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Merimbula Creek, Berrimbool Reserve site_263

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	05-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	20
Taxa count ALT	21
Mayflies present?	22
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	3.3	1
Weighted SIGNAL	2.9	3	2.2

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	40.14%	3,199,445,903m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	24.97%	1,990,155,334m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes	10.23%	815,608,748m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	9.36%	746,370,739m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	7.30%	581,899,224m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.3.0 River	6.46%	514,660,868m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.68%	54,240,606m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.14%	10,998,095m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits	0.04%	3,499,394m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.01%	499,913m²
Show minor land uses 4
				79,703,696m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 5 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	125	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	125
Nematoda II	24	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	24
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	11
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	15	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	15
Unknown M9	26
Unknown M999999	26
Unknown OT	1116
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	1116

Coleoptera QC	59	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	56
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	78	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	42

Chironomidae QDA00000	36
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	22
Hemiptera QH	81	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	54
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	18
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Odonata QO	28	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	14
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	14
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	4

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 4 April 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	11	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	11
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	3
Unknown M9	3
Unknown M999999	3
Unknown OT	20
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	20

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	9
Diptera QD	27	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	20

Chironomidae QDA00000	2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Hemiptera QH	82	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	50
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	26
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

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