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Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb)

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Name: Baffle Creek
Area type: Sub-basin (herb)
Total area: 409,127 ha
% total Qld: 0.2%
Towns: Berajondo, Bororen, Colosseum, Iveragh, Korenan, Lowmead, Makowata, Miriam Vale, Rosedale, Seventeen Seventy, Turkey Beach, Watalgan
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Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb) wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 32,476 100.0% 7.9%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 25,671 79.0% 6.3%
Artificial and highly modified 1,018 3.1% 0.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 13,854 42.7% 3.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 13 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 140 0.4% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 10,354 31.9% 2.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 293 0.9% 0.1%
Riverine 6,805 21.0% 1.7%

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Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb) wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 24,507 100.0% 6.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina 506 2.1% 0.1%
Mangroves - other 8,533 34.8% 2.1%
Salt marsh and salt flats 4,808 19.6% 1.2%
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 13 0.1% 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 3,404 13.9% 0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 466 1.9% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 53 0.2% 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 5,701 23.3% 1.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 322 1.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 699 2.9% 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%

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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

Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb) 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 32,476 32,488 32,571 32,570 32,641 32,616 35,798 * 87.9%
Artificial and highly modified 1,018 1,019 1,002 973 952 883 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 13,854 13,855 13,864 13,867 13,867 13,871 13,956 99.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 140 140 139 139 139 123 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 10,354 10,362 10,445 10,463 10,530 10,584 13,159 78.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 293 293 293 293 293 267 0 n/a
Riverine 6,805 6,805 6,814 6,820 6,847 6,874 8,669 78.5%

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

metadata View 2019 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2017 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2013 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2009 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2005 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2001 wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View pre-clear wetland system extents for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all sub-basins (herb)

Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb) 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 24,507 24,517 24,610 24,631 24,697 24,729
Mangroves - Casuarina 506 507 509 509 509 509
Mangroves - other 8,533 8,533 8,540 8,541 8,541 8,543
Salt marsh and salt flats 4,808 4,808 4,809 4,810 4,810 4,812
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 13 13 13 13 13 13
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 3,404 3,405 3,434 3,443 3,487 3,500
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 466 466 466 466 467 467
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 53 53 53 53 53 53
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 5,701 5,710 5,763 5,772 5,781 5,795
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 322 322 322 322 328 328
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 699 699 699 699 706 707
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 sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2013 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2009 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

metadata View 2001 wetland habitat area for all sub-basins (herb)

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

Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb) land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 408,151 99.8%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 272,302 66.6%
1.1 Nature conservation 65,054 15.9%
1.3 Other minimal use 16,436 4.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 14,070 3.4%
3.1 Plantation forests 11,495 2.8%
2.2 Production native forests 9,393 2.3%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 5,326 1.3%
1.2 Managed resource protection 2,986 0.7%
6.3 River 2,580 0.6%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 1,698 0.4%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 1,512 0.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 1,348 0.3%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 1,305 0.3%
5.5 Services 1,133 0.3%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 425 0.1%
5.8 Mining 268 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 231 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 198 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 193 0.0%
6.1 Lake 123 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 40 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 20 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 10 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 3 0.0%

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Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map Taunton Road 2016 Rock Ramp, Culvert Euleilah Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 2,590 255 323 79 2,845
Animals 628 22 145 48 650
Mammals 79 11 6 10 90
Birds 349 7 80 27 356
Reptiles 96 1 10 7 97
Amphibians 34 1 15 2 35
Ray-finned fishes 32 1 33 1 33
Cartilaginous fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 35 1 0 0 36
Malacostracans 2 0 0 0 2
Bacteria 1 0 0 0 1
Chromists 2 0 0 0 2
Fungi 123 0 0 0 123
Plants 1,836 233 178 31 2,069

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.

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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 (2013) Baffle Creek sub-basin (herb) — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-herb-baffle-creek/

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