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Rapid Creek d/s main Airport Rd bridge MR-DW-04

Source	Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Latest Sample Date	14-09-1995
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	16
Taxa count ALT	17
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.1	3.9	2.9
Weighted SIGNAL	4.9	3	4

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.1 Defence land - natural areas, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation	40.00%	7,292,985,804m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	24.11%	4,395,878,360m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.4.3 Stormwater, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline, 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters, 6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation	23.80%	4,339,665,082m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	4.84%	882,923,224m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	3.72%	677,807,217m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	1.14%	207,364,538m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.84%	153,649,627m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.54%	97,686,186m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	0.35%	63,958,219m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.22%	40,223,724m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.04%	6,995,430m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic	0.03%	6,245,920m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	249,837m²
Show minor land uses 8
				182,323,396m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 July 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	9	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	9
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	123	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	123

Isopoda OR	2	2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999	2

Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	3

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Diptera QD	112	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	24
Unknown QDAZ9998	79
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	1
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 14 September 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	5	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	5
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	89	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	89

Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	9

Diptera QD	96	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	10

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	32
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Unknown QDAZ9998	48
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Trichoptera QT	64	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	60

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 12 May 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	7	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	7
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	44	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	44

Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	2

Diptera QD	124	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	24
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Unknown QDAZ9998	96
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7