Whitsunday Island Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Whitsunday Island | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 107.81 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | none | ||||||
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| Climate Zones: | none | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||||
| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 1
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| Fish Habitat Areas: | none | ||||||
| Completed Regional Coastal Plans: | |||||||
| Coastal Management Districts: | none | ||||||
| Nature Refuges: | none | ||||||
| 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.
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Whitsunday Islands
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Whitsunday Islands
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Whitsunday Islands
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Whitsunday Islands
- Water resources - Quality - Whitsunday Islands
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Whitsunday Islands
- Economics - Whitsunday Islands
- Soils - Whitsunday Islands
- Soils - Whitsunday Islands
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Central Qld Coast (Central Mackay Coast)
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Central Qld Coast (Central Mackay Coast)
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Central Qld Coast (Central Mackay Coast)
Statistics:
| System | # Wetlands | Area (km²) | % Wetlands Area | % Total Area |
| Total non-marine | 26 | 6.99 | 100.0% | 6.5% |
| Estuarine | 20 | 6.86 | 98.1% | 6.4% |
| Lacustrine | 4 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 2 | 0.13 | 1.9% | 0.1% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 218 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 219 |
| Animals | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 |
| Birds | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Insects | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mammals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Reptiles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Plants | 172 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 173 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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