Georgina Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Georgina | ||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||
| Total Area: | 144,077.47 km² (Queensland only) | ||||
| Major Towns: | Boulia, Camooweal | ||||
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| World Heritage Areas: | none | ||||
| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||
| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 4
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| Fish Habitat Areas: | none | ||||
| Completed Regional Coastal Plans: | none | ||||
| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||
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Number of current sites: 0
Number of historical sites: 0
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External Links / Description:
Additional information may be available via the Intersecting Areas listed above.
Flood Warning System - Bureau of Meteorology
Water Resources - Australian Natural Resource Atlas - Australian Government
- Overview (Basin) - Georgina River
- Availability (Basin) - Georgina River
- Allocation and Use (Basin) - Georgina River
- Management and Development (Basin) - Georgina River
- Quality - Georgina River
Rivers - Australian Natural Resource Atlas - Australian Government
Landscape - Australian Natural Resource Atlas - Australian Government
Economics - Australian Natural Resource Atlas - Australian Government
Soils - Australian Natural Resource Atlas - Australian Government
Biodiversity and Vegetation - Australian Natural Resource Atlas - Australian Government
- Assessment - Mitchell Grass Downs
- Extent - Mitchell Grass Downs
- Clearing - Mitchell Grass Downs
- Assessment - Channel Country
- Extent - Channel Country
- Clearing - Channel Country
- Assessment - Northwest Highlands (Mount Isa Inlier)
- Extent - Northwest Highlands (Mount Isa Inlier)
- Clearing - Northwest Highlands (Mount Isa Inlier)
Statistics:
Statistics are not yet available for this area.
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1621 | 76 | 106 | 39 | 1703 |
| Animals | 459 | 15 | 66 | 29 | 480 |
| Amphibians | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Birds | 256 | 4 | 58 | 15 | 264 |
| Bony fish | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mammals | 50 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 61 |
| Reptiles | 122 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 122 |
| Fungi | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Plants | 1151 | 61 | 38 | 10 | 1212 |
| Protists | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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