Mount Morgan Ranges (BBS04)

RegionSize(km2): 127,597

States: Queensland (QLD)

Latitude:

Longitude:

Climate Zone(s): Subtropical

Towns:

Local Government Area (LGA): Banana, Gladstone, North Burnett, Rockhampton, South Burnett

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Mount Morgan Ranges (BBS04) IBRA subregion land use

ALUMC code and description	Area (ha)	% total area
Total	1,275,970	100.0%
Grazing native vegetation	1,103,849	86.5%
Production native forests	51,833	4.1%
Other minimal use	44,727	3.5%
Nature conservation	13,398	1.0%
Residential and farm infrastructure	12,782	1.0%
Reservoir/dam	7,050	0.6%
Cropping	6,600	0.5%
Managed resource protection	6,470	0.5%
Irrigated cropping	4,818	0.4%
Transport and communication	4,052	0.3%
Plantation forests	3,882	0.3%
River	3,501	0.3%
Mining	3,269	0.3%
Irrigated perennial horticulture	2,928	0.2%
Marsh/wetland	2,183	0.2%
Grazing modified pastures	1,978	0.2%
Services	1,073	0.1%
Utilities	442	0.0%
Manufacturing and industrial	282	0.0%
Grazing irrigated modified pastures	248	0.0%
Intensive animal production	242	0.0%
Lake	224	0.0%
Waste treatment and disposal	54	0.0%
Irrigated land in transition	38	0.0%
Perennial horticulture	24	0.0%
Irrigated seasonal horticulture	17	0.0%
Channel/aqueduct	4	0.0%
Intensive horticulture	< 1	0.0%

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Find areas for Australian Bio Region Mount Morgan Ranges (BBS04) resources

Drainage

Drainage Divisions

North East Coast

Drainage Basins

Boyne

Burnett

Calliope

Fitzroy

Drainage sub-basins

Boyne & Auburn Rivers

Boyne River

Calliope River

Dawson River

Fitzroy River

Lower Burnett River

Upper Burnett River

Nationally Important Wetlands

Fitzroy River Floodplain

National Parks

Bania National Park

Cania Gorge National Park

Castle Tower National Park

Dan Dan National Park

Dawes National Park

Goodedulla National Park

Kroombit Tops National Park

Wietalaba National Park

Conservation parks

Bouldercombe Gorge Conservation Park

Calliope Conservation Park

Futter Creek Conservation Park

Gurgeena Conservation Park

Mount Hopeful Conservation Park

State forests

Allies Creek State Forest

Aricia State Forest

Bania State Forest

Baywulla State Forest

Beecher State Forest

Binjour State Forest

Bouldercombe State Forest

Boyne Range State Forest

Calliope Range State Forest

Cannindah State Forest

Dalgangal State Forest

Dan Dan State Forest

Degalgil State Forest

Don River State Forest

Gelobera State Forest

Gurgeena State Forest

Kalpowar State Forest

Malmaison State Forest

Morinish State Forest

Mount Larcom State Forest

Mount Stowe State Forest

Mundowran State Forest

Mungy State Forest

Pile Gully State Forest

Reid State Forest

Scrubby Mountain State Forest

Stuart Creek State Forest

Targinie State Forest

Toondahra State Forest

Ulam Range State Forest

Wietalaba State Forest

Resource Reserves

Bouldercombe Gorge Resources Reserve

Callide Timber Reserve

Fish habitat areas

Dē-răl-lĭ (Calliope River)

Nature refuges

Belgamba Nature Refuge

Dovecot Nature Refuge

Mount Murchison Nature Refuge

Rainbow Mountain Nature Refuge

Stanwell Power Station Nature Refuge

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Fungi

Protists

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References

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Mount Morgan Ranges IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-mount-morgan-ranges/

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Mount Morgan Ranges IBRA subregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=ibra-subregion-mount-morgan-ranges