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GS 3204

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	30-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	45
Taxa count ALT	78
Mayflies present?	91
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	3.8	2.9
Weighted SIGNAL	4.7	3.9	4

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, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	37.83%	19,763,539,498m²
	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, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 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	23.93%	12,499,683,097m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs, 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.1 Irrigated seasonal fruits, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	11.95%	6,242,591,442m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	11.76%	6,143,589,992m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	8.39%	4,383,814,215m²
	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	2.82%	1,470,771,544m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	1.47%	765,511,213m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.55%	285,754,186m²
	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, 4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land, 4.6.4 No defined use (irrigation), 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.46%	242,253,549m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.42%	217,753,190m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.15%	77,501,135m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.10%	52,500,769m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.10%	50,000,732m²
	Forestry	2.2.2 Other forest production, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.05%	28,000,410m²
Show minor land uses 9
				522,377,652m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 30 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	1
Nematoda II	7	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	7
Gastropoda KG	97	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	7
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	66
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	19
Physa acuta KG080101	5
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Richardsonianidae (Unident.) LH039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	225	2
Antarctodrilus sp.(Unident.) LO030299	1
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	2
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	216
Acarina MM	41	6
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999	16

Arrenurus sp.(Unident.) MM230199	4

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	21

Amphipoda OP	2517	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	2517

Unknown OT	8
Paratya australiensis OT010101	8

Unknown QA	10
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	5
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	1
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	4
Coleoptera QC	16	5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	9

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	1

Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199	4

Diptera QD	888	3
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799	128

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	10

Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	4

Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8	6

Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.) QD100199	3

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	5

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	23

Scatopsidae (Unident.) QD159999	1

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	48
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	13
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	8
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	25
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	28
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	2
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1	3
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	1
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	62
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	378
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	12
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	8
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	57
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	14

Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	10
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	6
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	13
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	8

Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	91	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Atalophlebia australasica QE060103	2
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	8
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	75
Hemiptera QH	71	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	17
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	47
Enithares bergrothi QH670106	2
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499	4
Odonata QO	3	3
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201	1
Austrogomphus australis QO130402	1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102	1
Plecoptera QP	15	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101	14
Trichoptera QT	100	8
Ulmerochorema sp.(Unident.) QT011499	1
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	59
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	13
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	20
Triplectides similis QT251108	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 16 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Temnocephala sp.(Unident.) IF410199	1
Nematoda II	5	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	5
Gastropoda KG	49	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	9
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	14
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	8
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299	15
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Oligochaeta LO	318	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Opisthopora spp. LO989999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	316
Acarina MM	29	6
Hydrachnidae (Unident) MM019999	1

Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999	1

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	24

Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2	1

Trombidioidea (Unident.) MM9999A3	1

Astigmata (Unident.) MM9999A7	1

Amphipoda OP	7269	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	7269

Unknown OV	4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	4

Unknown QA	68
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	60
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	4
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	4
Coleoptera QC	34	5
Macrogyrus sp.(Unident.) QC100199	3

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	24

Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199	6

Diptera QD	281	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	1
Tipulidae EPA sp.40 QD0199A5	1
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199	2

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	14

Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	8

Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	10

Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092999	16

Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8	8

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	60

Simulium sp.(Unident.) QD100299	2

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	10
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	4
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	51
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	10
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	34
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	8
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	3
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	2
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	22

Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	476	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	10
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	459
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Microvelia oceanica QH560101	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	2
Laccotrephes sp.(Unident.) QH610199	1
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399	1
Enithares bergrothi QH670106	4
Odonata QO	2	3
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201	1
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Illiesoperla mayi QP030504	1
Trichoptera QT	11	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	1
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	3
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	1
Triplectides australicus QT251102	1

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7