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Richmond River @ Casino RICHM2

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	06-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	110
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	4.5	3.5
Weighted SIGNAL	5		4.5

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	39.95%	74,924,948,262m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	22.98%	43,101,751,155m²
	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	20.20%	37,896,341,593m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	7.91%	14,840,242,167m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.51%	4,711,168,149m²
	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	2.15%	4,023,430,097m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation	2.14%	4,022,930,106m²
	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	1.96%	3,669,686,243m²
	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%	123,747,850m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.05%	99,998,263m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	71,998,749m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.03%	47,249,179m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond	0.01%	18,499,679m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.01%	14,999,739m²
Show minor land uses 10
				1,875,672,412m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 6 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Bivalvia KP	99	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	99
Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	22	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	9

Diptera QD	124	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	104

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	110	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	106
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Lepidoptera QL	6	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	6

Odonata QO	10	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	3
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	2
Trichoptera QT	161	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	14
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	108
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	32

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 8 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Unknown OT	24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	24

Unknown QA	5
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	5
Coleoptera QC	46	5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999	2

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	42

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	2
Diptera QD	2	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	12	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	12
Hemiptera QH	24	2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	3
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	6
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7