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Mary Basin water resource planning area

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Mary Basin water resource planning area wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 93,582 100.0% 7.0%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 71,115 76.0% 5.3%
Artificial and highly modified 6,580 7.0% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 14,652 15.7% 1.1%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 282 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 252 0.3% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 723 0.8% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 47,369 50.6% 3.5%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,262 1.3% 0.1%
Riverine 22,462 24.0% 1.7%
Mary Basin water resource planning area wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 63,813 100.0% 4.7%
Mangroves - Casuarina 1,095 1.7% 0.1%
Mangroves - other 9,067 14.2% 0.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats 4,769 7.5% 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 242 0.4% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 10 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 11,044 17.3% 0.8%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 8,286 13.0% 0.6%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 993 1.6% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 19,841 31.1% 1.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 612 1.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 7,854 12.3% 0.6%
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

Mary Basin water resource planning area 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 93,582 93,647 93,628 93,661 93,820 94,129 129,478 * 67.2%
Artificial and highly modified 6,580 6,620 7,268 7,435 7,325 7,217 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 14,652 14,653 14,653 14,644 14,646 14,656 15,286 95.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 282 282 31 4 1 1 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 100.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 723 721 685 672 634 583 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 47,369 47,459 47,504 47,570 47,833 48,188 75,442 62.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 1,262 1,183 727 554 532 531 0 n/a
Riverine 22,462 22,477 22,508 22,529 22,597 22,701 38,498 58.3%

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

Mary Basin water resource planning area 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 63,813 63,824 63,163 63,020 63,261 63,625
Mangroves - Casuarina 1,095 1,096 920 890 889 896
Mangroves - other 9,067 9,067 9,028 9,022 9,022 9,023
Salt marsh and salt flats 4,769 4,769 4,733 4,733 4,733 4,735
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 242 242 242 242 242 242
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 10 10 10 10 10 10
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 11,044 11,076 10,825 10,843 10,910 11,031
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 8,286 8,321 8,323 8,330 8,362 8,385
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 993 993 994 995 1,001 1,003
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 19,841 19,773 19,601 19,455 19,535 19,671
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 612 612 614 619 619 619
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 7,854 7,864 7,872 7,883 7,939 8,010
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

Mary Basin water resource planning area land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 1,342,977 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 591,298 44.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 185,502 13.8%
2.2 Production native forests 156,384 11.6%
3.1 Plantation forests 113,437 8.4%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 110,119 8.2%
1.3 Other minimal use 78,133 5.8%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 20,163 1.5%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 19,449 1.4%
5.5 Services 9,435 0.7%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 6,821 0.5%
1.2 Managed resource protection 6,701 0.5%
6.3 River 6,075 0.5%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 5,378 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 5,372 0.4%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5,204 0.4%
3.3 Cropping 5,093 0.4%
5.7 Transport and communication 4,368 0.3%
3.6 Land in transition 2,844 0.2%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 1,929 0.1%
5.8 Mining 1,685 0.1%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 1,593 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 1,421 0.1%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 1,375 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 817 0.1%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 593 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 573 0.0%
6.1 Lake 468 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 394 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 160 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 100 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 84 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 9 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 5,430 724 557 228 6,154
Animals 1,072 35 260 107 1,107
Mammals 117 13 8 13 130
Birds 484 11 96 51 495
Reptiles 145 1 17 16 146
Amphibians 51 1 21 11 52
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 64 7 71 4 71
Cartilaginous fishes 4 0 4 3 4
Lampreys 1 0 1 0 1
Insects 193 2 41 4 195
Malacostracans 12 0 0 4 12
Bacteria 41 0 0 0 41
Chromists 53 0 0 0 53
Fungi 1,005 0 0 0 1,005
Plants 3,256 689 297 121 3,945
Protozoans 3 0 0 0 3

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) Mary Basin water resource planning area — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/water-resource-planning-area-mary-basin/

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