Don Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Don | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 3,693.95 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Bowen | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||||
| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
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: 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 | 880 | 329.39 | 100.0% | 8.9% |
| Estuarine | 131 | 193.45 | 58.7% | 5.2% |
| Lacustrine | 207 | 2.90 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Palustrine | 297 | 42.79 | 13.0% | 1.2% |
| Combined Palustrine/Riverine | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riverine | 244 | 90.25 | 27.4% | 2.4% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 914 | 91 | 80 | 14 | 1005 |
| Animals | 289 | 5 | 62 | 8 | 294 |
| Amphibians | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Birds | 233 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 236 |
| Bony fish | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mammals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Reptiles | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Fungi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Plants | 621 | 86 | 18 | 6 | 707 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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