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Mitchell River at Cooktown Crossing 919014A

Source	MIV
Latest Sample Date	20-10-2000
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	29
Taxa count ALT	29
Mayflies present?	47
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	4.8	3.6
Weighted SIGNAL	5.7		4.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.2.5 Traditional indigenous uses, 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	50.86%	127,798,184,045m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	43.86%	110,199,064,425m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.62%	6,593,388,476m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture	1.63%	4,101,336,137m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes	0.85%	2,129,044,715m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.08%	201,754,237m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.03%	82,501,733m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.03%	75,001,575m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	40,500,851m²
	Pastoral Farming	4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	0.01%	33,500,704m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry	0.00%	6,000,126m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	3,750,079m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture	0.00%	3,250,068m²
	Waste Management	5.9.3 Solid garbage	0.00%	500,011m²
Show minor land uses 12
				2,512,677,772m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 20 October 2000

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Acarina MM	16	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	16

Unknown OH	8
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	8
Unknown OJ	2
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	2
Unknown OT	6
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	6

Coleoptera QC	46	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	18

Diptera QD	28	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	4

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	47	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	8
Prosopistomatidae (Unident.) QE099999	15
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	30	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	13
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	16
Trichoptera QT	36	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 7 June 2000

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Unknown OG	1
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	1
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	15
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	7

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	24	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Odonata QO	11	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	6
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	5
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 23 February 2000

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

Unknown OH	1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	1
Unknown OJ	3
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	3
Unknown OT	3
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Diptera QD	4	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 19 November 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Unknown OG	1
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	1
Unknown OH	5
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	5
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	10

Coleoptera QC	18	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	8

Diptera QD	7	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	8	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	7
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	13	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 16 June 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	4	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	15	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	15

Unknown OH	2
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	2
Unknown OT	14
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	14

Coleoptera QC	36	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	20

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	40	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	6
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	19
Ephemeroptera QE	33	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Prosopistomatidae (Unident.) QE099999	10
Lepidoptera QL	6	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	6

Odonata QO	41	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	20
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	20
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Trichoptera QT	54	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	15
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	17

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 3 March 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	2

Unknown OV	6
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	6

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Carabidae (Unident.) QC059999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	4	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 24 October 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Acarina MM	16	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	16

Unknown OG	1
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	1
Unknown OH	12
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	12
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	7
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	7

Coleoptera QC	31	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	20

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999	1

Diptera QD	21	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	30	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	9
Prosopistomatidae (Unident.) QE099999	10
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	2
Lepidoptera QL	6	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	6

Odonata QO	40	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	5
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	20
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	15
Trichoptera QT	37	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	14
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	10
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 27 May 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Unknown OH	7
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	7
Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	10

Coleoptera QC	24	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	7
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	10

Diptera QD	18	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	30	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	8
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	10
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	10
Trichoptera QT	17	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 17 February 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Temnocephalidea (Unident.) IF499999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OH	1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	1
Unknown OJ	6
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	6
Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	10

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	7	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 16 December 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	8	2
Temnocephalidea (Unident.) IF499999	1
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Unknown OH	20
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	20
Unknown OJ	4
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	4
Unknown OT	16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	4

Coleoptera QC	31	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	20

Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999	1

Diptera QD	44	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	54	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	17
Prosopistomatidae (Unident.) QE099999	7
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	23	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	10
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	10
Trichoptera QT	37	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	10
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	15

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 25 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	4
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	20	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	20

Unknown OG	5
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	5
Unknown OH	1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	1
Unknown OJ	7
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	7
Unknown OT	40
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	20

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Coleoptera QC	36	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	11
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	17

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	63	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	22

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	20
Ephemeroptera QE	47	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Lepidoptera QL	5	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	5

Odonata QO	39	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	20
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	17
Trichoptera QT	33	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	6
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7