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Echunga Ck GS 503506 3207

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	23-11-1995
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	30
Taxa count ALT	45
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	4	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	4	3	3.6

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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	48.47%	2,172,219,759m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	12.76%	571,768,477m²
	Residential And 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, 5.7.2 Roads	12.57%	563,260,762m²
	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	9.91%	444,152,756m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover	7.12%	319,039,303m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	6.15%	275,499,822m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	1.89%	84,826,921m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.74%	33,029,951m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.17%	7,757,034m²
	Unknown	5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.15%	6,756,126m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.04%	1,751,588m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.03%	1,251,135m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	250,227m²
Show minor land uses 7
				44,815,639m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 November 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	45
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	45
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	16
Unknown KG0702A2	2
Oligochaeta LO	52	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	52
Acarina MM	8	6
Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999	3

Limnesiidae (Unident.) MM129999	1

Johnstonianidae (Unident.) MM389999	1

Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	1

Amphipoda OP	168	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	168

Isopoda OR	4	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	4

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Unknown QA	2
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	2
Coleoptera QC	9	5
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I	3

Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	2

Diptera QD	396	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	2

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	8
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	11
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	2
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	8
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	230
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	95
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	1
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	16

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	9
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	8
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	2

Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	1
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	2
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	7
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102	1
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101	2
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	26
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 17 May 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	123
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	123
Turbellaria IF	20	2
Temnocephala sp.(Unident.) IF410199	7
Craspedella spenceri IF410301	11
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Nematoda II	7	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	7
Gastropoda KG	118	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	20
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	68
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101	19
Isidorella hainesii KG070302	6
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physa acuta KG080101	4
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	623	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	623
Acarina MM	28	6
Hydrachna sp.(Unident.) MM010199	17

Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999	3

Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999	8

Amphipoda OP	396	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	396

Isopoda OR	1	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	1

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Unknown OV	4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	4

Diptera QD	109	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.5 QD0199B6	1
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	4

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.1 QD0999A1	2

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.4 QD0999A4	2

Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	2

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	3

Odontomyia sp.(Unident.) QD240199	3
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	5
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	3
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	2
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	15
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	2
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	13
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	4
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	17
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	2

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	21
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	4
Ephemeroptera QE	135	9
Centroptilum elongatum QE020302	2
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	1
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	132
Plecoptera QP	24	10
Dinotoperla evansi QP030205	3
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101	21
Trichoptera QT	77	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	1
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	13
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	57
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	3
Lectrides varians QT250201	1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1
Triplectides similis QT251108	1

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 9 November 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	130
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	70
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	60
Turbellaria IF	20	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	20
Nematoda II	90	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	90
Gastropoda KG	3150	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	10
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	150
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2910
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101	30
Unknown KG0702A2	10
Bayardella cosmeta KG070801	10
Physa acuta KG080101	30
Oligochaeta LO	2030	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2030
Unknown MI	10
Mite EWS sp. 47 MITEAA47	10

Acarina MM	70	6
Hydrachna sp.(Unident.) MM010199	70

Amphipoda OP	2100	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	2100

Isopoda OR	80	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	80

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	10

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	10

Diptera QD	1371	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	1
Atrichopogon sp. 1 (NMVsp10) QD0927A1	20

Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	20

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.11 QD0999B2	100

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	180

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	10

Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	60
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	70
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	140
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	20
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1	10
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	60
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	20
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	530
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	20
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	50
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	10
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	50
Ephemeroptera QE	121	9
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	100
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	21
Plecoptera QP	41	10
Dinotoperla evansi QP030205	1
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101	40
Trichoptera QT	222	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	190
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	10
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	10
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	1
Lectrides varians QT250201	1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	10

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 8 March 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	160
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	160
Turbellaria IF	30	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	30
Nematoda II	20	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	20
Gastropoda KG	60	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	50
Physa acuta KG080101	10
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	1
Oligochaeta LO	1560	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1560
Acarina MM	190	6
Hydrachna sp.(Unident.) MM010199	60

Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999	100

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	20

Trombidioidea (Unident.) MM9999A3	10

Amphipoda OP	2940	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	2910

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	30

Isopoda OR	450	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	450

Unknown OT	22
Paratya australiensis OT010101	22

Unknown QA	10
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	10
Coleoptera QC	1	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	2390	3
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	20

Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	1740

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	40
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	20
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	160
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	140
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	160
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	100
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	10
Ephemeroptera QE	660	9
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	40
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	620
Hemiptera QH	80	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	50
Micronecta robusta QH650502	10
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	20
Trichoptera QT	91	8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	70
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	11
Lectrides varians QT250201	10

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0