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Kalgan River - Evkal01 EVKAL01

Source	Department of Water and Environment Regulation
Latest Sample Date	20-11-2008
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	9
Taxa count ALT	9
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	3.3	2.2
Weighted SIGNAL	3.3		3.4

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.1 Irrigated seasonal fruits	34.52%	58,838,893,593m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	30.41%	51,830,584,933m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants	19.58%	33,373,338,848m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	11.42%	19,466,718,524m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.68%	4,565,375,357m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.71%	1,204,467,116m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	0.38%	643,232,439m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.18%	303,741,707m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.12%	196,244,642m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs	0.01%	16,749,543m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	5,749,843m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	249,993m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.00%	249,993m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,704,455,965m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 20 November 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown ??	32
Unknown ???	32
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	1	6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8	1

Amphipoda OP	24	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	24

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	300	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	291

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

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