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channel 13134

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	14-05-1998
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	29
Taxa count ALT	45
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.4	2.5	2
Weighted SIGNAL	2.9	3.3	2.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures	59.35%	9,057,439,012m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	21.89%	3,340,741,814m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	5.80%	885,262,821m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	4.48%	683,702,981m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	3.35%	511,401,827m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	2.83%	432,628,441m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.10%	320,845,254m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.12%	18,255,420m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.06%	9,002,673m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	2,250,668m²
Show minor land uses 5
				152,615,309m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 14 May 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	42
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	42
Unknown IH	2
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999	2
Nematoda II	80	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	80
Gastropoda KG	254	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	34
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	170
Physa acuta KG080101	50
Oligochaeta LO	82	2
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1	4
Tubificidae Group B LO0499A2	2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	18
Pristina longiseta LO050501	2
Chaetogaster diaphanus LO050702	22
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	32
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	2	6
Diplodontus sp.(Unident.) MM050299	2

Unknown MN	4
Oribatida sp. A MN0299A1	4

Amphipoda OP	168	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	168

Unknown QA	132
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	114
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	4
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	14
Coleoptera QC	20	5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	6

Rhantus saturalis QC092301	2

Paranacaena sp.(Unident.) QC110999	6

Limnoxenus zelandicus QC111401	6

Diptera QD	38	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	4

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	8
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	2
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	4
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	4
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	4

Polypedilum nubiferum QDAI0804	2
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	10
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	2
Sigara truncatipala QH650204	2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	6
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	2
Naucoris congrex QH660101	2
Enithares bergrothi QH670106	2
Odonata QO	24	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	10
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	8
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	6
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hellyethira multilobata QT030405	2
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	4
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	10
Ecnomus sp.7 QT0804A1	2
Unknown VT	2
Unknown VTAFAAAB	2

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5