235
0.0%
5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial
< 1
0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production
1,013
0.1%
5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards
159
0.0%
5.2.2 Feedlots
50
0.0%
5.2.3 Poultry farms
36
0.0%
5.2.4 Piggeries
32
0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture
159
0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs
532
0.0%
5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards
22
0.0%
5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal husbandry
21
0.0%
3.3 Cropping
994
0.1%
3.3.0 Cropping
964
0.1%
3.3.2 Beverage & spice crops
11
0.0%
3.3.3 Hay and silage
18
0.0%
5.8 Mining
990
0.1%
5.8.0 Mining
167
0.0%
5.8.2 Quarries
676
0.1%
5.8.3 Tailings
52
0.0%
5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use
95
0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures
567
0.0%
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures
541
0.0%
3.2.2 Woody fodder plants
27
0.0%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests
547
0.0%
4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry
499
0.0%
4.1.3 Irrigated other forest plantation
48
0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
366
0.0%
5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal
168
0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond
27
0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage
101
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
70
0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture
286
0.0%
3.4.0 Perennial horticulture
54
0.0%
3.4.1 Tree fruits
167
0.0%
3.4.2 Olives
34
0.0%
3.4.3 Tree nuts
4
0.0%
3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits
1
0.0%
3.4.8 Citrus
26
0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition
111
0.0%
4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition
17
0.0%
4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land
26
0.0%
4.6.4 No defined use - irrigation
9
0.0%
4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture
58
0.0%
5.6 Utilities
67
0.0%
5.6.4 Solar electricity generation
2
0.0%
5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission
39
0.0%
5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission
1
0.0%
5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission
24
0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture
65
0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture
0
0.0%
5.1.1 Production nurseries
53
0.0%
5.1.2 Shadehouses
9
0.0%
5.1.3 Glasshouses
4
0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct
61
0.0%
6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct
57
0.0%
6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct
3
0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
31
0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters
31
0.0%
3.6 Land in transition
12
0.0%
3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture
12
0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture
5
0.0%
3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture
5
0.0%
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
100K map tiles
Climate zones
Subtropical Temperate Tropical
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Tweed-Moreton (TM)
Marine provincial bioregions
Central Eastern Shelf Transition
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Amamoor State Forest Bauple State Forest Boompa State Forest Brooyar State Forest 1 Brooyar State Forest 2 Calgoa State Forest Cinnabar State Forest Conondale State Forest Curra State Forest Denison State Forest Ferguson State Forest Fishermans Pocket State Forest Fraser Island State Forest Gallangowan State Forest Gigoomgan State Forest Glastonbury State Forest Glenbar State Forest 1 Glenbar State Forest 2 Glenbar State Forest 3 Glenbar State Forest 4 Gundiah State Forest Gungaloon State Forest Gympie State Forest Imbil State Forest 1 Imbil State Forest 2 Jimmys Scrub State Forest Jimna State Forest Kabunga State Forest King State Forest Lynchs Hill State Forest Marys Creek State Forest Miva State Forest 1 Miva State Forest 2 Neerdie State Forest 1 Neerdie State Forest 2 Oakview State Forest Ringtail State Forest Schacht Creek State Forest St Mary State Forest 1 St Mary State Forest 2 St Mary State Forest 3 Sunday Creek State Forest Thinoomba State Forest Tiaro State Forest Toolara State Forest Traveston State Forest Tuan State Forest Upper Kandanga State Forest Walli State Forest Wongi State Forest Woondum State Forest Wrattens State Forest Yabba State Forest Young State Forest 1 Young State Forest 2 Young State Forest 3 Yurol State Forest
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
Available (all have been combined since February 2012)
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
Dairy production: Long-term commitment to improving land condition, and ‘least cost planning’ ensures sustainable milk production
Wetland projects
3 Mile Creek Revisited A Wild Future for Queensland Alexander Lakes Pest Management Ann Street Lagoon Salvinia Pest Management Beatie Creek - streambank stabilisation stage 1 Beatie Creek - streambank stabilisation stage 2 Beaver Rock Reserve habitat protection and rehabilitation program Black Swamp Creek Hymenachne Pest Management BM NLP 06 Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project Booral & Round Island Project Weed Management Bridge Creek Connections Burnett Mary Regional Group and Surfrider Foundation marine debris cleanup Carter site streambank stabilisation Cats Claw Creeper Crusade and Habitat Restoration in Upper Pinbarren Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region Community foreshore habitat recovery and rehabilitation program Community in action: conserving creekside environs Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council Control of Weeds of National Significance in targeted locations in the Gympie Region Controlling climbing and scrambling weeds to rehabilitate waterways in Gympie Cooroy Rainforest Calls Crab Creek native vegetation management Crab Creek weed control ‘Creek to Sky’: Increasing freshwater, terrestrial and biocultural biodiversity, a collaborative effort involving members of the school community, Mapleton community and associated organisations Dairy production: Long-term commitment to improving land condition, and ‘least cost planning’ ensures sustainable milk production Dilli Village wastewater treatment plant Floating Treatment Media Enhancement of pest control program—Poona Eradicating Cats Claw Creeper and Madeira Vine in Elaman and Cedar Creeks Eradicating Weeds of National Significance in the Upper Mary Catchment Fay Smith Environmental Park and Wetland Corridor Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground Fire hazard reduction and habitat protection—Crab Creek Fox and wild dog control—Great Sandy Strait Fraser Island monitoring and restoration of Eurong Village's natural integrity Fraser Island World Heritage site, work on marine debris removal, understanding and actioning mitigation Groundsel control—Fraser Island Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary Improving and up-scaling production and deployment of Biological Control Agents to address the threat of invasive vine weeds in South East Queensland Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project Maintaining Messmate Park Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island (K'gari) Maleny Sewage Treatment Plant Wetland Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora) Mary River - Site 1 Bank Stabilisation Mary River - Site 2 Bank Stabilisation Mary River - Site 3 Bank Stabilisation Melaleuca Lane Extension Mid Obi Riparian Corridor Protection Mullens Saltmarsh Buffer Weed removal and saltmarsh monitoring Mullens Wader Walk Noosa Hinterland Koala Habitat Conservation and Awareness North Kenilworth streambank stabilisation PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove) PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project PCE - Controlling Abrus in Happy Valley Fraser Island PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15 PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15 PCE - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management PCE - Maintaining the Natural Integrity of Fraser Island PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks Pests off the 3 Mile Pialba Catchment Water Quality Monitoring and Pest Management Pig Control at Tandora Poona Creek Pine wildling control Prayle Cats Claw Control Tinana Catchment Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction Ramping up Riparian Resistance to WONS Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora Reduce impact of pest species on wild Mary River Turtles (endangered) Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove) Sandy Creek Protection Group Cluster Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works Tin Can Bay School Wetlands Tinana creek erosion rehabilitation on Morton properties Tinana Creek water weed project and cats claw control Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance Ululah Lagoons Management Upper Mary Valley Weed Vine Control Upper Mary Weed Vine Project Walliebum Waterhole-wetland at Prawle for Hymenachne, salvinia and water hyacinth Pest Management Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek Weed control HQPlantations—Kelly’s Logging Area, Great Sandy Strait Ramsar site Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project Wetland Restoration - Mitigating feral pig disturbance in estuarine wetlands of Kauri Creek Wide Bay Training Area: weed control at spring fed wetlands site—Kangaroo Creek Woocoo Park and Wildlife Reserve Restoration Project
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
Name
Construction year
Structure types
Stream name
Mary River Barrage 2010
Vertical slot
Mary River
Private Rd SMSF Property Resources Pty Ltd 2018
Culvert, Rock Ramp
Mary River
Teddington Weir 1970
Pool and Weir
Tinana Creek
Tinana Barrage 2010
Vertical slot
Tinana Creek
Wildlife
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 .
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Sandy Strait contributing catchments — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/study-area-great-sandy-strait/
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