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Western Creek at Montanna Rd MEAN30

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	22-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	11
Taxa count ALT	11
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	5.2	4.8	4.4
Weighted SIGNAL	4.9		5.6

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	43.72%	6,903,650,062m²
	Natural	1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	27.64%	4,364,936,813m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	9.46%	1,494,478,366m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	7.59%	1,198,982,643m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.85%	765,988,911m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads	4.34%	685,490,077m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River	0.90%	142,497,937m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture	0.66%	103,498,502m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits	0.50%	79,498,849m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.22%	34,249,504m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.06%	9,249,866m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.06%	8,749,873m²
Show minor land uses 6
				157,912,714m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 22 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Coleoptera QC	51	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	50

Diptera QD	85	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	31

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	33
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	4
Trichoptera QT	14	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.0

Sampled on 17 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Coleoptera QC	48	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	38

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	3

Diptera QD	46	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	16

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Trichoptera QT	102	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	77
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	19

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 16 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Coleoptera QC	16	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	6
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	8

Diptera QD	8	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	8

Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	44	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	35
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Trichoptera QT	138	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	133

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 15 September 2006

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

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	50	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	23
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	18
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Hemiptera QH	76	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	67
Odonata QO	2	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	98	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	89
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	7
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	1

SIGNALT	5.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 17 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	14	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	14
Bivalvia KP	6	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	6
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	6
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	37	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	23
Ephemeroptera QE	32	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	21
Hemiptera QH	91	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	22
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	65
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Trichoptera QT	298	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	5
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	4
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	284

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 19 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ	1	6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	11
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Diptera QD	32	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	16
Ephemeroptera QE	37	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	17
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	17
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	77	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	77
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	20	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	17
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	3
Trichoptera QT	133	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	123

SIGNALT	5.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8

Sampled on 12 April 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	8
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	20	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	20

Coleoptera QC	144	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	10

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	112

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	8

Diptera QD	204	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	6

Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	32

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	20

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	36

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	36
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	66
Ephemeroptera QE	146	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	68
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	78
Hemiptera QH	94	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	56
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	28
Odonata QO	6	3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	4
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	4
Trichoptera QT	584	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	14
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	48
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	6
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	490

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.9

Sampled on 8 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	6	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	6
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	12	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	12

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	4

Diptera QD	490	3
Chaoboridae (Unident.) QD059999	2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	28

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	44

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	366
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Ephemeroptera QE	370	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	106
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	230
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	34
Hemiptera QH	66	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	66
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	6
Trichoptera QT	156	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	156

SIGNALT	5.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 28 March 1995

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

Diptera QD	89	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	13

Unknown QDAZ0000	41
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	35
Ephemeroptera QE	97	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	44
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	53
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Plecoptera QP	40	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	21
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	11
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	8
Trichoptera QT	89	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	29
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	54

SIGNALT	6.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	7.2

Sampled on 13 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Coleoptera QC	89	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	80

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	7

Diptera QD	92	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	11

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	43
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	22
Ephemeroptera QE	82	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	22
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	57
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Plecoptera QP	27	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	5
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	22
Trichoptera QT	45	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	17
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	14

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.2