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Richmond River off Bent Rd RICH08

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	29-10-1995
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	12
Taxa count ALT	12
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4	3.8	3
Weighted SIGNAL	4		3.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	40.19%	73,687,072,403m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	23.51%	43,094,061,311m²
	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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	19.59%	35,916,176,022m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	8.09%	14,840,262,837m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.51%	4,600,676,476m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation	2.19%	4,022,935,709m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.7 Perennial vegetables and herbs, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	2.18%	3,994,936,157m²
	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, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.57%	2,872,954,087m²
	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, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.07%	119,748,086m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	65,998,945m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.03%	47,249,245m²
	Industrial	5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	38,249,389m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.01%	14,999,760m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond	0.01%	14,499,768m²
Show minor land uses 10
				1,833,300,702m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	16	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	10
Unknown OT	274
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	274

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	31	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	18
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	13

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 13 April 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	2	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	3	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	3	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 4 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	11
Bivalvia KP	6	3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999	1
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	5
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Coleoptera QC	3	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Diptera QD	3	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5