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Murray River @ Barham MURR516

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	27-01-1998
Taxa count ORDER	5
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	8
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	3.5	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8		3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.1 Irrigated woody fodder plants, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes	40.45%	2,294,244,970,839m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	20.51%	1,163,565,440,840m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.4 Landscape	14.04%	796,247,144,336m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 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, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds, 4.3.8 Irrigated pulses, 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	9.33%	529,117,337,841m²
	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, 5.5.5 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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	5.95%	337,680,651,550m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	2.30%	130,716,389,316m²
	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, 4.1.4 Irrigated environmental forest plantation	1.76%	99,987,239,024m²
	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, 6.2.3 Evaporation basin, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.4.3 Stormwater, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	1.68%	95,111,215,176m²
	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	0.33%	18,455,090,261m²
	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	0.16%	9,217,545,082m²
	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, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.4 No defined use (irrigation), 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.09%	4,942,274,172m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.07%	3,961,769,376m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.06%	3,422,516,739m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses, 5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic)	0.00%	131,500,643m²
Show minor land uses 9
				56,719,854,909m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 January 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	93
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	90

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Diptera QD	1	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	1

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 7 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	143
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	134

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	9

Hemiptera QH	123	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	123

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.5

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