Waterpark Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Waterpark | ||||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||||
| Total Area: | 1,836.95 km² | ||||||
| Major Towns: | Yeppoon | ||||||
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| Internationally Important Wetlands (Ramsar) |
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| Nationally Important Wetlands (DIWA) |
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Total number: 8
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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: 7
Number of historical sites: 1
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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 | 1414 | 521.15 | 100.0% | 28.4% |
| Estuarine | 283 | 306.14 | 58.7% | 16.7% |
| Lacustrine | 160 | 0.83 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 7 | 6.19 | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Palustrine | 695 | 152.78 | 29.3% | 8.3% |
| Riverine | 269 | 55.22 | 10.6% | 3.0% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 1638 | 167 | 182 | 44 | 1807 |
| Animals | 443 | 15 | 83 | 26 | 460 |
| Amphibians | 21 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Birds | 282 | 8 | 66 | 18 | 292 |
| Bony fish | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Insects | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lampreys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mammals | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| Reptiles | 63 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
| Fungi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Plants | 1192 | 152 | 99 | 18 | 1344 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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