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Richmond River off Strongs Rd RICH11

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	31-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	13
Taxa count ALT	13
Mayflies present?	43
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.1	3.8	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	5.9		3.2

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	40.57%	71,717,459,474m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	24.38%	43,090,223,568m²
	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	18.65%	32,970,582,047m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	8.39%	14,839,974,307m²
	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	2.48%	4,392,344,405m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation	2.27%	4,021,357,547m²
	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	1.69%	2,983,894,298m²
	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	1.46%	2,578,158,671m²
	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	0.05%	84,996,989m²
	Industrial	5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	37,248,680m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	29,748,946m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.01%	14,999,469m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond	0.00%	5,999,787m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	5,249,814m²
Show minor land uses 10
				1,767,724,880m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 31 March 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	1
Isopoda OR	6	2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999	6
Unknown OT	410
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	410

Coleoptera QC	33	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	27

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	1	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	43	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	37
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	6
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 29 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	152
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	152

Coleoptera QC	100	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	66

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	30

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	3

Diptera QD	5	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Odonata QO	10	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	5
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	2
Trichoptera QT	72	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	67

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 13 April 1995

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

Isopoda OR	2	2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999	2
Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	22

Coleoptera QC	34	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	14

Diptera QD	1	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Odonata QO	2	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	1
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 7 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	16	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	11
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	5
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	6
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	3	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	27	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	23

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6