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Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	13-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	23
Taxa count ALT	30
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.7	2.8	2.3
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8	5	2.9

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, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	67.63%	166,055,510,608m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	14.44%	35,458,929,338m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	6.46%	15,861,942,057m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds, 4.3.8 Irrigated pulses, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	3.40%	8,344,851,040m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	3.03%	7,431,339,979m²
	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	2.98%	7,309,588,505m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.4 Landscape	1.38%	3,394,541,101m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.49%	1,201,264,545m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land	0.14%	337,254,083m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.5 Aquaculture	0.02%	40,250,487m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	33,000,400m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	32,750,397m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	4,750,058m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	2,750,033m²
Show minor land uses 9
				2,455,214,728m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 13 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	19
Coxiella sp.(Unident.) KG130199	1
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	1	6
Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2	1

Amphipoda OP	120	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	120

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

Unknown QA	26
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	19
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	7
Coleoptera QC	28	5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	3

Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	6

Necterosoma aphrodite QC092003	3

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	2

Lancetes lanceolatus QC092401	2

Biodessinae (Unident.) QC0999A7	4
Berosus munitipennis QC110418	2

Berosus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC11049I	2

Paracymus (larvae) QC11169I	1

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	1

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	107	3
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	57

Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	26
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	12

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Austrolestes sp.(Unident.) QO050199	1

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 19 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	20	2
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1	1
Tubificidae Group B LO0499A2	1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	17
Amphipoda OP	6	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	6

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

Unknown QA	2655
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	1807
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	845
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	1
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	2
Coleoptera QC	17	5
Liodessus amabilis QC091203	2

Antiporus femoralis QC091604	3

Sternopriscus tasmanicus QC091804	3

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

Berosus sp.(Unident.) QC110499	3

Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601	3

Diptera QD	19	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7	1
Aedes sp.(Unident.) QD070599	12

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	2

Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	2

SIGNALT	2.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4