South Drummond Basin (BBN13)
- Shanti
- Jan 19, 2025
- 2 min read
RegionSize(km2): 1,009,244
States: Queensland (QLD)
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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
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% |
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
Local Species Information
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Animals
Plants
Fungi
Protists
Bacteria
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
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