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Laura River at Coal Seam Creek 105102A

Source	MIV
Latest Sample Date	06-06-1996
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	21
Taxa count ALT	21
Mayflies present?	33
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	4	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	4.9		3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	95.51%	125,706,837,577m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits	4.22%	5,553,136,395m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam	0.13%	165,754,071m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.08%	103,752,548m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes	0.05%	67,501,658m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	18,500,454m²
Show minor land uses 4
				1,316,154,827m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 6 June 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	20	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	20

Unknown OG	10
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	10
Unknown OJ	11
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	11
Unknown OT	2
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	2

Coleoptera QC	11	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	42	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	18
Ephemeroptera QE	33	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	11
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	25	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	3
Odonata QO	10	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	6
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	4
Trichoptera QT	6	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 31 May 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	4
Gastropoda KG	22	1
Viviparidae (Unident.) KG019999	10
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	12
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	20	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	20

Unknown OG	17
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	17
Unknown OH	7
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	7
Unknown OJ	4
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	4
Coleoptera QC	29	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	11
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Diptera QD	51	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	14

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	17
Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	14
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Odonata QO	24	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	4
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	14
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	13	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	9

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 14 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Viviparidae (Unident.) KG019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Unknown OG	7
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	7
Unknown OJ	7
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	7
Coleoptera QC	41	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	30

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Diptera QD	20	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	8	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	8
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

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