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Ringarooma River at Mutual Bridge RING07

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	12-10-2009
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	16
Taxa count ALT	16
Mayflies present?	6
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	5.6	5.2	4.2
Weighted SIGNAL	5.5		6.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	34.20%	16,072,240,559m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	19.94%	9,370,681,772m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	19.85%	9,326,679,745m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	17.04%	8,008,869,024m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	4.09%	1,921,588,541m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.7 Alkaloid poppies, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.2 Irrigated beverage and spice crops, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	2.39%	1,124,551,816m²
	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, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.81%	849,539,144m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River	0.60%	282,012,994m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.03%	15,750,726m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill	0.03%	11,750,541m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines	0.01%	3,750,173m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards	0.00%	750,035m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal	0.00%	500,023m²
Show minor land uses 8
				469,886,651m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 October 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Coleoptera QC	26	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	26

Diptera QD	141	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	106

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	26
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	6
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Plecoptera QP	53	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	53
Trichoptera QT	37	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	15
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	9

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.3

Sampled on 2 April 2009

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

Coleoptera QC	45	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	16

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	26

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	3

Diptera QD	97	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	61

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Ephemeroptera QE	21	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Trichoptera QT	26	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6

SIGNALT	6.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.2

Sampled on 8 September 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Coleoptera QC	21	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	20

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	108	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	9

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	78
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	9
Plecoptera QP	33	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	33
Trichoptera QT	28	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	13
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11

SIGNALT	6.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.5

Sampled on 1 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Coleoptera QC	18	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	14

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	88	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	10
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	39

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	36
Ephemeroptera QE	36	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	33
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Plecoptera QP	39	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	39
Trichoptera QT	70	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	30
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	36

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.5

Sampled on 30 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Coleoptera QC	18	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	18

Diptera QD	89	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	32

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	41
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	59	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	51
Plecoptera QP	8	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	8
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	14
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	6.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.3

Sampled on 1 May 2007

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

Coleoptera QC	23	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	7
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	14

Diptera QD	187	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	16

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	34

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	95
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	29
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	38	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	29
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	9
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	11
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	136	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	21
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	99
Unknown QT999998	1

SIGNALT	5.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.7

Sampled on 22 April 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Coleoptera QC	67	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	16

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	44

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	3

Diptera QD	158	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	97

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	45
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	88	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	41
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	47
Hemiptera QH	111	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	106
Plecoptera QP	14	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	6
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	8
Trichoptera QT	148	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	23
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	24
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	80
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	5.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 14 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Coleoptera QC	43	5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999	6

Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	30

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	137	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	69

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	2
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	36
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	97	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	32
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	62
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Plecoptera QP	50	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	50
Trichoptera QT	53	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	7
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	31

SIGNALT	5.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.2

Sampled on 11 February 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	3
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Coleoptera QC	53	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	13

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	30

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	10

Diptera QD	36	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	26

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	98	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	68
Trichoptera QT	64	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	27
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	19

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 8 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Coleoptera QC	48	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	44

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	120	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	35

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	3
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	31
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	23
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	106	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	42
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	58
Hemiptera QH	82	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	82
Plecoptera QP	31	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	29
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	66	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	25
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	7
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	29

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8

Sampled on 23 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Coleoptera QC	59	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	2
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	26

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	30

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	112	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	77
Ephemeroptera QE	62	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	44
Hemiptera QH	98	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	98
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	2
Trichoptera QT	102	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	31
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	22
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	12
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	31

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5