Estuaries Across the Region
The environmental health of the Wet Tropics estuaries is assessed on water quality, habitat and hydrology, and fish.
The eight estuaries included in the Wet Tropics Report Card region are Daintree, Dickson Inlet, Barron, Trinity Inlet, Russell-Mulgrave, Johnstone, Moresby and Hinchinbrook Channel.
For 2024-25 the Daintree, Dickson Inlet, Russell-Mulgrave, Johnstone and Hinchinbrook Channel estuaries remained ‘good’, the Barron estuary and Trinity Inlet remained ‘moderate’, whilst the Moresby estuary improved from ‘moderate’ to ‘good’ since the previous year.
ESTUARINE
indicators and confidence
Grading
very good
good
moderate
poor
very poor
insufficient data
Confidence surrounding the data used in the coasters has been assessed using a multi-criteria framework.
Environmental results
To see the detailed results for each estuary, click the associated estuary name:
Daintree; Dickson Inlet; Barron; Trinity Inlet; Russell-Mulgrave; Johnstone; Moresby ; Hinchinbrook Channel
