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Dasher River at Lower Beulah Rd (Bryans Bridge) MERS94

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	18-03-2009
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	18
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.9	4.2	3.8
Weighted SIGNAL	2.9		4.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	21.73%	4,931,987,751m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	21.54%	4,888,228,987m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	20.97%	4,759,203,147m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	16.49%	3,741,999,427m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	10.45%	2,372,475,146m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	7.26%	1,648,330,118m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture	0.82%	185,037,058m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation	0.47%	106,771,384m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs	0.10%	22,254,457m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.08%	17,753,556m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.06%	13,002,604m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	4,750,951m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.01%	1,250,250m²
Show minor land uses 7
				226,930,448m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 18 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	22	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	16
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	12	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	12

Amphipoda OP	45	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	45

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	4

Diptera QD	39	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	4

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	10
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	80	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	79
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 6 November 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	28	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	28

Amphipoda OP	54	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	54

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	94	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	34

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	2

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	44
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Plecoptera QP	22	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	22
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5

Sampled on 21 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	54	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	54

Coleoptera QC	18	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	18

Diptera QD	18	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	6

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	6
Plecoptera QP	21	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	21
Trichoptera QT	114	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	107
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8

Sampled on 14 November 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	18	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	18

Coleoptera QC	54	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	54

Diptera QD	114	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	23

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	8

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	57
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Plecoptera QP	65	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	65
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	16
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	1
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999	1

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3