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South Esk River at Perth SESK01

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	19-03-2020
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, 1.1.3 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, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	30.77%	101,516,009,970m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	22.41%	73,925,961,095m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	18.67%	61,585,301,056m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	14.12%	46,593,910,340m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	6.63%	21,870,840,566m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies	4.14%	13,649,900,495m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.44%	4,748,465,385m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	1.09%	3,582,473,885m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.61%	1,999,235,426m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.07%	229,748,325m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.03%	93,999,315m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	60,749,557m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	55,499,595m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	12,249,911m²
Show minor land uses 8
				3,299,243,449m²

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