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d/s of Strathalbyn at ford on Hamburg Rd 3164

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	08-05-1997
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	22
Taxa count ALT	28
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	3.4	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3.7	4.3	3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	64.25%	9,573,469,867m²
	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, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	15.57%	2,319,553,271m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	11.35%	1,690,538,825m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation	5.05%	752,767,288m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation, 4.1.3 Irrigated other forest production	0.91%	135,503,112m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.2 River - production, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.86%	127,502,928m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.68%	101,502,331m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.4 Landscape	0.56%	83,501,918m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.36%	53,751,234m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.2 Abandoned land, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.23%	34,000,781m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.09%	14,000,322m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.08%	11,500,264m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.02%	2,750,063m²
Show minor land uses 9
				149,003,422m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 28 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Acarina MM	1	6
Aturidae (Unident.) MM199999	1

Amphipoda OP	393	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	222

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	171

Isopoda OR	1	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	1

Unknown OT	6
Paratya australiensis OT010101	6

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Diptera QD	15	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	2

Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	3
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	4
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	4

Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	1
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	15
Enithares bergrothi QH670106	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	1
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	3
Notalina spira QT250504	3
Triplectides australicus QT251102	2
Triplectides australis QT251103	7
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199	15
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 8 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	3
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299	2
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	2	6
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999	1

Arrenurus sp.(Unident.) MM230199	1

Amphipoda OP	165	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	165

Unknown OT	6
Paratya australiensis OT010101	6

Unknown QA	18
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	16
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	2
Coleoptera QC	3	5
Sternopriscus maedfooti QC091806	3

Diptera QD	84	3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	2
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	7
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	6
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	6
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	16

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	25
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	19
Ephemeroptera QE	97	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	97
Hemiptera QH	256	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	111
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	145
Trichoptera QT	33	8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	8
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599	1
Triplectides australicus QT251102	24
Unknown VF	1
Unknown VF000099	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6