South Drummond Basin (BBN13)

RegionSize(km2): 1,009,244

States: Queensland (QLD)

Latitude:

Longitude:

Climate Zone(s): Subtropical

Towns: Bogantungan, Craven, Cremorne, Drummond, Ducabrook, Dunstable, Echo Hills, Glenlee, Joe Joe, Medway, Nandowrie, Narounyah, Narrien, New Banchory, Old Banchory, Pioneer, Portwine Creek, Riverside, Rutland, Sprinvale, Willows, Willows Gemfield, Withersfield

Local Government Areas (LGA): Barcaldine, Central Highlands, Isaac

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South Drummond Basin (BBN13) IBRA subregion land use

ALUMC code and description	Area (ha)	% total area
Total	1,009,244	100.0%
Grazing native vegetation	958,447	95.0%
Production native forests	12,113	1.2%
Managed resource protection	12,054	1.2%
Marsh/wetland	9,651	1.0%
Nature conservation	9,296	0.9%
Other minimal use	3,913	0.4%
Cropping	1,322	0.1%
Reservoir/dam	1,083	0.1%
Transport and communication	548	0.1%
Residential and farm infrastructure	486	0.0%
Lake	253	0.0%
Mining	31	0.0%
Irrigated cropping	19	0.0%
Services	15	0.0%
Intensive animal production	13	0.0%
Waste treatment and disposal	2	0.0%

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Find area information for locating resources within the South Drummond Basin (BBN13) Bio Region.

Drainage

Drainage Divisions

North East Coast

Drainage Basins

Burdekin

Fitzroy

Drainage sub-basins

Nogoa River

Suttor River

Nationally Important Wetlands

none

National Parks

Narrien Range National Park

Snake Range National Park

Conservation parks:

Vandyke Creek Conservation Park

State forests

Redrock State Forest

Squire State Forest

Withersfield State Forest

Zamia State Forest

Resource Reserves

none

Fish habitat areas

none

Nature refuges

Theresa Hut Nature Refuge

Yarrai Nature Refuge

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Local Species Information

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Animals

Plants

Fungi

Protists

Bacteria

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References

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) South Drummond Basin IBRA subregion — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ibra-subregion-south-drummond-basin/

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of South Drummond Basin IBRA subregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 13 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=ibra-subregion-south-drummond-basin