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Macintyre River @ Kanowna 416048000

Source	Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Latest Sample Date	16-05-2018
Taxa count ORDER	5
Taxa count FAMILY	5
Taxa count ALT	5
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2	2	0.8
Weighted SIGNAL			2.5

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton	49.43%	11,740,763,347m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	41.66%	9,894,839,860m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	6.59%	1,565,185,123m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	0.82%	194,241,949m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves	0.67%	159,743,379m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial	0.54%	127,744,705m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.7.0 Transport and communication	0.30%	70,747,068m²
Show minor land uses 4
				237,535,154m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 16 May 2018

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 17 May 2017

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	3	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	3
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 16 May 2016

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Isopoda OR	3	2
ISOPODA OR000000	3
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 19 May 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 8 May 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Lepidoptera QL	3	2
Lepidoptera (Unident.) QL999999	3

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 24 May 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2

SIGNALT	2.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.2

Sampled on 12 May 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 12 May 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1

SIGNALT	1.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	0.8

Sampled on 19 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	11	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	8	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 13 August 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	9	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 30 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	11	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	9	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 21 September 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Isopoda OR	3	2
ISOPODA OR000000	3
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

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