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Murrumbidgee River @ Cookoothamba 60711

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	13-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	21
Taxa count ALT	21
Mayflies present?	79
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	3.8	2.3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.2		4.2

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	30.21%	1,138,195,803,102m²
	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	23.78%	896,178,158,133m²
	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	19.38%	730,204,665,952m²
	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	6.58%	247,780,618,656m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.65%	175,124,200,399m²
	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, 5.4.5 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	3.65%	137,718,121,192m²
	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, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.49%	93,698,572,181m²
	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	1.12%	42,052,307,993m²
	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%	4,560,479,177m²
	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%	3,488,734,071m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.06%	2,240,239,771m²
	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	0.03%	947,495,674m²
	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%	894,495,916m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	144,249,341m²
Show minor land uses 8
				37,681,975,448m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 13 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	51
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	46

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	5

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	16	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	79	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	78
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	180	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	162
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	6
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	1
Trichoptera QT	63	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	59

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3