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Mayfield Drain - Old Bunbury Rd PHD1

Source	Department of Water and Environment Regulation
Latest Sample Date	12-10-2009
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	6
Taxa count ALT	6
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	3.8	3.7
Weighted SIGNAL			3.5

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	45.93%	65,985,329,828m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	29.78%	42,777,375,895m²
	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, 6.4.3 Stormwater, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters	7.60%	10,924,595,997m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	5.36%	7,695,067,618m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated 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, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.4.8 Irrigated citrus, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	4.14%	5,944,802,238m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	3.56%	5,112,044,921m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	1.45%	2,081,018,286m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.07%	1,540,263,535m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.36%	523,254,598m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.24%	347,753,056m²
	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, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.21%	306,502,693m²
	Industrial	5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.16%	231,252,032m²
	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	0.12%	175,001,538m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	250,002m²
Show minor land uses 8
				1,436,505,123m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 October 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Oligochaeta LO	41	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	41
Unknown OT	93
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	93

Diptera QD	20	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	20
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	2

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

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