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Murray River @ Howlong common MURR09

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 20-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 11
Taxa count ALT 11
Mayflies present? 31
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 4.7 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 4.8 4.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 28.10% 501,774,213,242m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 27.29% 487,388,342,449m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.4 Landscape 19.29% 344,521,142,837m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 5.10% 91,044,514,473m2
  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, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.2 Hydro 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 3.46% 61,837,019,226m2
Show minor land uses 9
17,857,817,447m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 190
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
190
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 6 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 326 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
313
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
13
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
2
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999
35
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Diptera QD 2 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Saldidae (Unident.) QH609999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Hemiptera (Unident.) QH999999
3
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 17 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
16
Unknown OT 9
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 7 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 59 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
54
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Unknown OG 2
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999
2
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Diptera QD 4 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
8
Hemiptera QH 42 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
32
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Lepidoptera QL 2 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
2
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5