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Nile River at Nile SESK09

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	27-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	16
Taxa count ALT	17
Mayflies present?	25
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	5.5	5.9	4.5
Weighted SIGNAL	6.5	5	6.1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	52.16%	13,305,509,215m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	18.32%	4,673,611,662m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic	13.30%	3,391,673,900m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	8.64%	2,203,463,309m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	3.08%	786,058,542m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.7.2 Roads	1.82%	464,386,891m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies	1.52%	388,655,336m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.60%	152,462,865m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.56%	143,964,935m²
Show minor land uses 4
				255,097,867m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 October 2008

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

Coleoptera QC	34	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	32

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	132	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	32

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	85
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	8
Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	23
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Plecoptera QP	17	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	17
Trichoptera QT	25	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	12
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	5.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.3

Sampled on 9 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	30	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	30
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	18	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	18
Coleoptera QC	6	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	4

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	19	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	10
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	5.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 1 November 2007

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

Coleoptera QC	23	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	18

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	54	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	13

Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	60	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	42
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	28	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	27
Trichoptera QT	24	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	5
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	13
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.4

Sampled on 23 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Coleoptera QC	20	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	16

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	47	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	31

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	27
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Trichoptera QT	84	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	72
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	5.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.9

Sampled on 7 April 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	33	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	33

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	41	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	10
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	6

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	24

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	307	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	260

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	65	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	43
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	75	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	73
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	4
Trichoptera QT	201	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	60
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	36
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	97
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	5.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8

Sampled on 10 October 2003

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

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Coleoptera QC	19	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	17
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	146	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	97

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	18
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	68	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	25
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	41
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	74	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	74
Plecoptera QP	286	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	286
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	5.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3

Sampled on 10 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Coleoptera QC	26	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	24

Diptera QD	125	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	15

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	25
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	77
Ephemeroptera QE	126	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	39
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	87
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	11
Plecoptera QP	85	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	84
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7

SIGNALT	6.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.2

Sampled on 30 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	37	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	37

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	6

Diptera QD	69	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	3

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	30

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	182	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	60
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	119
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	34	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	34
Odonata QO	2	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	3
Trichoptera QT	79	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	7
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	11
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	50

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3