Proserpine Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Proserpine | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 2,534.12 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Proserpine, Whitsunday | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||||
| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 6
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| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||||
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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: 3
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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 | 509 | 292.62 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Estuarine | 194 | 138.27 | 47.3% | 5.5% |
| Lacustrine | 85 | 43.13 | 14.7% | 1.7% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 1 | 7.66 | 2.6% | 0.3% |
| Palustrine | 108 | 66.42 | 22.7% | 2.6% |
| Riverine | 121 | 37.13 | 12.7% | 1.5% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1855 | 234 | 176 | 46 | 2092 |
| Animals | 461 | 16 | 89 | 21 | 480 |
| Amphibians | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| Birds | 281 | 6 | 69 | 12 | 287 |
| Bony fish | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Insects | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Mammals | 50 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 57 |
| Reptiles | 69 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 71 |
| Fungi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Plants | 1385 | 218 | 86 | 25 | 1603 |
| Protists | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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