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Pipers River below Gauging Station PIPE01

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	23-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	13
Taxa count ALT	13
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.4	3.8	3.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3		5.3

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	23.29%	7,125,889,481m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	18.76%	5,739,660,981m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	16.78%	5,134,670,364m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	14.41%	4,407,681,639m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 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	12.86%	3,934,438,979m²
	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	12.26%	3,750,191,836m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.86%	263,245,917m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.41%	126,748,034m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters	0.22%	66,998,961m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.07%	22,499,651m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.04%	12,249,810m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	5,999,907m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	3,499,946m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	999,984m²
Show minor land uses 8
				305,947,755m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	13	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	13
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	118	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	42

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	21
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	48
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	80	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	80
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 12 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	30	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	30
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	11	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	11
Amphipoda OP	141	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	138

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	92	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	72

Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Unknown QDAZ0000	0
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 29 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	22	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	22
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	6	3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	6

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	10

Diptera QD	198	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	102

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	87
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Plecoptera QP	38	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	38
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 14 May 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	120	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	86
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	24
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	12	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	12

Amphipoda OP	159	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	105

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	54

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Coleoptera QC	34	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	6

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	71	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	29

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	32
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	91	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	75

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 10 February 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	17	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	12
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Amphipoda OP	75	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	69

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	6

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Unknown OX	1
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	1

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	12

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	50	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	4

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	31
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9