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Waterpark Creek sub-basin (herb)

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Waterpark Creek sub-basin (herb) wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 42,350 100.0% 23.0%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 36,829 87.0% 20.0%
Artificial and highly modified 119 0.3% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 25,483 60.2% 13.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 33 0.1% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 45 0.1% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 8,865 20.9% 4.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 2,284 5.4% 1.2%
Riverine 5,520 13.0% 3.0%
Waterpark Creek sub-basin (herb) wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 34,195 100.0% 18.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 20,208 59.1% 11.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,838 8.3% 1.5%
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 4,413 12.9% 2.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,345 3.9% 0.7%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 706 2.1% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 3,582 10.5% 1.9%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,103 3.2% 0.6%
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.

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Wetland extent changes

Waterpark 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 42,350 42,360 42,358 42,350 42,322 42,321 44,988 * 93.9%
Artificial and highly modified 119 116 100 99 81 68 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 25,483 25,483 25,491 25,484 25,484 25,488 27,747 91.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 33 33 33 33 33 85 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 45 57 57 57 46 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 8,865 8,865 8,866 8,866 8,869 8,871 9,238 96.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 2,284 2,284 2,284 2,284 2,283 2,282 0 n/a
Riverine 5,520 5,522 5,527 5,527 5,527 5,529 8,003 69.0%

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

Waterpark 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 34,195 34,195 34,203 34,196 34,197 34,253
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 20,208 20,208 20,214 20,206 20,206 20,206
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,838 2,838 2,839 2,839 2,839 2,894
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 4,413 4,413 4,413 4,414 4,415 4,415
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 1,345 1,345 1,345 1,345 1,345 1,345
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 706 706 706 706 706 706
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 3,582 3,582 3,582 3,582 3,582 3,582
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103 1,103
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.

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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Waterpark Creek sub-basin (herb) land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 180,801 98.2%
1.3 Other minimal use 79,013 42.9%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 28,239 15.3%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 25,923 14.1%
1.1 Nature conservation 15,732 8.5%
2.2 Production native forests 12,169 6.6%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 7,714 4.2%
3.1 Plantation forests 6,904 3.7%
6.3 River 1,491 0.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,478 0.8%
5.5 Services 1,022 0.6%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 574 0.3%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 86 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 86 0.0%
5.8 Mining 81 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 78 0.0%
3.3 Cropping 54 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 47 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 31 0.0%
6.1 Lake 30 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 26 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 11 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 7 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 3 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 2 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 2,317 341 315 72 2,658
Animals 579 21 145 50 600
Mammals 68 10 4 8 78
Birds 358 9 90 32 367
Reptiles 90 1 8 6 91
Amphibians 24 1 12 1 25
Ray-finned fishes 30 0 30 1 30
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 8 0 0 1 8
Chromists 18 0 0 0 18
Fungi 85 0 0 0 85
Plants 1,634 320 170 22 1,954
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

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This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Waterpark Creek sub-basin (herb) — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-herb-waterpark-creek/