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Gomersal Rd 3405

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	06-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	41
Taxa count ALT	66
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.9	3.1	2.5
Weighted SIGNAL	3.2	2.9	3.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 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, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	45.79%	32,942,573,120m²
	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	35.10%	25,254,081,184m²
	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, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	9.54%	6,861,296,598m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	4.45%	3,203,288,323m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.4 Landscape	1.25%	896,690,746m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.3 Lake - intensive use, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.3 Marsh/wetland - intensive use	0.86%	621,208,950m²
	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	0.85%	612,209,545m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.83%	596,460,585m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.47%	340,977,468m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land, 4.6.4 No defined use (irrigation), 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.44%	314,479,219m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.23%	167,988,899m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.16%	112,242,583m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	14,999,009m²
	Forestry	2.2.2 Other forest production	0.00%	999,934m²
Show minor land uses 10
				719,394,962m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 6 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	53
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	53
Turbellaria IF	30	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	30
Nematoda II	16	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	16
Gastropoda KG	655	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	2
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	651
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299	2
Oligochaeta LO	575	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	571
Acarina MM	497	6
Hydrodromidae (Unident.) MM079999	3

Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999	2

Unionicolidae (Unident.) MM169999	2

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	490

Amphipoda OP	480	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	480

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Unknown QA	22
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	12
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	1
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	7
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	2
Coleoptera QC	10	5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	3

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	2

Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201	3

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	2

Diptera QD	926	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7	1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	2

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	4

Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	6

Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	6

Atrichopogon sp.(Unident.) QD092799	2

Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092999	8

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	2

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	66

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Sciaridae (Unident.) QD189999	1
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	1

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	23
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	2
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499	10
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	72
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	49
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	307
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	81
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	3
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	24
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	12
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	198

Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	1
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	25
Cladopelma sp.(Unident.) QDAI2299	4

Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999	13
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	3
Hemiptera QH	333	2
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	330
Odonata QO	6	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	1
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Hemicordulia tau QO300102	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Notalina spira QT250504	3
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	3
Triplectides australis QT251103	2

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 2 July 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	45	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	22
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	23
Oligochaeta LO	481	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	2
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	478
Acarina MM	207	6
Arrenurus sp.(Unident.) MM230199	8

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	199

Amphipoda OP	15	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	15

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Unknown QA	33
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	33
Coleoptera QC	8	5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	3

Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	2

Diptera QD	667	3
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	52

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	432

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	2

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	1
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	2
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	2
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	9
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	58
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	18
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	2
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	4
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	64

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	19
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	7
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	10
Odonata QO	1	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	1
Trichoptera QT	14	8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	1
Notalina spira QT250504	1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11
Unknown VF	1
Unknown VF000099	1

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0