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Paroo River @ Nocoleche NR PARO02

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	11-06-1999
Taxa count ORDER	5
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	99
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.4	4	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	3		4.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	96.26%	2,663,822,447,346m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	2.84%	78,573,535,318m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.79%	21,876,009,833m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	0.10%	2,632,501,183m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	0.01%	261,500,118m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	188,250,085m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage	0.00%	9,250,004m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	5,500,002m²
Show minor land uses 7
				27,673,689,939m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 June 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	18
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	18

Diptera QD	22	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	99	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	99
Hemiptera QH	99	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	99
Trichoptera QT	26	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	26

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 30 October 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	5
Unknown OT	27
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	27

Unknown OV	14
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	14

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	9

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 29 May 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	22
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	22

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	4	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	180	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	178
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.2

Sampled on 27 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Isopoda OR	12	2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999	12
Unknown OT	10
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	10

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	3

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	2
Diptera QD	1	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	64	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	21
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	43

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 17 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	27	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	15

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	6
Heteroceridae (Unident.) QC369999	1
Diptera QD	12	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	92	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	87
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

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