1.3.2.1 Description

The total number of registered ecological water-dependent assets in the PAE of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion is 2200 (from a total of 2412 assets listed in the database), including 23 in the ‘Groundwater feature’ subgroup, 1688 in the ‘Surface water feature subgroup’ and 489 in the ‘Vegetation’ subgroup (Table 7). A total of 1688 surface water features (including assets classed as ‘River or stream reach, tributary, anabranch or bend’, ‘Lake, reservoir, lagoon or estuary’, ‘Waterhole, pool, rock pool or billabong’, ‘Wetland, wetland complex or swamp’ and ‘Floodplain’) and all 23 groundwater features (including ‘Aquifer’, ‘Geological feature’ and ‘Alluvium or stratum’) are assumed to be water dependent and are included in the water-dependent asset register. The total assets assessed for water dependency in the ‘Vegetation’ subgroup consist of 290 habitats (potential species distributions and protected areas), 348 groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) and 20 riparian vegetation assets. Overall, 90% of the GDEs and 54% of the habitat assets are classified as water dependent. Table 7 provides a breakdown of the relevant subgroups and classes of assets and their inclusion in the water-dependent asset register.

Table 7 Summary of ecological assets within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion

Subgroup	Class	Not in water-dependent asset register	In water-dependent asset register	Total assets (asset list)
Groundwater feature (subsurface)	Aquifer, geological feature, alluvium or stratum	3	23	26
	Groundwater total	3	23	26
Surface water feature	Floodplain	0	6	6
	Lake, reservoir, lagoon or estuary	0	55	55
	Marsh, sedgeland, bog, spring or soak	0	267	267
	River or stream reach, tributary, anabranch or bend	39	695	734
	Waterhole, pool, rock pool or billabong	1	554	555
	Wetland, wetland complex or swamp	0	111	111
	Surface water total	40	1688	1728
Vegetation	Groundwater-dependent ecosystem	35	313	348
	Habitat (potential species distribution)	134	156	290
	Riparian vegetation	0	20	20
	Vegetation total	169	489	658
Total		212	2200	2412

Data: Bioregional Assessment Programme (Dataset 1)

1.3.2.1.1 Groundwater features

The 23 groundwater features in the water-dependent asset register consist of geological features, alluvium and aquifers (Table 7). All aquifers are assumed to be water dependent and geological features and alluvium are deemed to be water dependent based on their spatial overlap with one or more criteria (see Section 1.3.4.1). These include five Great Artesian Basin recharge areas, the Riverine Plain and upland alluvium groundwater flow systems, the Mulgildie and Stuart River groundwater management areas and several sandstone, alluvial and volcanic geological features including the Walloon Coal Measures and Wandoan formation. Three groundwater features are not included in the register because on closer inspection they did not occur within the PAE of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion (Table 7).

1.3.2.1.2 Surface water features

The number of ecological assets associated with the 'Surface water feature' subgroup, occurring in the PAE of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion, is listed in Table 7. Forty surface water features are excluded from the register because on closer inspection they did not occur within the PAE of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion (Table 7). All assets that occur in the PAE are assumed to be water dependent. There is a higher density of stream networks and therefore surface water features and 'Marsh, sedgeland, bog, Spring or soak' clustered around the northern and eastern portions of the PAE compared to other parts of the PAE (Figure 4). Among the 111 assets within the 'Wetland, wetland complex or swamp' class, six wetlands are listed in A directory of important wetlands in Australia (DIWA) (Environment Australia, 2001; Australian Government Department of the Environment, Dataset 2) and include the Balonne River Floodplain, Boggomoss Springs, Dalrymple and Blackfellow Creeks, Lake Broadwater, Palm Tree and Robinson Creeks and The Gums Lagoon (Figure 4).

Figure 4 Surface water features in Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion preliminary asset extent (PAE)

A directory of important wetlands in Australia is a subset of the 'Wetland, wetland complex or swamp' class

Data: Bioregional Assessment Programme (Dataset 1), Australian Government Department of the Environment (Dataset 2)

1.3.2.1.3 Vegetation

The asset database for the PAE of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion contains a total of 658 assets within the 'Vegetation' subgroup of which a total of 489 assets are identified as water dependent.

Ecological communities

The PAE for the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion includes the potential habitat distribution of eight threatened ecological communities listed under the EPBC Act (Table 8). All eight of these communities demonstrate water dependency, in most cases are associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites or are a dominant floodplain community (Figure 5 and Table 8). Furthermore, the community of native species dependent on natural discharge of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin clearly demonstrates water dependency as it occurs in groundwater discharge areas within the PAE (Table 8).

There are 42 regional ecosystems listed as threatened under the Nature Conservation Act including several classified within those threatened ecological communities listed in the EPBC Act (e.g. Brigalow Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant). The proportion of spatial overlap between the regional ecosystem and the surface and subsurface GDE layers (Bureau of Meteorology, 2012; Bureau of Meteorology, Dataset 4) was used to characterise the water dependency of many communities because of the lack of sufficient detail on habitat requirements for many of the regional ecosystems (see Section 1.3.4.1 for further details). Of the 42 regional ecosystems identified within the PAE, 27 are included in the water-dependent asset register including several communities dominated by or in association with Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla).

Table 8 Threatened ecological communities listed under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion

The name of the threatened ecological community in the figure legend has been shortened (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia (IBRA) subregion reference removed).

Community	Status	Decision
Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant)	Endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Coolibah-black box woodlands	Endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, is a dominant floodplain vegetation community
Natural grasslands on basalt and fine-textured alluvial plains	Critically endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Semi-evergreen vine thickets	Endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Swamp Tea-tree (Melaleuca irbyana)	Critically endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
The community of native species dependent on natural discharge of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin	Endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with groundwater discharge areas
Weeping Myall Woodlands	Endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
White box-Yellow box-Blakely’s red gum grassy woodland and derived native grassland	Critically endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites

Data: Australian Government Department of the Environment (Dataset 5)

Figure 5 The eight threatened ecological communities listed in the Commonwealth's Environment and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 included in the water-dependent asset register

Data: Australian Government Department of the Environment (Dataset 5)

Species habitats

The PAE for the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion includes the potential spatial habitat distribution of 99 species listed under the EPBC Act and a further 66 species listed under the Nature Conservation Act. Amongst the 99 EPBC Act-listed species, almost half (22 bird, four mammal, 11 plant, five reptile, one fish, one invertebrate and one amphibian) are included in the water-dependent asset register (Table 9). Among the 66 species listed under the Nature Conservation Act, 23 are included in the water-dependent asset register including three amphibians, four birds, three mammals, 11 plants and two reptiles (Table 10). The asset under consideration is the habitat of these species rather than the species per se, hence these assets are listed under the 'Vegetation' subgroup. These species habitats are considered water dependent if there is evidence for any of the following habitat conditions:

an association with drainage lines
an association with alluvial and soakage areas
an association with wetland and/or permanent open water
a dependency or an association with floodplain or riparian vegetation communities
an association with mound springs.

The decision not to include species in the register was based on evidence from species profiles and other published material that show that these habitats are almost entirely restricted to grassland, woodland, dry scrub, open forest, heathlands or rainforest vegetation communities or rocky outcrops.

Table 9 Species listed under the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion determined as potentially water dependent (based on a literature review of habitat requirements)

Although examples of individual species are listed, bioregional assessments consider the potential impact to the habitat of species not individual species per se.

Listing status as of March 2015

Functional group	Asset name^a	Status	Decision
Amphibian	Fleay's Frog (Mixophyes fleayi)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Bird	Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species requires permanent water for roosting
	Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with lowland habitats and wetlands
	Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Great Egret (Ardea alba)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)	Marine	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)	Marine	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees
	Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
	Spectacled Monarch (Monarcha trivirgatus)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Star Finch (eastern) (Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees
	Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)	Endangered and Marine	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees
	White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)
	Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)	Marine; Migratory	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
Fish	Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent
Invertebrate	Boggomoss Snail (Adclarkia dawsonensis)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
Mammal	Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Hastings River Mouse (Pseudomys oralis)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of Queensland, NSW and the ACT))	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees
	Spot-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (SE mainland population))	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees
Plant	Belson's Panic (Homopholis belsonii)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, prefers alluvial areas and/or drainage lines
	Finger Panic Grass (Digitaria porrecta)	Restricted	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, prefers dry to wet soils
	Hairy-joint Grass (Arthraxon hispidus)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Lloyd's Olive (Notelaea lloydii)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, prefers dry to wet soils
	Microcarpaea agonis	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with lowland habitats and wetlands
	Minute Orchid (Taeniophyllum muelleri)	Not listed	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Salt Pipewort (Eriocaulon carsonii)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with mound springs
	Siah's Backbone (Streblus pendulinus)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Slender Darling-pea (Swainsona murrayana)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Stream Clematis (Clematis fawcettii)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Wandering Pepper-cress (Lepidium peregrinum)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
Reptile	Collared Delma (Delma torquata)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Dunmall's Snake (Furina dunmalli)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Five-clawed Worm-skink (Anomalopus mackayi)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency, associated with floodplain coolibah / black box vegetation
	Ornamental Snake (Denisonia maculata)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency, associated with floodplain coolibah / black box vegetation
	Yakka Skink (Egernia rugosa)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites

Data: Bioregional Assessment Programme (Dataset 6)

^aPunctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

Table 10 Species listed under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992 within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion determined as potentially water dependent (based on a literature review of habitat requirements)

Although examples of individual species are listed, bioregional assessments consider the potential impact to the habitat of species not individual species per se.

Listing status as of March 2015

Functional group	Asset name^a	Status	Decision
Amphibian	Adelotus brevis	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Giant Barred Frog, Southern Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Litoria pearsoniana	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
Bird	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Grantiella picta	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Lophochroa leadbeateri	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Poephila cincta cincta	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Mammal	Ball Nut, Possum Nut, Big Nut, Beefwood (Floydia praealta)	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Dasyurus maculatus maculatus	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees
	Phascolarctos cinereus	Not listed	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Plant	Acacia pedleyi	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Corymbia petalophylla	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Eucalyptus dunnii	Near Threatened	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
	Fontainea venosa	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Leptospermum oreophilum	Vulnerable	Not enough habitat information to assess
	Lesser Swamp-orchid (Phaius australis)	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Melaleuca irbyana	Endangered	Community demonstrates water dependency, intersects with maximum flood extent
	Melaleuca williamsii subsp fletcheri	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Picris barbarorum	Vulnerable	Not enough habitat information to assess
	Ricinocarpos speciosus	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Samadera bidwillii	Vulnerable	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites
Reptile	Hemiaspis damelii	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites
	Tympanocryptis cf tetraporophora	Endangered	Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites

Data: Bioregional Assessment Programme (Dataset 1)

^aPunctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

Protected and riparian areas

Of the remaining 95 assets in the 'Vegetation' subgroup classed as 'Habitat (potential species distribution)' and 'Riparian vegetation' classes, 73 are considered water dependent (Table 11), comprising:

50 reserves and parks (Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) (Australian Government Department of the Environment, Dataset 7) and Water Assessment Information Tool database (WAIT) (Australian Government Department of the Environment, Dataset 8, Dataset 9))
three bird habitats (Important Bird Areas (Birdlife Australia, 2014) (Birds Australia, Dataset 3))
20 riparian vegetation (Water Assessment Information Tool database (WAIT) (Australian Government Department of the Environment, Dataset 8) and Key Environmental Asset (KEA) (Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Dataset 10)).

Those assets that satisfy the water-dependent criteria outlined in Section 1.3.4.1 are included in the water-dependent asset register. Of these 95 assets in the database, 22 are not considered water dependent and are excluded from the water-dependent asset register.

Table 11 Water-dependent assets from protected areas and rational for inclusion in the water-dependent asset register

Source	Asset name^a	Decision
Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database	Alton National Park	Contains assets identified as water dependent
	Auburn River National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Bendidee National Park	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Boggomoss Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Bowman Park Koala Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Boyneside Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Bunya Mountains National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Calingunee Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Carraba Conservation Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Chinchilla Rifle Range Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Coolmunda Conservation Park	Contains assets identified as water dependent
	CR 'George' Telford Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Crows Nest National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Dawson River Conservation Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Dwyers Scrub Conservation Park	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Eversfield Station Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Expedition (Limited Depth) National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Expedition Resources Reserve	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Flagstone Creek Conservation Park	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Gatton National Park	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Highworth Bend Conservation Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Kalisha Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Lake Broadwater Conservation Park	Intersects with existing Australian National Aquatic Ecosystems or Queensland wetland mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Lake Broadwater Resources Reserve	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Lake Murphy Conservation Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Long Grass Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Main Range National Park	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Moorabinda Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Mount Rose Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Myall Park Nature Refuge	Intersects with existing Australian National Aquatic Ecosystems or Queensland wetland mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Nyalar Miru_gan-ah Nature Refuge	Intersects with existing Australian National Aquatic Ecosystems or Queensland wetland mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Old Hiddenvale Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Precipice National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Puntdaloo Nature Refuge	Contains assets identified as water dependent
	Red Cap Hill Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Richard Underwood Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Southwood National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Thornton View Nature Refuge	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Walker's Wilderness Nature Refuge	Contains assets identified as water dependent
	Willawa Nature Refuge	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
Important Bird Areas	Bunya Mountains & Yarraman Important Bird Area	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Scenic Rim Important Bird Area	Intersects with existing wetland mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Traprock Important Bird Area	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
Water Assessment Information Tool database	Bunya Mountains National Park^b	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Crows Nest National Park	Intersects with Queensland floodplain mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Floodplain Veg Aggregate - Condamine - Black Box (EEC Endangered Ecological Community)	Assumed to be water dependent
	Floodplain Veg Aggregate - Moonie - Black Box (EEC Endangered Ecological Community)	Assumed to be water dependent
	Gatton National Park	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Lockyer National Park Ravensbourne National Park Lockyer Resources Reserve Lockyer State Forest	Intersects with existing Australian National Aquatic Ecosystems or Queensland wetland mapping, contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Main Range National Park 1	Contains areas of shallow groundwater less than 10 m and contains assets identified as water dependent
	St Ruths Reserve	Intersects with existing Australian National Aquatic Ecosystems or Queensland wetland mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Western Downs State Forests	Intersects with existing Australian National Aquatic Ecosystems or Queensland wetland mapping and contains assets identified as water dependent
	Riparian habitat^c	Assumed to be water dependent
Key Environmental Asset (KEA)	Lower Balonne System including the Culgoa, Birrie and Bokhara River systems	Assumed to be water dependent

Data: Australian Government Department of the Environment (Dataset 7, Dataset 8) and Birds Australia (Dataset 3)

^aPunctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

^bIncludes two separate listing for this park

^cIncludes all 19 separate assets named riparian habitat

Groundwater-dependent ecosystems

As stated in Section 1.3.1.4, those GDEs sourced from the National atlas of groundwater dependent ecosystems identified from previous studies, or classified as having high or medium potential for groundwater interaction are included in the water-dependent asset register given the inherent uncertainty around GDE mapping in many areas (Bureau of Meteorology, 2012; Bureau of Meteorology, Dataset 4 ). Additionally, all of the GDEs identified in the Queensland Government GDE mapping (DSITIA, 2012, Dataset 11) are included in the asset register. Of the 66 subsurface GDEs (those that rely on the subsurface presence of groundwater), only 46 were classified as having medium or high potential for groundwater interaction and are included in the water-dependent asset register (Figure 6). Subsurface GDEs can include vegetation communities that interact with a groundwater system beneath the surface. A further 267 of the 282 surface GDEs (those that rely on the surface expression of groundwater) are included in the water-dependent asset register (Figure 7). These GDEs include vegetation communities that are associated with groundwater discharged to the surface as springs or baseflow such as vegetation in fringing waterways or wetlands.