Murray Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Murray | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 1,105.97 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Cardwell | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||||
| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 10
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| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||||
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| Water Resource Planning Areas: | none | ||||||
| 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.
Statistics:
| System | # Wetlands | Area (km²) | % Wetlands Area | % Total Area |
| Total non-marine | 1170 | 156.22 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| Estuarine | 136 | 101.60 | 65.0% | 9.2% |
| Lacustrine | 20 | 2.75 | 1.8% | 0.2% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 1 | 1.07 | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine | 658 | 46.16 | 29.5% | 4.2% |
| Riverine | 355 | 4.64 | 3.0% | 0.4% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1234 | 61 | 83 | 42 | 1295 |
| Animals | 346 | 10 | 39 | 23 | 356 |
| Amphibians | 21 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| Birds | 206 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 210 |
| Bony fish | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Insects | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mammals | 35 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 38 |
| Reptiles | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Fungi | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Plants | 876 | 51 | 44 | 19 | 927 |
| Protists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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