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Niemur River @ Barham-Moulamein Rd MURR119

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	29-11-1998
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	14
Taxa count ALT	14
Mayflies present?	5
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.4	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6		2.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	44.42%	37,349,774,651m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	30.31%	25,480,016,817m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	10.61%	8,921,755,888m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	8.47%	7,117,254,697m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	4.99%	4,195,002,769m²
	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, 5.7.0 Transport and communication	0.81%	682,000,450m²
	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, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.28%	234,250,155m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond	0.06%	46,750,031m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.03%	28,750,019m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.02%	21,000,014m²
Show minor land uses 5
				840,765,555m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 November 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	120
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	120

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Diptera QD	5	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Hemiptera QH	99	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	6
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	69
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	20
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 6 June 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	184
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	184

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

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