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Elizabeth River at Merton Vale MACQ08

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	08-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	36
Taxa count ALT	37
Mayflies present?	79
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	4.6	3.9
Weighted SIGNAL	5.1	5	4.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	34.10%	13,530,294,315m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	27.90%	11,070,786,260m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	18.37%	7,289,273,874m²
	Natural	1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	10.81%	4,288,514,046m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry	2.67%	1,060,503,473m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	2.07%	819,502,684m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.01%	797,502,612m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.66%	659,752,161m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land	0.34%	133,500,437m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.04%	14,250,047m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs	0.02%	8,000,026m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	5,250,017m²
Show minor land uses 8
				396,771,300m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 8 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	66	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	66
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Amphipoda OP	201	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	96

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	102

Isopoda OR	2	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	2

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Coleoptera QC	79	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	12
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	58

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	9

Diptera QD	79	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	22

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	26
Ephemeroptera QE	79	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	60
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	18	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	15
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	3
Trichoptera QT	66	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	15
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	8
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	24

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 15 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Gastropoda KG	44	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	44
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	21	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	21

Amphipoda OP	57	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	6

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	51

Unknown OT	54
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	54

Coleoptera QC	50	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	6
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	30

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	11

Diptera QD	29	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	12

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	52	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	31
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Odonata QO	13	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	10
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	95	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	13
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	48
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	5
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	19

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 8 October 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	35	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	24
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	135	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	78

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	18

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	39

Isopoda OR	20	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	20

Coleoptera QC	37	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	32

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	83	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	11

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	28
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	38
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	74	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	16
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	55
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Trichoptera QT	87	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	28
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	3
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	38
Unknown QT999998	1

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 25 March 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	9	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	9
Gastropoda KG	35	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	22
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	12
Bivalvia KP	30	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	30
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	153	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	102

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	9

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	42

Coleoptera QC	61	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	48

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	67	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	19

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	31
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Ephemeroptera QE	49	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	28
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	31	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	24
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	4
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	130	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	17
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	31
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	19
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	23
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	18
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	13

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0