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near mouth 13003

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	28-05-1998
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	29
Taxa count ALT	46
Mayflies present?	14
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	3.7	2.3
Weighted SIGNAL	5.4	3.9	3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	62.25%	5,440,912,784m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation	18.53%	1,619,435,473m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover	7.05%	616,641,787m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	5.91%	516,287,341m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport	4.00%	349,363,610m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.4 Landscape	1.72%	150,406,540m²
	Water	6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	0.17%	14,515,107m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.03%	2,502,605m²
Show minor land uses 3
				87,410,975m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 28 May 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Temnocephala sp.(Unident.) IF410199	2
Nematoda II	404	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	404
Oligochaeta LO	502	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	2
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	496
Acarina MM	10	6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899	6

Astigmata (Unident.) MM9999A7	4

Amphipoda OP	78	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	78

Isopoda OR	8	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	8

Unknown OV	4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	4

Unknown QA	4
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	4
Diptera QD	840	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	4
Tipulidae EPA sp.8 QD0199B9	2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	76

Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099	16

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	42

Psychodidae SRV sp.7 QD1299A3	2

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	4
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	90
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	16
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	24
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	302
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	2
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	32
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	4
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	10
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	88

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	2
Polypedilum nubiferum QDAI0804	12
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	22
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	76

Harnischia sp.(Unident.) QDAI2399	8
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	2
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	12
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	2
Trichoptera QT	402	8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	102
Hydroptila losida QT030503	12
Hydroptila scamandra QT030505	40
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599	190
Oxyethira columba QT031001	18
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	38
Triplectides australis QT251103	2

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 21 May 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	14	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	12
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	2
Acarina MM	16	6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899	6

Arrenurus sp.(Unident.) MM230199	6

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	4

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	30

Unknown QA	6
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	6
Diptera QD	42	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	4

Alluaudomyia sp.(Unident.) QD090299	4

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	2

Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	20
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	2
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	8
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	4
Hemiptera QH	52	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	12
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	8
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	30
Enithares sp.(Unident.) QH670199	2
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	6
Trichoptera QT	330	8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	318
Oxyethira columba QT031001	8
Lingora aurata QT150501	2
Triplectides australicus QT251102	2

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3