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Macleay River @ Toorooka Bridge MACL101

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	12-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	24
Taxa count ALT	24
Mayflies present?	41
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	5.1	4.5	3.8
Weighted SIGNAL	4.9		5.1

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	48.70%	460,638,551,087m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	29.06%	274,820,175,390m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	10.17%	96,188,823,892m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	3.99%	37,715,626,998m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	2.99%	28,312,345,335m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.80%	17,037,307,369m²
	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, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations 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	1.30%	12,325,541,503m²
	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	0.23%	2,220,007,475m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	178,250,600m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	163,500,551m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.01%	97,500,328m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	64,250,216m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.01%	53,750,181m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	23,500,079m²
Show minor land uses 10
				9,458,166,848m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 October 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Acarina MM	99	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	99

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	12

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	14	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	41	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	21
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	18
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	1

Odonata QO	10	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	4
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	4
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	15

SIGNALT	5.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.7

Sampled on 8 April 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	3
Gastropoda KG	147	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	100
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	18
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	27
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	5
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	16	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	16

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Coleoptera QC	46	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	25

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	59	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	26

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	14
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	60	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	29
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	27
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Lepidoptera QL	5	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	5

Megaloptera QM	4	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	4

Odonata QO	58	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	21
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	10
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	7
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	18
Trichoptera QT	159	8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	26
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	26
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	5
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	100

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1