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Macdonald River @ Retreat Road 61310

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	21-03-2011
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	30
Taxa count ALT	30
Mayflies present?	22
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	3.6	3.2
Weighted SIGNAL	4.5		4.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	46.78%	82,249,467,959m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	46.77%	82,238,717,342m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	3.33%	5,854,085,800m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.03%	1,808,353,730m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	0.96%	1,682,096,488m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation	0.56%	977,556,074m²
	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, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	0.55%	973,555,845m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.02%	41,002,352m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	10,500,602m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production	0.00%	500,029m²
Show minor land uses 7
				1,758,358,362m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 March 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown MA	1
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999	1
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	4

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	14	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	25	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	7
Hemiptera QH	28	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	9
Odonata QO	3	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	26	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	14

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 14 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	5	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	5
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	3
Bivalvia KP	13	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	13
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OJ	2
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	2
Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	6

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Unknown QA	2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	2
Coleoptera QC	40	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	11
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	14

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	6

Diptera QD	101	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	45

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	28
Ephemeroptera QE	63	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	28
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	17
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	18
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	3
Trichoptera QT	83	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	53
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	15

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 6 May 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	4
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Unknown OG	10
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	10
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	19
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	5

Unknown PD	1
Diplopoda (Unident.) PD999999	1
Coleoptera QC	16	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	32	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Hemiptera QH	41	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	25
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	11
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Megaloptera QM	2	8
Sialidae (Unident.) QM029999	2
Odonata QO	22	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	11
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	5
Trichoptera QT	23	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 28 May 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	8	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	8
Gastropoda KG	17	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	13
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OG	3
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	3
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	22

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Unknown QA	5
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	5
Coleoptera QC	29	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	4

Heteroceridae (Unident.) QC369999	1
Diptera QD	39	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	16
Ephemeroptera QE	28	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	15
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	12
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	1
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	11	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	6
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	1
Trichoptera QT	37	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	14
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	21

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3