Fitzroy Basin - Wetland Summary Information
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Area Profile:
| Name: | Fitzroy | ||||
| Area Type: | Basin | ||||
| Total Area: | 142,602.24 km² | ||||
| Major Towns: | Biloela, Blackwater, Clermont, Dysart, Emerald, Injune, Moranbah, Mount Morgan, Moura, Rockhampton, Springsure, Taroom, Theodore, Wandoan | ||||
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Total number: 153
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| Wild Rivers: | none | ||||
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Number of current sites: 9
Number of historical sites: 1
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External Links / Description:
Additional information may be available via the Intersecting Areas listed above.
- Estuary Assessment 2000 - Fitzroy River
- Flood Warning System for the Fitzroy River
- Water resources - Overview (Basin) - Fitzroy River
- Water resources - Availability (Basin) - Fitzroy River
- Water resources - Allocation and Use (Basin) - Fitzroy River
- Water resources - Management and Development (Basin) - Fitzroy River
- Water Resources - Quality - Fitzroy River
- Rivers - Nutrient Loads and Transport - Fitzroy River
- Rivers - Assessment of River Condition - Fitzroy River
- Landscape - carbon, nutrients, water and productivity - Fitzroy River
- Economics - Fitzroy River
- Soils - Fitzroy River
- Soils - Fitzroy River
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Brigalow Belt North
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Assessment - Brigalow Belt South
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Extent - Brigalow Belt South
- Biodiversity and Vegetation - Clearing - Brigalow Belt South
- 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 | 13455 | 2,616.26 | 100.0% | 1.8% |
| Estuarine | 675 | 372.85 | 14.3% | 0.3% |
| Lacustrine | 4781 | 470.00 | 18.0% | 0.3% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Palustrine | 43 | 51.50 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Combined Lacustrine/Riverine | 1 | 1.27 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Palustrine | 4331 | 268.13 | 10.2% | 0.2% |
| Riverine | 3624 | 1,452.51 | 55.5% | 1.0% |
Wildlife:
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Kingdom
Class
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Native | Introduced | Wetland Indicator species |
Rare or Threatened species |
All |
| TOTAL | 4731 | 564 | 284 | 251 | 5301 |
| Animals | 853 | 25 | 112 | 83 | 883 |
| Amphibians | 44 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| Birds | 412 | 9 | 78 | 40 | 426 |
| Bony fish | 44 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Insects | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Mammals | 123 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 135 |
| Reptiles | 188 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 188 |
| Snails | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fungi | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| Plants | 3685 | 539 | 170 | 168 | 4225 |
| Protists | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the EPA WildNet database.
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