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Murrumbidgee River @ Toopuntul 61256

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	15-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	18
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	57
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.6	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	3.7		3.8

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	29.64%	1,203,913,412,672m²
	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	26.53%	1,077,362,551,851m²
	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	18.59%	754,820,455,295m²
	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	6.17%	250,780,742,534m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.31%	175,216,172,748m²
	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	3.44%	139,649,242,912m²
	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	2.71%	109,918,010,546m²
	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	1.04%	42,094,621,075m²
	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	0.11%	4,636,958,259m²
	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%	3,529,468,229m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.06%	2,299,979,296m²
	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%	964,741,316m²
	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%	947,491,471m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	144,248,702m²
Show minor land uses 8
				40,612,461,917m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 15 November 2004

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

Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OJ	6
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	6
Unknown OT	61
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	58

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	31	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	23
Ephemeroptera QE	57	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	57
Hemiptera QH	121	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	102
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	18
Odonata QO	53	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	41
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	12
Trichoptera QT	45	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	37

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7