View the Catchments in the Wet Tropics

Located in tropical north eastern Queensland, the Wet Tropics NRM region is an expansive area of some 2.2 million hectares. It is a place of unsurpassed beauty and possibly the world's greatest ecological diversity and is the only region to boast two contrasting World Heritage Areas side by side - the Wet Tropical rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef.

The area extends from Bloomfield in the north, south to Ingham and west to Mount Garnett and includes the Atherton Tablelands. Ten river catchments lie within this region: Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Trinity Inlet, Russell, Mulgrave, Johnstone, Tully/Murray, Hinchinbrook and Herbert, which support a population of over 200,000.

Key primary industries include cane, bananas, dairy, grazing, horticulture and forestry as well as other industries including tourism.

The area is home to a rich and enduring Aboriginal cultural heritage, with at least 17 Traditional Owner groups made up of more than 20,000 Rainforest Aboriginal people.

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