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Murray R @ Mallee Cliffs SF 63219

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	26-10-2005
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	18
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	3	2.2
Weighted SIGNAL	2.1		3.5

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.5 Sugar, 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, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.8 Citrus, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 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, 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton, 4.3.8 Irrigated pulses, 4.3.9 Irrigated rice, 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, 4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs, 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	31.40%	9,356,422,044,977m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.1 Defence land - natural areas, 1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	30.42%	9,066,188,559,092m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	17.28%	5,148,519,749,617m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.2 Wilderness area, 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, 1.2.4 Landscape	6.95%	2,069,834,899,340m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	5.56%	1,656,278,669,452m²
	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, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 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, 5.6.3 Wind electricity generation, 5.6.4 Solar 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	2.83%	843,180,958,994m²
	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, 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production, 6.5.3 Marsh/wetland - intensive use	2.77%	825,982,459,831m²
	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	0.58%	174,202,991,528m²
	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	0.14%	40,320,998,039m²
	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, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land, 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	0.11%	31,833,248,452m²
	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	0.07%	22,245,248,918m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.06%	18,769,749,087m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.4 Incinerators, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	7,151,999,652m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses, 5.1.3 Glasshouses, 5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic)	0.00%	433,249,979m²
Show minor land uses 9
				298,016,360,507m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 26 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Isopoda OR	2	2
Corallanidae OR099999	2
Unknown OT	55
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	48

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	7

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	19	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	67	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	65
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5