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Onkaparinga Valley Rd 3234

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	05-06-1997
Taxa count ORDER	18
Taxa count FAMILY	36
Taxa count ALT	77
Mayflies present?	6
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	2.6	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	3	3	3.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	43.31%	8,915,152,293m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs, 4.4.7 Irrigated perennial vegetables and herbs, 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	21.03%	4,329,831,129m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm 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, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	20.38%	4,194,586,404m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	7.99%	1,644,435,864m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.4 Landscape	2.33%	478,731,329m²
	Water	6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.1 River - conservation	1.33%	274,489,294m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.83%	171,743,302m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.4 No defined use (irrigation), 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.83%	170,493,350m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.68%	138,994,579m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.62%	127,745,018m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.24%	49,498,069m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.21%	42,248,352m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.13%	27,748,918m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.02%	4,499,824m²
Show minor land uses 10
				205,846,972m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	162
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	161
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	1
Turbellaria IF	26	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	26
Nematoda II	33	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	33
Gastropoda KG	739	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	10
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	20
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	1
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299	17
Physa acuta KG080101	691
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201	2
Unknown LA	1
Aelosomatidae (Unident.) LA019999	1
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	3
Oligochaeta LO	794	2
Antarctodrilus proboscidea LO030202	1
Antarctodrilus sp.(Unident.) LO030299	1
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999	1
Phreodrilidae Group E LO0399A5	1
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1	1
Nais elinguis LO050101	1
Dero sp.(Unident.) LO050299	1
Pristina longiseta LO050501	1
Pristina aequiseta LO050502	1
Pristinella jenkinae LO050602	1
Chaetogaster diaphanus LO050702	1
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799	1
Slavina sp.(Unident.) LO051099	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Opisthopora spp. LO989999	1
Opisthopora Group "alpha" (square) LO9899A1	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	776
Acarina MM	4	6
Piona sp.(Unident.) MM170399	1

Pionidae (Unident.) MM179999	2

Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	126	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	126

Isopoda OR	5	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	5

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown QA	1
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	1
Coleoptera QC	35	5
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I	3

Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	15

Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	14

Diptera QD	1473	3
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199	2

Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799	4

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	4

Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.) QD092899	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	2

Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	18

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	40

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	30
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	24
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	86
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	334
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199	3
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1	6
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	3
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	24
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	266
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199	1
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	88
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	6
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	18
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	352

Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	47
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	39
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	17
Harnischia sp.(Unident.) QDAI2399	1
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999	54
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	1
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Trichoptera QT	3	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	3

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 5 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	24	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	18
Isidorella hainesii KG070302	3
Physa acuta KG080101	3
Oligochaeta LO	95	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	92
Acarina MM	12	6
Pionidae (Unident.) MM179999	4

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	5

Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2	3

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	30

Unknown QA	28
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	6
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	21
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	1
Coleoptera QC	30	5
Liodessus sp.(Unident.) QC091299	2

Copelatus (Larva) QC09279I	1

Hydrochus sp QC110299	1

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	14

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199	10

Diptera QD	40	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7	2
Aedes sp.(Unident.) QD070599	2

Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.) QD092899	6

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	3

Scatopsidae (Unident.) QD159999	3

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999	2

Podonomopsis sp.(Unident.) QDAD0499	2
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	4
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	4
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	8

Hemiptera QH	2	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	1
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	1

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8