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Quamby Brook at Osmaston Rd MEAN25

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	17-10-2006
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	33
Taxa count ALT	34
Mayflies present?	72
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.2	5.2	4.3
Weighted SIGNAL	6.6	5	5.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	31.61%	3,143,079,815m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	21.28%	2,115,976,950m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	14.76%	1,467,254,080m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads	10.94%	1,087,373,571m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	9.58%	952,327,175m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	8.51%	846,540,832m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	2.47%	245,834,457m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River	0.66%	66,022,682m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land	0.14%	13,504,640m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.02%	2,250,773m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	2,000,687m²
Show minor land uses 5
				99,421,657m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 17 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	24	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	24
Bivalvia KP	14	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	14
Oligochaeta LO	9	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	9
Acarina MM	13	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	13

Amphipoda OP	108	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	108

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Coleoptera QC	38	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	24

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	9

Diptera QD	122	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	22

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	27
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	56
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	72	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	58
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Plecoptera QP	59	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	49
Trichoptera QT	125	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	28
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	24
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	12
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	8
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	44
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 15 November 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	7
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Amphipoda OP	57	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	57

Coleoptera QC	26	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	18

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	127	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	26

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	14
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	54
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	110	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	12
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	43
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	52
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	79	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	7
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	72
Trichoptera QT	106	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	16
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	24
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	18
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	35
Unknown QT999998	3

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.1

Sampled on 3 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Oligochaeta LO	12	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	12
Acarina MM	14	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	14

Amphipoda OP	78	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	78

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	4

Diptera QD	176	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	23

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	35
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	79
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	116	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	15
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	28
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	73
Hemiptera QH	22	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	22
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	44	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	4
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	40
Trichoptera QT	74	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	13
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	5
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	10
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	3
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	37
Unknown QT999998	1

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 23 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Amphipoda OP	63	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	63

Isopoda OR	2	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	2

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	10

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	205	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	23

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	160
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	88	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	7
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	70
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Plecoptera QP	57	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	7
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	49
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	79	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	11
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	33
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	4
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	10
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	14

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8

Sampled on 16 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ	1	6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Bivalvia KP	4	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	4
Oligochaeta LO	14	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	14
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	117	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	117

Coleoptera QC	41	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	14

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	24

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	3

Diptera QD	41	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	147	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	134
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	12
Plecoptera QP	62	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	14
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	45
Trichoptera QT	121	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	12
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	20
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	31
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	30
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	8
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	16

SIGNALT	5.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6