Winton LGA - wetland summary information

Area profile

Name:	Winton
Area type:	local government area
Total area:	53,813.79 km²
% total Queensland area:	3.1%
Major towns:	Winton
Basins:	Cooper Creek Diamantina Flinders Georgina
NRM bodies:	Desert Channels Queensland Southern Gulf Catchments
Drainage divisions:	Gulf Lake Eyre
Climatic zones:	Desert Grassland
Bioregions:	Channel Country (CHC) Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD)
World heritage areas:	none
Internationally important wetlands (Ramsar)	none
Nationally important wetlands (DIWA)	none
Protected areas:	Total number: 5 Bladensburg National Park Combo Conservation Park 1 Combo Conservation Park 2 Diamantina National Park Lark Quarry Conservation Park
Fish habitat areas:	none
Coastal management district:	none
Nature refuges:	Total number: 1 Blue Bush Channels Nature Refuge
Wild rivers:	Cooper Creek Basin Georgina And Diamantina Basins
Wetland management profiles:	Arid and semi-arid lakes Arid swamps Semi-arid swamps
Water resource planning areas:	Cooper Creek Georgina Diamantina Gulf
Water quality, water quantity and aquatic ecosystem monitoring programs:	Aerial Surveys of Waterbirds in Eastern Australia Environmental Flows Assessment Program Groundwater Water Level Network Surface Water Monitoring Network
Wetland soil information sheets:	none
Great Barrier Reef case studies:	none
Conceptual model case studies:	none
Related legislation/policies

External links/description

Queensland Local Government Directory - Winton

Queensland Government: Winton Shire Council

Statistics

Statistics based on 2009 wetland mapping (version 3.0)

The mapping is available as: PDFs, KMLs (able to be viewed on Google Earth and similar), on the interactive map server WetlandMaps and as data downloadable via the Queensland Government Information Service.

Winton LGA wetland area by system
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation (e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).
System	Area (km²)	% wetlands area	% total area
Total	278.95	100.0%	0.5%
Artificial and highly modified	14.11	5.1%	0.0%
Lacustrine	29.15	10.4%	0.1%
Palustrine	68.05	24.4%	0.1%
Riverine	167.64	60.1%	0.3%

There are approximately 872 lacustrine/palustrine wetlands in this region.

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Wildlife recorded from Winton LGA
Kingdom Class	Native	Introduced	Wetland indicator species	Rare or threatened species	All
TOTAL	1047	63	76	8	1116
Animals	352	12	55	6	366
Amphibians	9	1	4	0	10
Birds	233	3	44	3	238
Bony fish	5	1	6	0	6
Insects	2	0	0	0	2
Mammals	28	7	1	3	35
Reptiles	74	0	0	0	74
Uncertain	1	0	0	0	1
Fungi	8	0	0	0	8
Plants	686	51	21	2	741
Protists	1	0	0	0	1

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DERM WildNet database.
Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

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Winton LGA - wetland summary information

Area profile

External links/description

Statistics

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