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Light River Pinkerton Plains 3449

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	12-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER	5
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	1.6	2	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	3		3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	62.00%	102,057,042,682m²
	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, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	29.31%	48,253,198,025m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation	4.61%	7,586,542,111m²
	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, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	3.44%	5,660,154,457m²
	Natural	1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	0.25%	417,779,853m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.18%	303,021,653m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.08%	131,009,362m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	73,255,235m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries	0.03%	56,254,020m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.03%	51,253,662m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.01%	10,750,768m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill	0.00%	8,000,572m²
	Forestry	2.2.1 Wood production forestry	0.00%	1,000,071m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,646,092,625m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 October 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	47	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	47
Amphipoda OP	3024	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	21

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	3003

Unknown OT	1
Macrobrachium australiense australiense OT020106	1

Unknown QA	1
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	1
Diptera QD	100	3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	98

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	2

SIGNALT	1.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 12 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	25	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	25
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	1	6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	1

Amphipoda OP	2088	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	2088

Unknown OT	11
Paratya australiensis OT010101	10

Macrobrachium australiense australiense OT020106	1

Unknown QA	20
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	9
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	11
Diptera QD	3	3
Atrichopogon sp. 1 (NMVsp10) QD0927A1	2

Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999	1

SIGNALT	2.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.6

Sampled on 5 June 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	23
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	23
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	12	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	4
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	8
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	2
Oligochaeta LO	31	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	31
Unknown MI	1
Mite EWS sp. 19 MITEAA19	1

Amphipoda OP	11991	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	36

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	11955

Isopoda OR	2	2
Haloniscus sp.(Unident.) OR250199	2

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown QA	128
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	128
Coleoptera QC	7	5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	3

Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	3

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	1

Diptera QD	25	3
Scatopsidae (Unident.) QD159999	1

Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	4
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	18
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099	2

SIGNALT	1.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.8

Sampled on 5 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	50
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	50
Turbellaria IF	50	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	50
Nematoda II	10	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	10
Gastropoda KG	4340	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	450
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	290
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3600
Bivalvia KP	31	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	1
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201	30
Oligochaeta LO	80	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	80
Unknown MI	10
Mite EWS sp. 33 MITEAA33	10

Acarina MM	40	6
Hydrachna sp.(Unident.) MM010199	40

Amphipoda OP	63660	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	3570

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	60090

Unknown OT	42
Paratya australiensis OT010101	42

Unknown QA	940
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	940
Coleoptera QC	32	5
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	20

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	11

Diptera QD	2782	3
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799	20

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	20

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.5 QD0999A5	20

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	2620

Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	2

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	80
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	20
Odonata QO	11	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	1
Austrolestes sp.(Unident.) QO050199	10
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Hellyethira malleoforma QT030404	10

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 26 May 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	670
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	670
Gastropoda KG	2510	1
Angrobia angasi KG020501	750
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1760
Bivalvia KP	110	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	110
Oligochaeta LO	230	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	230
Amphipoda OP	59760	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	1470

Pseudomoera sp.(Unident.) OP030199	58290

Unknown OT	40
Paratya australiensis OT010101	40

Unknown QA	80
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	80
Coleoptera QC	30	5
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	10

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	20

Diptera QD	30	3
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.10 QD0999B1	20

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	10

Odonata QO	10	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	10

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.0