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Brunswick River - Riverbank Walk BRUN-01

Source	Department of Water and Environment Regulation
Latest Sample Date	28-01-2009
Taxa count ORDER	4
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	9
Mayflies present?	6
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	5.5	5.5	3.3
Weighted SIGNAL	5	9	4.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	42.65%	25,197,673,114m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	37.98%	22,440,290,957m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	5.27%	3,115,866,836m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	4.48%	2,648,636,804m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	2.30%	1,361,691,805m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	2.04%	1,207,448,397m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	1.66%	980,208,108m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.29%	762,717,403m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.71%	418,732,104m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.68%	401,232,852m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.43%	254,989,102m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.3 Solid garbage	0.28%	165,992,906m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.15%	90,746,122m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.06%	37,748,387m²
Show minor land uses 10
				590,839,749m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 28 January 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Diptera QD	248	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	241
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Trichoptera QT	11	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	8
Smicrophylax sp.(Unident.) QT060899	2
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1

SIGNALT	5.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3

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