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Leichhardt River at Miranda Creek 913004A

Source	MIV
Latest Sample Date	24-10-1999
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	40
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.7	2.5
Weighted SIGNAL	4.8		3.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	93.90%	560,683,337,534m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.25%	13,440,508,091m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	1.65%	9,875,755,945m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	1.31%	7,814,004,704m²
	Mining	5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.46%	2,774,251,670m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	0.32%	1,907,251,148m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.08%	455,250,274m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.01%	88,750,053m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	61,000,037m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition	0.00%	12,750,008m²
	Forestry Plantation	4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests	0.00%	7,000,004m²
Show minor land uses 10
				5,971,198,595m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 24 October 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	18	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	18

Unknown OG	10
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	10
Unknown OJ	16
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	16
Unknown OT	5
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	5

Coleoptera QC	58	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	11
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	33

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	4

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	10

Diptera QD	55	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	22

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	41	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	10
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	10
Odonata QO	25	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	9
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999	5
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	6
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 28 May 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Nematomorpha IJ	1	6
Nematomorpha (Unident.) IJ999999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	20	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	20

Unknown OG	12
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	12
Unknown OH	8
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	8
Unknown OJ	20
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	20
Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	46	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	30

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	48	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	12

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	32	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	6
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	18
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	2
Odonata QO	32	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	6
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999	4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	17
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	4
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

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