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d/s reservoir 3468

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	25-04-1997
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	12
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.2	1.9
Weighted SIGNAL	1.9	3	3.4

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, 3.2.3 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, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	57.42%	15,461,754,570m²
	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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	11.84%	3,187,707,109m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 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, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	8.35%	2,248,396,081m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	7.17%	1,929,875,387m²
	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, 4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry	5.50%	1,481,846,277m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	4.92%	1,324,336,044m²
	Water	6.1.3 Lake - intensive use, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.49%	400,276,006m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land	1.23%	332,521,604m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.95%	257,016,699m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.22%	59,253,850m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.19%	52,253,395m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.16%	43,502,826m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.05%	14,500,942m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	6,750,439m²
Show minor land uses 8
				269,282,496m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 24 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	13
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	5
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	8
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Oligochaeta LO	62	2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	62
Acarina MM	1	6
Hydrodroma sp.(Unident.) MM070199	1

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	3

Diptera QD	174	3
Simulium sp.(Unident.) QD100299	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Psychodidae EPA sp.2 QD1299A2	3

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	2
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	3
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	7
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	10
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	140
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	2

Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6

Sampled on 25 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	6
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	6
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	3
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Oligochaeta LO	56	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	54
Acarina MM	4	6
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999	1

Pionidae (Unident.) MM179999	2

Arrenuridae (Unident.) MM239999	1

Amphipoda OP	111	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	111

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Unknown QA	7
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	7
Coleoptera QC	3	5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	3

Diptera QD	22	3
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199	2

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	2

Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	2

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	2
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	4

Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	1
Kiefferulus martini QDAI0703	7
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	1
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	11
Hemiptera QH	47	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	1
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	43
Odonata QO	1	3
Hemicordulia tau QO300102	1
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	1
Lectrides varians QT250201	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1