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Mary (Burnett Mary) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

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Mary (Burnett Mary) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 29,628 100.0% 3.1%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine 14,894 50.3% 1.6%
Artificial and highly modified 3,535 11.9% 0.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 4,264 14.4% 0.5%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 391 1.3% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 6,363 21.5% 0.7%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 347 1.2% 0.0%
Riverine 14,728 49.7% 1.6%
Mary (Burnett Mary) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 10,972 100.0% 1.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina 209 1.9% 0.0%
Mangroves - other 3,077 28.0% 0.3%
Salt marsh and salt flats 977 8.9% 0.1%
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 1,695 15.5% 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 < 1 0.0% 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 4,253 38.8% 0.4%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 428 3.9% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 332 3.0% 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

Mary (Burnett Mary) 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 29,628 29,625 29,611 29,615 29,591 29,606 43,570 * 59.9%
Artificial and highly modified 3,535 3,529 3,497 3,472 3,420 3,348 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 4,264 4,264 4,264 4,264 4,262 4,262 4,432 96.2%
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) 391 391 391 391 391 390 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 6,363 6,364 6,365 6,379 6,388 6,445 13,574 46.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified) 347 347 347 347 346 346 0 n/a
Riverine 14,728 14,730 14,747 14,762 14,783 14,815 25,565 57.6%

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

Mary (Burnett Mary) 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 10,972 10,974 10,975 10,989 10,996 11,053
Mangroves - Casuarina 209 209 209 209 209 209
Mangroves - other 3,077 3,077 3,077 3,077 3,076 3,076
Salt marsh and salt flats 977 977 977 977 977 977
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 1,695 1,695 1,695 1,696 1,699 1,743
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 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 4,253 4,255 4,256 4,261 4,266 4,277
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 428 428 428 432 434 434
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp 332 332 332 335 335 335
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 (Burnett Mary) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment land use
ALUMC code and description
Area (ha)
% total area
Total 946,581 100.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 511,386 54.0%
2.2 Production native forests 113,200 12.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 97,342 10.3%
3.1 Plantation forests 78,499 8.3%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 62,392 6.6%
1.3 Other minimal use 26,925 2.8%
4.3 Irrigated cropping 18,608 2.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 4,620 0.5%
4.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 4,439 0.5%
6.3 River 4,358 0.5%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 4,210 0.4%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture 4,070 0.4%
5.5 Services 4,012 0.4%
6.2 Reservoir/dam 3,060 0.3%
5.7 Transport and communication 2,770 0.3%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 1,150 0.1%
5.2 Intensive animal production 994 0.1%
3.3 Cropping 979 0.1%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial 906 0.1%
5.8 Mining 828 0.1%
3.2 Grazing modified pastures 587 0.1%
4.1 Irrigated plantation forests 303 0.0%
3.4 Perennial horticulture 286 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 253 0.0%
4.6 Irrigated land in transition 111 0.0%
6.1 Lake 83 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture 65 0.0%
5.6 Utilities 65 0.0%
6.4 Channel/aqueduct 61 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 12 0.0%
3.5 Seasonal horticulture 5 0.0%

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Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 4,340 606 469 186 4,946
Animals 934 32 229 85 966
Mammals 104 13 7 11 117
Birds 417 10 92 39 427
Reptiles 129 1 13 12 130
Amphibians 50 1 21 11 51
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 52 5 57 4 57
Insects 172 2 38 4 174
Malacostracans 9 0 0 3 9
Bacteria 11 0 0 0 11
Chromists 16 0 0 0 16
Fungi 767 0 0 0 767
Plants 2,610 574 240 101 3,184
Protozoans 2 0 0 0 2

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 (Burnett Mary) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wqip-mary-burnett-mary/

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