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Toombilla Creek @ Vexation Crossing 417904001

Source	Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Latest Sample Date	12-05-2017
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	1.7	1.7	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	2		2.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	66.35%	32,442,201,200m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	27.89%	13,639,743,727m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	5.58%	2,730,598,598m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam	0.10%	50,497,200m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture	0.04%	19,248,933m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.03%	13,249,265m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	3,249,820m²
Show minor land uses 4
				488,987,887m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 May 2017

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	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	1.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.2

Sampled on 16 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
Coleoptera QC	24	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

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
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 16 May 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

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

SIGNALT	1.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.9

Sampled on 23 May 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Hemiptera QH	2	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2

SIGNALT	2.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3

Sampled on 27 May 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1

SIGNALT	1.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	0.7

Sampled on 13 May 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 20 February 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
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

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	3	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2

SIGNALT	2.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 16 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
Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 1 May 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Coleoptera QC	11	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	4	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

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