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Derwent River d/s Meadowbank Dam LDER01

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	23-11-1998
Taxa count ORDER
Taxa count FAMILY
Taxa count ALT	N/A
Mayflies present?
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL			N/A
Weighted SIGNAL			N/A

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	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	38.21%	249,622,455,471m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	19.11%	124,855,977,190m²
	Minimal Use	1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses, 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	14.76%	96,462,323,494m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	14.64%	95,648,583,419m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.1.2 Lake - production, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 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	8.00%	52,280,362,361m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	3.58%	23,403,214,562m²
	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, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads	0.81%	5,297,685,387m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.67%	4,390,196,455m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.20%	1,311,234,007m²
	Mining	5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	63,249,229m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	6,999,915m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	5,499,933m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	1,999,976m²
Show minor land uses 7
				6,533,497,814m²

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