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GS 7518

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	14-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	32
Taxa count ALT	53
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.7	2.8	2.2
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6	3.5	3.1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	46.04%	13,802,707,826m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	12.57%	3,767,987,767m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	10.85%	3,254,091,724m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.8 Pulses, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	10.75%	3,223,347,943m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection	9.78%	2,932,656,748m²
	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, 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation, 5.6.3 Wind electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	6.43%	1,926,860,212m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	2.79%	837,330,615m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.44%	131,723,353m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.15%	44,990,899m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.3 Solid garbage	0.13%	38,492,213m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.04%	12,247,522m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards	0.03%	9,748,028m²
Show minor land uses 6
				299,821,849m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 14 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	2
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	2
Unknown IH	3
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999	3
Nematoda II	22	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	22
Gastropoda KG	49	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	2
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	35
Unknown KG0702A2	6
Physa acuta KG080101	5
Oligochaeta LO	82	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Opisthopora spp. LO989999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	77
Acarina MM	9	6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	8

Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2	1

Isopoda OR	1	2
Haloniscus sp.(Unident.) OR250199	1

Unknown QA	5
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	3
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	2
Coleoptera QC	67	5
Antiporus blakei QC091601	3

Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I	6

Sternopriscus tasmanicus QC091804	6

Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	18

Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	3

Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	24

Berosus veronicae QC110431	1

Helochares sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC11129I	1

Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601	3

Paracymus (larvae) QC11169I	1

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	575	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I	1
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	1
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799	2

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	1

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	2
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	97
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	147
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	5
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	41
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	230

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	43
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	4
Odonata QO	2	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	22	8
Hellyethira multilobata QT030405	1
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	1
Notalina spira QT250504	18
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 20 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	413	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	413
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	354	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	354
Unknown QA	21
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	20
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	1
Diptera QD	15	3
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	12

Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	2

SIGNALT	1.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.9