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SNOWY R U/S BIRKINS RD 220003

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	15-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	6
Taxa count ALT	6
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4	4	2.7
Weighted SIGNAL			4.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	26.92%	366,018,704,974m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	19.64%	267,047,122,750m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	17.70%	240,635,984,236m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	12.89%	175,244,510,264m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.46%	19,831,916,286m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	1.29%	17,501,926,121m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.12%	15,180,935,919m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.22%	3,054,737,105m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	221,499,065m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	140,749,406m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	52,249,779m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	23,749,900m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	2,749,988m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.00%	2,249,991m²
Show minor land uses 10
				13,596,597,607m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 15 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Diptera QD	15	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 20 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Coleoptera QC	1	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

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