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Wakool River @ Wetuppa SF MURR125

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	29-11-1998
Taxa count ORDER	4
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	8
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	1.2	1.6	1.6
Weighted SIGNAL	2		2.2

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, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds, 4.3.9 Irrigated rice, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	57.94%	289,243,060,769m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	17.50%	87,341,584,011m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	10.35%	51,650,662,635m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	4.98%	24,878,346,670m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.97%	24,794,098,036m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.66%	13,296,034,444m²
	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, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.33%	6,643,892,289m²
	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, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.07%	346,494,383m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.07%	328,244,678m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.06%	320,244,808m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.01%	50,999,173m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	34,999,433m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry	0.00%	9,999,838m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	249,996m²
Show minor land uses 9
				4,992,156,567m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 November 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	74
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	74

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Hemiptera QH	166	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	40
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	109
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	12
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1

SIGNALT	1.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.1

Sampled on 7 June 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	208
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	208

Coleoptera QC	21	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	3

Diptera QD	5	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	9
Hemiptera QH	108	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	105
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	2	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7