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Murrumbidgee River @ The Gardens 60709

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	13-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	24
Taxa count ALT	24
Mayflies present?	47
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	4	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	4.2		3.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus, 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	30.33%	1,188,541,977,562m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.1 Defence land - natural areas, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	24.90%	975,535,236,101m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	18.83%	737,720,641,216m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.2 Wilderness area, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	6.38%	250,117,272,195m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.47%	175,123,965,289m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation, 5.6.3 Wind electricity generation, 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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	3.53%	138,445,931,999m²
	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, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.63%	103,170,390,423m²
	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, 4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests	1.07%	42,094,751,285m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.6 Oil refinery, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.12%	4,584,972,910m²
	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	0.09%	3,495,729,346m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.06%	2,299,236,415m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.02%	947,494,402m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	903,494,662m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	144,249,148m²
Show minor land uses 8
				39,180,943,501m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 13 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OG	2
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	2
Unknown OJ	25
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	25
Unknown OT	26
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	20

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Chrysomelidae (Unident.) QCAH9999	1
Diptera QD	81	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	40
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	26
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	47	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	40
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	6
Hemiptera QH	60	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	17
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	23
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Odonata QO	2	3
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Trichoptera QT	57	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	49

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6