Skip links and keyboard navigation

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-basin

Access wetland mapping in PDF and KML format by selecting the desired 100K map tile below or download the data via the Queensland Government Information Service.

The below map is for visual representation purposes only. For more detailed mapping, please download the boundary KML.

Drag this bar to relocate the map on your screen

Open WetlandMaps interactive map server

Download boundary KML (KMZ, 0.1 MB) metadata

How to use KMLs?

HIDE THIS SECTION
Catchment stories info

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland observations

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland extents info metadata

Based on wetland mapping version 6.0

Display areas in

Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-basin wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 8,350 100.0% 1.4%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 4,371 52.3% 0.7%
Artificial and highly modified 3,796 45.5% 0.6%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 20 0.2% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 519 6.2% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 36 0.4% 0.0%
Riverine 3,980 47.7% 0.7%
Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-basin wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 549 100.0% 0.1%
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 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 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 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 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 5 0.9% 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 32 5.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 512 93.3% 0.1%
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%

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.

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wetland extent changes

Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-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 8,350 8,349 8,328 8,254 8,166 8,125 6,728 * 67.7%
Artificial and highly modified 3,796 3,794 3,765 3,691 3,600 3,549 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 519 519 527 527 529 531 732 71.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 36 36 36 36 36 36 0 n/a
Riverine 3,980 3,980 3,981 3,981 3,981 3,989 5,997 66.4%

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

Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-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 549 549 556 556 558 561
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 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 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 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 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 5 5 5 5 5 5
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 32 32 32 32 32 32
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 512 512 519 519 521 524
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

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.

HIDE THIS SECTION
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-basin land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 591,904 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 446,712 75.5%
1.1 Nature conservation 35,762 6.0%
2.2 Production native forests 27,581 4.7%
3.3 Cropping 20,783 3.5%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 17,809 3.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 10,893 1.8%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 10,344 1.7%
1.3 Other minimal use 5,846 1.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 3,456 0.6%
5.7 Transport and communication 2,083 0.4%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,689 0.3%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 1,673 0.3%
5.8 Mining 1,578 0.3%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 1,158 0.2%
6.3 River 1,057 0.2%
5.5 Services 1,051 0.2%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 716 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 551 0.1%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 323 0.1%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 248 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 175 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 159 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 94 0.0%
6.1 Lake 94 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 43 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 23 0.0%

HIDE THIS SECTION
Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,997 348 244 102 3,345
Animals 706 25 141 45 731
Mammals 85 11 3 8 96
Birds 351 8 66 24 359
Reptiles 113 1 10 7 114
Amphibians 41 1 17 3 42
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 28 2 30 2 30
Insects 86 2 14 0 88
Malacostracans 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 1 0 0 0 1
Fungi 434 1 0 0 435
Plants 1,855 322 103 57 2,177
Protozoans 1 0 0 0 1

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.

AreaType-sub-basin

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Barker & Barambah Creeks drainage sub-basin — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-barker-barambah-creeks/