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Pipers River off Platypus Road PIPE05

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	04-02-1998
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	16
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.2	3.5	4.1
Weighted SIGNAL	2.3	5	4.7

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	23.39%	5,731,439,994m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	16.85%	4,129,066,982m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	15.93%	3,902,299,574m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	15.12%	3,704,534,392m²
	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	13.76%	3,370,508,749m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	13.72%	3,360,758,000m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.52%	126,759,731m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.45%	110,758,503m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.10%	25,501,958m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.07%	17,001,305m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.05%	12,250,940m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	6,000,461m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	3,500,269m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	1,000,077m²
Show minor land uses 8
				245,013,809m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 4 February 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Coleoptera QC	32	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	30

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	12	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6