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MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER @ Mulberrygong 65658

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	24-09-2006
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	21
Taxa count ALT	21
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.4	3.9	3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6		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	30.33%	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 24 September 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown MA	2
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999	2
Acarina MM	13	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	13

Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	8

Coleoptera QC	17	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	45	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	38	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	21
Odonata QO	4	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	4
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	20	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	19

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0