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d/s Tenafeate Creek 3541

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	02-07-1997
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	33
Taxa count ALT	51
Mayflies present?	123
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.9	3.6	2.9
Weighted SIGNAL	3.9	3.2	4.2

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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	35.60%	10,056,354,096m²
	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	18.68%	5,277,567,029m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	15.28%	4,314,759,192m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	11.82%	3,337,700,499m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	11.18%	3,159,189,776m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs	2.70%	762,295,792m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River	2.20%	620,037,246m²
	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, 4.6.4 No defined use (irrigation)	2.15%	607,536,495m²
	Mining	5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.21%	60,503,635m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.06%	17,251,036m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.06%	17,001,021m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.03%	8,000,481m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	6,500,390m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.00%	750,045m²
Show minor land uses 9
				282,454,467m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 20 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	25
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	4
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	21
Turbellaria IF	36	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	36
Unknown IH	4
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999	4
Nematoda II	7	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	7
Gastropoda KG	141	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	4
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	111
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101	15
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299	11
Oligochaeta LO	168	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	168
Acarina MM	186	6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	186

Amphipoda OP	1401	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	1401

Isopoda OR	14	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	14

Unknown OT	8
Paratya australiensis OT010101	8

Unknown QA	9
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	7
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	2
Coleoptera QC	35	5
Sternopriscus maedfooti QC091806	3

Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	1

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	28

Diptera QD	369	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	32

Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	6

Atrichopogon sp.(Unident.) QD092799	2

Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092999	14

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	4

Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8	2

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	46

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	2
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	4
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499	1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	14
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	3
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	1
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	228
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	2
Stenochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0299	1
Parachironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI2599	2
Ephemeroptera QE	123	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	11
Atalophlebia australasica QE060103	28
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	5
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	79
Hemiptera QH	61	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	4
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	57
Trichoptera QT	50	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	1
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	25
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	22
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199	1

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 2 July 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	6
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	4
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	2
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	21	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	4
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101	3
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	1
Glyptophysa aliciae KG070201	1
Isidorella hainesii KG070302	9
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Oligochaeta LO	1051	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1050
Acarina MM	28	6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899	5

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	12

Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8	11

Amphipoda OP	495	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	495

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Unknown QA	57
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	52
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	2
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	3
Coleoptera QC	54	5
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	10

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	24

Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199	20

Diptera QD	565	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	1
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	160

Dasyhelea sp.1 (MV sp.4) QD0929A1	18

Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8	14

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	76

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Podonomopsis sp.(Unident.) QDAD0499	1
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	6
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	11
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	66
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	70
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	43
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	2
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	90
Stenochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0299	2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	2

Ephemeroptera QE	26	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	7
Atalophlebia australasica QE060103	2
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199	2
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	15
Odonata QO	2	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Trichoptera QT	220	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	6
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	156
Hydroptila scamandra QT030505	25
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	30
Lectrides varians QT250201	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8