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Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	18-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	44
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.1	2.5
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6	3	3.9

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, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	34.89%	11,842,606,285m²
	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	15.56%	5,280,297,390m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	14.80%	5,023,295,083m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	14.45%	4,903,544,009m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	11.12%	3,775,033,880m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.2 Olives, 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, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs	4.10%	1,390,762,482m²
	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), 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	2.42%	822,757,384m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River	2.04%	693,506,224m²
	Mining	5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.41%	139,251,250m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.07%	24,250,218m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.06%	21,750,195m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.05%	17,250,155m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	6,500,058m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.00%	750,007m²
Show minor land uses 8
				339,415,546m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 18 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	14
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	14
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	7
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	885	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	6
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	55
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	778
Austropeplea tomentosa KG050102	12
Unknown KG0702A2	19
Physa acuta KG080101	15
Oligochaeta LO	106	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	105
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	33	6
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999	5

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	27

Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2	1

Unknown QA	27
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	18
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	7
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	2
Coleoptera QC	135	5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	3

Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09189I	9

Necterosoma regulare QC092009	3

Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	54

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	66

Diptera QD	985	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	2

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	341

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	334

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	2
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	13
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	2
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	5
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	3
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	56
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	2
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	36
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	174

Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	3
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Micronecta robusta QH650502	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	4
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Riekoperla naso QP031110	4
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	6
Unknown VA	4
Unknown VAAAAAAA	4

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3