Haughton Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Haughton | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 4,047.87 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Ayr | ||||||
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Total number: 4
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| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||||
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| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||||
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| Water Quality Sampling: |
Number of current sites: 0
Number of historical sites: 1
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External Links / Description:
Additional information may be available via the Intersecting Areas listed above.
- Estuary Assessment 2000 - Haughton River
- Flood Warning System for the Haughton River
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Haughton River
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Haughton River
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Haughton River
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Haughton River
- Water resources - Quality - Haughton River
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Haughton River
- Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Haughton River
- Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Haughton River
- Economics - Haughton River
- Soils - Haughton River
- Soils - Haughton River
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Einasleigh Uplands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Einasleigh Uplands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Einasleigh Uplands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Brigalow Belt South
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Brigalow Belt South
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Brigalow Belt South
Statistics:
| System | # Wetlands | Area (km²) | % Wetlands Area | % Total Area |
| Total non-marine | 1789 | 599.96 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
| Estuarine | 161 | 338.19 | 56.4% | 8.4% |
| Lacustrine | 346 | 13.39 | 2.2% | 0.3% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 3 | 0.48 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 832 | 109.34 | 18.2% | 2.7% |
| Combined Palustrine/Riverine | 1 | 12.89 | 2.1% | 0.3% |
| Riverine | 446 | 125.66 | 20.9% | 3.1% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1121 | 93 | 143 | 38 | 1214 |
| Animals | 406 | 11 | 92 | 22 | 417 |
| Amphibians | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Birds | 297 | 5 | 75 | 18 | 302 |
| Bony fish | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Mammals | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| Reptiles | 43 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 |
| Plants | 714 | 82 | 51 | 16 | 796 |
| 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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