O'connell Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | O'connell | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 2,386.99 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Bucasia, Calen, Slade Point | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
none | ||||||
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| Protected Areas: |
Total number: 18
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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: 10
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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 | 861 | 178.09 | 100.0% | 7.5% |
| Estuarine | 209 | 141.52 | 79.5% | 5.9% |
| Lacustrine | 175 | 4.65 | 2.6% | 0.2% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 184 | 5.68 | 3.2% | 0.2% |
| Riverine | 292 | 26.24 | 14.7% | 1.1% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1488 | 146 | 117 | 40 | 1634 |
| Animals | 426 | 15 | 79 | 25 | 441 |
| Amphibians | 20 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| Birds | 271 | 7 | 61 | 15 | 278 |
| Bony fish | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Insects | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Mammals | 38 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 44 |
| Reptiles | 52 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52 |
| Fungi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Plants | 1058 | 131 | 38 | 15 | 1189 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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