Water plan areas

Wet Tropics water plan area

This information will help you understand how water is managed in the water plan area and how you can access water.

Check whether your property is covered by the plan on the Queensland Globe water plan map (use Google Chrome for best results) or download the Wet Tropics water plan area map (PDF, 607KB).

Type of water	Management
Surface water	Check the water plan information below for rules and requirements
Overland flow	Not managed
Underground water	Check the water plan information below for rules and requirements in these groundwater management areas: Mulgrave-Russell, Mossman, Southern Tablelands, Lower Johnstone, South Johnstone, Liverpool Creek, Tully, Lower Herbert

Follow the links below for more information on how to access water in the water plan area.

Announced entitlements and limits	The water you can take through your water entitlement may be limited by announced entitlements and limits.
Relocatable water licences	Available. Read about the relocatable water licence market.
Seasonal water assignment	Check the resource operations plan (PDF, 3.4MB) for rules and read about the application process.

Contact the South Johnstone Business Centre for more information on water management and how you can access water in the Wet Tropics water plan area.

Find out more about Indigenous water reserves.
Get streamflow and groundwater data from the Queensland Government Water monitoring information portal.
Access maps and water data using Queensland Globe or the water entitlement viewer.
Find out about river improvement trusts and their work.
View price information for permanent water allocation trades and relocatable water licences.
Read about water planning and learn where to find information in the new water planning documents.
Read the Water planning science plan 2020–2030 to find out how we use science to develop water plans and improve water planning.