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Murrumbidgee River @ Childowlah 60714

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	11-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	32
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	3.8	3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.5		4.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.1 Defence land - natural areas, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	37.73%	502,046,792,688m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	23.63%	314,505,716,413m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.2 Wilderness area, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	15.86%	211,049,898,514m²
	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, 5.6.5 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	6.01%	80,021,495,890m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.79%	37,125,864,080m²
	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, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.29%	30,433,843,517m²
	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	1.46%	19,386,059,569m²
	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, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	0.49%	6,570,020,188m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.18%	2,330,757,162m²
	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%	1,138,503,498m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.04%	485,501,492m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	412,251,267m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.00%	51,000,157m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	47,750,147m²
Show minor land uses 10
				13,307,278,391m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	8
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	15	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	12

Isopoda OR	2	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	2

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	2

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Heteroceridae (Unident.) QC369999	1
Diptera QD	19	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	32	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	25
Hemiptera QH	26	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	7	3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999	4
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	3
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Trichoptera QT	70	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	59

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1