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Light River at Kapunda Bridge 3447

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	12-10-1995
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	37
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.7	3.1	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	3.7	3	3.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	56.60%	53,746,652,499m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	34.01%	32,291,794,272m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation	5.25%	4,989,815,887m²
	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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	3.28%	3,118,197,401m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	0.44%	414,276,226m²
	Water	6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.21%	198,012,535m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.11%	100,006,331m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.05%	51,253,245m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	21,001,330m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.01%	10,750,681m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.4 Piggeries	0.01%	10,500,665m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill	0.01%	8,000,506m²
	Forestry	2.2.1 Wood production forestry	0.00%	1,000,063m²
Show minor land uses 9
				949,612,616m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	1
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	103	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	103
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	1
Oligochaeta LO	162	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	162
Acarina MM	11	6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	11

Amphipoda OP	3714	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	84

Gammarus sp.X OP0301A2	762

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	2868

Isopoda OR	5	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	5

Unknown OT	12
Paratya australiensis OT010101	12

Unknown QA	5
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	5
Coleoptera QC	7	5
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	2

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	5

Diptera QD	1039	3
Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	12

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	4

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.1 QD0999A1	4

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	966

Stratiomyidae EPA sp.2 QD2499A2	1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	4
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599	3
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	4
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	12
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	5
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	2
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	4

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	6
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	1
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	6

Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	2
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Hemicordulia tau QO300102	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6

Sampled on 5 June 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	3
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	3
Turbellaria IF	6	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	6
Nematoda II	53	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	53
Gastropoda KG	642	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	641
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Bivalvia KP	30	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	30
Oligochaeta LO	1552	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1552
Unknown MI	1
Mite EWS sp. 4 MITEAA04	1

Acarina MM	5	6
Hydrachna sp.(Unident.) MM010199	5

Amphipoda OP	12012	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	309

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	11703

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown OV	4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	4

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Aulonogyrus strigosus (Larva) QC10020A	2

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	7

Diptera QD	1962	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	30

Atrichopogon sp. 1 (NMVsp10) QD0927A1	2

Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	18

Dasyhelea sp.2 ( SRV sp.6) QD0929A2	22

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.1 QD0999A1	52

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.3 QD0999A3	4

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	999

Odontomyia sp.(Unident.) QD240199	2
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	13
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	5
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Larsia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1799	8
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	7
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	1
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	630
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	119
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	44

Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	4

Hemiptera QH	3	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Micronecta gracilis QH650503	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Trichoptera QT	68	8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	1
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	4
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599	6
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	50
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	4
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 5 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	10
Nematoda II	450	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	450
Gastropoda KG	290	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	290
Bivalvia KP	11	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	1
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201	10
Oligochaeta LO	3610	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3610
Amphipoda OP	75780	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	12030

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	63750

Isopoda OR	20	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	20

Unknown OT	140
Paratya australiensis OT010101	140

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Unknown QA	720
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	580
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	110
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	30
Coleoptera QC	186	5
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	40

Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201	3

Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601	3

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	140

Diptera QD	8550	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	40

Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	40

Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	60

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	20

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.5 QD0999A5	140

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	6240

Odontomyia sp.(Unident.) QD240199	40
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	90
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	70
Larsia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1799	130
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	730
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	170
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	60
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	80
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	30
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	460

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	80
Polypedilum nubiferum QDAI0804	10
Polypedilum watsoni QDAI0810	40
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	20

Hemiptera QH	350	2
Micronecta gracilis QH650503	80
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	90
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	180
Odonata QO	20	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	20
Trichoptera QT	161	8
Hellyethira malleoforma QT030404	50
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	60
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	30
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	10
Triplectides australis QT251103	10

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6

Sampled on 3 May 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	20
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	20
Turbellaria IF	50	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	50
Nematoda II	1940	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1940
Gastropoda KG	160	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	160
Bivalvia KP	130	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	130
Oligochaeta LO	3650	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3650
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	17190	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	4050

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	13140

Unknown OT	62
Paratya australiensis OT010101	62

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Coleoptera QC	54	5
Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201	3

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	51

Diptera QD	5521	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	1
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	20

Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	20

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	5330

Odontomyia sp.(Unident.) QD240199	10
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199	10
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1	20
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	10
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	100
Hemiptera QH	30	2
Micronecta gracilis QH650503	20
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	10
Trichoptera QT	611	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	540
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	1
Notalina spira QT250504	10
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	60

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8