The Daintree Basin has an area of 2,107km2 with a high proportion of protected areas (56% natural/minimal use lands and 32% forestry). The remaining area consists of 7% grazing, 2% sugarcane, 1% urban and 2% other.

    Steep mountains and hills dominate this basin, with a narrow coastal plain. The coastal lowland fringe is characterised by mangrove wetlands, sandy beaches and inshore fringing reefs.

    The majority of public and private land in the highlands is included in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, and there is a high level of tourism associated with the basins natural values.

    Since the previous the Daintree Basin grade declined from ‘very good’ to ‘good’ and the score decreased from 83 to 79.

    Key results

    • Water quality remained ‘very good’ but sediment and nutrients declined in score from the previous year, which contributed to the decline in overall grade.

    The diagram below shows the detailed results for each indicator by year. Click on the timeslider to see data from previous years.

     

    Further Information

    For a detailed breakdown of the results and trends, visit the results dashboard or read the methods and results technical reports.