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Karuah River d/s Stroud KARU502

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	11-10-2012
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	18
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	4
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	4.3	3.2
Weighted SIGNAL	5.2		3.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	52.35%	47,392,107,337m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	22.94%	20,764,577,957m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	13.25%	11,995,650,611m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park	6.43%	5,825,201,736m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River	0.64%	579,245,201m²
	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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	0.57%	511,995,758m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.39%	350,247,098m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.37%	334,747,226m²
	Unknown	5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.08%	75,249,377m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.06%	53,999,553m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	27,249,774m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	5,999,950m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.9 Grapes	0.00%	3,749,969m²
Show minor land uses 9
				905,319,999m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 October 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Unknown OG	35
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	35
Isopoda OR	3	2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999	3
Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	23	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Diptera QD	10	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Odonata QO	1	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Trichoptera QT	6	8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 11 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	15	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	12
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	12	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	12

Unknown OG	26
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	26
Unknown OH	2
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	2
Isopoda OR	125	2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999	125
Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	22

Coleoptera QC	55	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	30

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	40	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Thaumaleidae (Unident.) QD119999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	21
Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	21
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	8
Hemiptera QH	38	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	17
Megaloptera QM	3	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	3

Odonata QO	5	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	150	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	3
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	21
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	104
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	18

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 18 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	19	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	19
Gastropoda KG	43	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	42
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Isopoda OR	124	2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999	124
Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Coleoptera QC	97	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	72

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	10

Diptera QD	36	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	121	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	75
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	15
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	31
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Megaloptera QM	1	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	1

Odonata QO	5	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	6
Trichoptera QT	162	8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	37
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	88
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	29

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1