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Maranoa River @ Mitchell TM 422401000

Source	Queensland Murray-Darling Committee
Latest Sample Date	15-05-2018
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	9
Taxa count ALT	9
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.2	0.9
Weighted SIGNAL	2		2.5

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	81.93%	957,575,764,106m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	12.22%	142,782,258,583m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	5.45%	63,733,450,199m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture	0.27%	3,165,272,359m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.09%	1,077,757,613m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes	0.04%	483,753,417m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	10,250,072m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition	0.00%	4,000,028m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	3,500,025m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.00%	3,000,021m²
Show minor land uses 7
				11,688,390,064m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 15 May 2018

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

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
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 11 May 2017

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 OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

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

SIGNALT	1.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 26 May 2016

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

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 7 May 2015

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

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 29 May 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

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	8	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 7 June 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
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

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	3.0

Sampled on 25 May 2011

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

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Odonata QO	8	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 14 May 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
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	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 7 May 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
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	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	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 1 May 2008

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

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	4	3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
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	3.7

Sampled on 15 May 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	6
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	6
Unknown OJ	4
COPEPODA OJ000000	4
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Unknown OV	8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	8

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	8	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

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