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BOOROWA RIVER @ Spring Vale 65792

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	20-10-2006
Taxa count ORDER	17
Taxa count FAMILY	39
Taxa count ALT	39
Mayflies present?	56
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.9	3.5	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	4.6		3.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	43.68%	68,973,148,995m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	27.86%	43,989,978,905m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	22.97%	36,276,407,952m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.23%	3,520,168,290m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	2.21%	3,494,918,876m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	0.94%	1,479,215,664m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.07%	102,997,609m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.02%	25,499,408m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	24,749,426m²
	Industrial	5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	21,499,501m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	6,249,855m²
Show minor land uses 8
				1,579,148,345m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 20 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	3
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Unknown MA	1
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999	1
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Unknown OG	10
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	10
Unknown OH	6
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	6
Unknown OJ	3
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	3
Unknown OT	19
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	16

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	44	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	17
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	1

Diptera QD	84	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	22

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	32
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	20
Ephemeroptera QE	56	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	38
Hemiptera QH	35	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	22
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	1
Odonata QO	49	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	39
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	4
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	3
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	51	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	20
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	25

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5