Diamantina Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Diamantina | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 119,117.32 km² (Queensland only) | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Birdsville, Winton | ||||||
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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: 8
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| Fish Habitat Areas: | none | ||||||
| Completed Regional Coastal Plans: | none | ||||||
| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||||
| Nature Refuges: | none | ||||||
| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||||
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| Water Quality Sampling: |
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 for the Diamantina River
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Diamantina River
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Diamantina River
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Diamantina River
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Diamantina River
- Water resources - Quality - Diamantina River
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Diamantina River
- Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Diamantina River
- Economics - Diamantina River
- Soils - Diamantina River
- Soils - Diamantina River
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Mitchell Grass Downs
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Mitchell Grass Downs
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Mitchell Grass Downs
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Channel Country
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Channel Country
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Channel Country
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 | 1382 | 68 | 97 | 46 | 1453 |
| Animals | 442 | 16 | 61 | 31 | 461 |
| Amphibians | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Birds | 257 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 264 |
| Bony fish | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Insects | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mammals | 43 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
| Reptiles | 113 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 113 |
| Fungi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Plants | 930 | 52 | 36 | 15 | 982 |
| Protists | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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