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Lachlan R @ Forbes Bridge 60670

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	18-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	16
Taxa count ALT	16
Mayflies present?	14
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.1	3.5	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	2.3		3.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	33.08%	637,597,408,747m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	32.75%	631,302,899,775m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.5 Sugar, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	23.04%	444,216,133,127m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	4.22%	81,263,615,822m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.22%	42,792,560,991m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.2.3 Evaporation basin, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.20%	42,489,560,559m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.60%	30,878,544,010m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.65%	12,512,767,834m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.13%	2,470,253,521m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.06%	1,182,001,685m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.6 Oil refinery, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.03%	547,000,780m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	186,250,265m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.01%	156,000,222m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	11,750,017m²
Show minor land uses 10
				19,276,067,474m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 18 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	10

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	6

Diptera QD	1	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	14
Hemiptera QH	73	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	58
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5