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Wetland mapping — Cardwell 100K map tile — 8161

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Cardwell - 8161

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Page table of contents
KML mapping notes
Area profile
Catchment stories
Wetland observations
Wetland extents
Wetland extent changes
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Drainage divisions
Drainage basins
Drainage sub-basins
Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies
Local government areas
Climate zones
Bioregions
Biogeographic subregions
IBRA bioregions
IBRA subregions
Bioregional assessment areas
Marine meso-scale bioregions
Marine provincial bioregions
Regional plans
World Heritage areas
Ramsar internationally important wetlands
DIWA nationally important wetlands
National parks
Marine parks (Queensland)
Study areas
Report cards
Conservation parks
State forests
Forest reserves
Resources reserves
Timber reserves
Fish habitat areas
Coastal management district
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
Wetland projects
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
Related legislation/policies
Wildlife

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KML mapping notes

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Area profile

Name: Cardwell
Area type: 100K map tile
Total area: 292,631 ha
% total Qld: 0.2%
Towns: Cardwell, Rungoo, Tully Heads

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Catchment stories info

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Wetland observations

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Wetland extents info metadata

Based on wetland mapping version 6.0

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Cardwell 100K map tile wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 20,383 100.0% 7.0%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 19,613 96.2% 6.7%
Artificial and highly modified 253 1.2% 0.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 17,495 85.8% 6.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 1,865 9.2% 0.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 770 3.8% 0.3%

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Cardwell 100K map tile wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 19,209 100.0% 6.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 16,231 84.5% 5.5%
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,189 6.2% 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 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 703 3.7% 0.2%
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 70 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 997 5.2% 0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2 0.0% 0.0%
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 16 0.1% 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

Cardwell 100K map tile 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 20,383 20,384 20,384 20,384 20,376 20,380 20,502 * 98.2%
Artificial and highly modified 253 253 253 253 253 253 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 17,495 17,495 17,495 17,496 17,493 17,494 17,521 99.9%
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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 1,865 1,866 1,866 1,865 1,862 1,865 2,170 86.0%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine 770 770 770 770 768 770 811 94.9%

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

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metadata View 2019/pre-clear wetland system extent percentages for all 100K map tiles

Cardwell 100K map tile 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 19,209 19,209 19,210 19,209 19,203 19,206
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 16,231 16,230 16,231 16,231 16,231 16,231
Salt marsh and salt flats 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,187 1,187
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 703 703 703 703 703 703
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 70 70 70 70 70 70
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 997 998 998 997 994 996
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 16 16 16 16 16 16
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0

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metadata View 2017 wetland habitat area for all 100K map tiles

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metadata View 2005 wetland habitat area for all 100K map tiles

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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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Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC) metadata

Cardwell 100K map tile land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 87,449 29.9%
1.1 Nature conservation 69,607 23.8%
2.2 Production native forests 4,586 1.6%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 3,917 1.3%
3.1 Plantation forests 3,641 1.2%
6.3 River 1,546 0.5%
1.3 Other minimal use 1,494 0.5%
3.3 Cropping 906 0.3%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 686 0.2%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 343 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 316 0.1%
3.6 Land in transition 141 0.0%
5.5 Services 115 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 80 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 21 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 19 0.0%
5.8 Mining 11 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 7 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 5 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 5 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 3 0.0%

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Regional natural resource management (NRM) bodies info metadata

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Climate zones info metadata

  • map Subtropical
  • map Tropical

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Bioregions info metadata

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Biogeographic subregions info metadata

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IBRA bioregions info metadata

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IBRA subregions info metadata

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Bioregional assessment areas info metadata

none

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Marine meso-scale bioregions metadata

  • map Central Reef (CR)
  • map Lucinda-Mackay Coast (LMC)
  • map Wet Tropic Coast (WTC)

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Marine provincial bioregions metadata

  • map Northeast Shelf Province

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Regional plans info metadata

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World Heritage areas info metadata

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Ramsar internationally important wetlands info metadata

none

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DIWA nationally important wetlands info metadata

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National parks info metadata

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Marine parks (Queensland) info metadata

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Study areas metadata

none

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Report cards metadata

none

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Conservation parks info metadata

none

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State forests info metadata

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Forest reserves info metadata

none

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Resources reserves info metadata

none

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Timber reserves info metadata

none

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Fish habitat areas info metadata

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Coastal management district info metadata

  • map Available (all have been combined since February 2012)

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Wetland (aquatic ecosystem) type—conceptual models info metadata

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none

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Healthy Land and Water conceptual models info metadata

none

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none

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none

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none

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Shorebird zones info metadata

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Biopassage structures info metadata

Name Construction year Structure types Stream name
map One Mile Creek 2010 Rock Ramp One Mile Creek

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
 Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species		 Rare or
threatened
species		 All
TOTAL 2,059 140 264 68 2,199
Animals 513 13 145 40 526
Mammals 58 5 4 12 63
Birds 300 5 65 21 305
Reptiles 66 0 11 3 66
Amphibians 24 1 11 3 25
Ray-finned fishes 39 2 41 0 41
Cartilaginous fishes 6 0 6 0 6
Insects 20 0 7 1 20
Bacteria 24 0 0 0 24
Chromists 29 0 0 0 29
Fungi 118 0 0 0 118
Plants 1,375 127 119 28 1,502

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) Wetland mapping — Cardwell 100K map tile — 8161, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/tile-100k-cardwell/