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Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

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Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 30,510 100.0% 13.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 21,364 70.0% 9.2%
Artificial and highly modified 630 2.1% 0.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,907 52.1% 6.8%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 281 0.9% 0.1%
Lacustrine (natural) 70 0.2% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 331 1.1% 0.1%
Palustrine (natural) 2,066 6.8% 0.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 2,080 6.8% 0.9%
Riverine 9,145 30.0% 3.9%
Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 13,811 100.0% 5.9%
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 6,323 45.8% 2.7%
Salt marsh and salt flats 3,151 22.8% 1.4%
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 165 1.2% 0.1%
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 47 0.3% 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 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 525 3.8% 0.2%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 26 0.2% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 328 2.4% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2,933 21.2% 1.3%
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 311 2.2% 0.1%

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

Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment 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 30,510 30,524 30,308 30,280 30,164 30,108 32,094 * 93.1%
Artificial and highly modified 630 626 573 543 408 370 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,907 15,907 16,130 16,131 16,131 16,131 17,828 89.2%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 281 281 281 280 280 280 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 70 70 70 70 70 70 162 43.2%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 331 331 326 326 335 270 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 2,066 2,066 2,043 2,043 2,044 2,045 3,576 57.8%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 2,080 2,080 1,853 1,853 1,852 1,852 0 n/a
Riverine 9,145 9,163 9,032 9,034 9,044 9,089 10,528 86.9%

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

Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment 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 13,811 13,811 13,578 13,578 13,578 13,578
Mangroves - Casuarina 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other 6,323 6,323 6,323 6,323 6,323 6,323
Salt marsh and salt flats 3,151 3,151 3,167 3,167 3,167 3,167
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 165 165 165 165 165 165
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 47 47 47 47 47 47
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 3 3 3 3 3
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 525 525 302 302 302 302
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 26 26 26 26 26 26
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 328 328 301 301 301 301
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 2,933 2,933 2,933 2,933 2,933 2,934
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 311 311 311 311 311 311

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

Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 232,344 99.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 148,016 63.6%
1.1 Nature conservation 34,232 14.7%
1.3 Other minimal use 15,034 6.5%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 12,311 5.3%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 7,213 3.1%
2.2 Production native forests 3,227 1.4%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 2,180 0.9%
6.3 River 1,962 0.8%
1.2 Managed resource protection 1,905 0.8%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 1,752 0.8%
5.7 Transport and communication 874 0.4%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 825 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 727 0.3%
3.3 Cropping 579 0.2%
6.1 Lake 428 0.2%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 381 0.2%
5.8 Mining 193 0.1%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 117 0.1%
5.5 Services 107 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 92 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 88 0.0%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 82 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 15 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 4 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 1 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 1 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 1,452 114 226 42 1,566
Animals 557 18 129 33 575
Mammals 55 7 1 6 62
Birds 349 7 86 21 356
Reptiles 86 1 6 4 87
Amphibians 24 1 11 1 25
Ray-finned fishes 22 2 24 0 24
Insects 18 0 1 0 18
Malacostracans 3 0 0 1 3
Chromists 1 0 0 0 1
Fungi 1 0 0 0 1
Plants 893 96 97 9 989

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) Haughton River (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wqip-haughton-river-burdekin/

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