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Big Creek at Nursery Rd INGL12

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	18-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	14
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	5.1	4.3
Weighted SIGNAL	6.1	5	5.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	28.86%	1,360,176,782m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	27.06%	1,275,431,344m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	16.15%	760,959,038m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads	13.09%	616,966,789m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover	6.81%	320,982,722m²
	Arable Farming	4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	4.40%	207,488,831m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area	2.84%	133,742,801m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	0.40%	18,998,977m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.15%	7,249,610m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.14%	6,749,637m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition	0.08%	3,749,798m²
Show minor land uses 5
				47,124,963m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 18 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	99	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	99

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	95	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	23

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	54

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	10

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	8

Diptera QD	75	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	38

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	29
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	11
Trichoptera QT	53	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	16
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	6
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	18
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.9

Sampled on 11 September 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	30

Coleoptera QC	106	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	4

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	94

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	8

Diptera QD	31	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	9

Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	51	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	51
Plecoptera QP	32	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	32
Trichoptera QT	19	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4
Unknown QT999998	1

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.7

Sampled on 25 February 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Nematomorpha IJ	1	6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999	1
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Oligochaeta LO	9	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	9
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	18	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	18

Coleoptera QC	49	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	10

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	28

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	5

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	6

Diptera QD	57	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	5
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	12

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	27
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	31	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	25
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Trichoptera QT	69	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	10
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	23
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	16
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	12
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	5.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 15 March 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	108	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	108

Coleoptera QC	159	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	47

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	104

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	6

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	43	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	33
Ephemeroptera QE	136	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	46
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	87
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	2
Trichoptera QT	153	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	24
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	15
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	34
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	74

SIGNALT	5.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 2 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Acarina MM	8	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	8

Amphipoda OP	12	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	12

Coleoptera QC	105	5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999	2

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	6

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	96

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	75	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	8

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	3
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	21
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	17
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	134	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	35
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	93
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	18
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	7
Trichoptera QT	23	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	6
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7

SIGNALT	5.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5

Sampled on 14 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	3
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	99	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	99

Isopoda OR	2	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	2

Coleoptera QC	81	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	34

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	38

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	5

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	49	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	18
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	23

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	114	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	27
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	83
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	11
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	3
Trichoptera QT	98	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	21
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	5
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	16
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	18
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	29

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.0

Sampled on 18 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Amphipoda OP	33	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	33

Coleoptera QC	58	5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	54

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	68	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	6
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	18
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	8
Ephemeroptera QE	80	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	30
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	48
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	6
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	54	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	7
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	16
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	5.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6