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Moonie River @ Fenton Crossing 417204002

Source	Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Latest Sample Date	17-05-2018
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	9
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.1	3.1	0.6
Weighted SIGNAL	3	3	1.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	68.73%	909,533,902,146m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	25.77%	341,011,931,557m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	3.65%	48,278,629,640m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	1.29%	17,040,634,000m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.49%	6,429,050,555m²
	Residential And 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, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	0.02%	329,752,593m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.02%	285,252,243m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.6 Oil refinery, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	219,751,728m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.4 Piggeries	0.01%	113,000,889m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	0.00%	35,750,281m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond	0.00%	5,500,043m²
	Unknown	5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.00%	3,500,028m²
Show minor land uses 9
				13,232,866,557m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 17 May 2018

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

Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	8	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 9 May 2017

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	8	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4

SIGNALT	1.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.3

Sampled on 24 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 OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 15 May 2015

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

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
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4

SIGNALT	1.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.3

Sampled on 19 May 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Isopoda OR	3	2
ISOPODA OR000000	3
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	9	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

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

SIGNALT	1.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.7

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

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	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 31 May 2011

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

Hemiptera QH	4	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4

SIGNALT	0.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	0.6

Sampled on 12 May 2010

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

Diptera QD	9	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

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

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 20 May 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1

SIGNALT	2.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 19 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
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
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 13 August 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

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

Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	4	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 30 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 21 September 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	3	3
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
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

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