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South Esk River below Trevallyn Dam LAKE09

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	19-11-1998
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	22
Taxa count ALT	22
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.3	5.2	3.5
Weighted SIGNAL	5.6		4.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	26.92%	245,790,246,014m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.2 Wilderness area, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	23.40%	213,624,779,252m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	16.90%	154,333,840,520m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	16.75%	152,961,591,938m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	6.03%	55,097,693,065m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	4.41%	40,305,458,351m²
	Residential And 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, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage 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	2.72%	24,831,474,341m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.1.2 Lake - production, 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, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline, 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters, 6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation	1.91%	17,463,731,954m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.72%	6,579,993,201m²
	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	0.16%	1,499,498,451m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.03%	271,249,720m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.02%	187,749,806m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	108,999,887m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.01%	62,249,936m²
Show minor land uses 8
				9,131,185,564m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 November 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	3
Oligochaeta LO	11	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	11
Acarina MM	8	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	8

Amphipoda OP	99	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	99

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Unknown QC10999L	1
Diptera QD	230	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	14

Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	190
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	6
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	13

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7