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US Gumeracha Weir 3336

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	23-05-1998
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	25
Taxa count ALT	35
Mayflies present?	24
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	3.7	2.7
Weighted SIGNAL	3.5	3.1	3.5

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, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	65.69%	12,693,386,777m²
	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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	11.65%	2,251,233,678m²
	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, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	10.23%	1,976,894,270m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	3.70%	715,733,258m²
	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, 4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry	2.74%	530,422,865m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	1.25%	241,828,812m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape	1.23%	238,327,671m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 4.6.1 Degraded irrigated land, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land	1.21%	233,576,123m²
	Water	6.1.3 Lake - intensive use, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.98%	189,311,697m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.26%	50,516,463m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.16%	31,010,106m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.13%	24,758,069m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.06%	12,253,994m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	6,001,956m²
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				193,235,475m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 May 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Nematoda II	4	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	4
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	4
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201	2
Oligochaeta LO	56	2
Dero sp.(Unident.) LO050299	2
Pristina sp.(Unident.) LO050599	2
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	48
Acarina MM	2	6
Hydrodromidae (Unident.) MM079999	2

Amphipoda OP	126	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	126

Isopoda OR	2	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	2

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown QA	38
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	2
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	36
Coleoptera QC	2	5
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	2

Diptera QD	76	3
Alluaudomyia sp.(Unident.) QD090299	4

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	6
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	4
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	8
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	6
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	4
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	32
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	6
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	4

Ephemeroptera QE	24	9
Cloeon sp.(Unident.) QE020299	8
Atalophlebia australasica QE060103	2
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	14
Hemiptera QH	196	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	58
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	138
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	2
Triplectides australicus QT251102	2
Triplectides australis QT251103	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3