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Birdwood 7422

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	22-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	28
Taxa count ALT	46
Mayflies present?	25
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.7	3.1	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	4	3.6	3.6

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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	74.77%	5,498,723,237m²
	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	11.60%	853,474,223m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	4.73%	348,137,509m²
	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	2.63%	193,187,577m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	2.55%	187,189,515m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	1.45%	106,715,518m²
	Water	6.1.3 Lake - intensive use, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.35%	99,467,860m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.24%	17,494,347m²
	Unknown	3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.2 Abandoned irrigated land	0.22%	15,994,832m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.2.4 Landscape	0.18%	12,995,801m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.15%	10,746,528m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.14%	10,496,608m²
Show minor land uses 9
				73,546,236m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 22 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IH	1
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999	1
Nematoda II	13	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	13
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Oligochaeta LO	977	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	2
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	970
Amphipoda OP	30	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	30

Isopoda OR	1	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	1

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Unknown OV	2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	2

Unknown QA	4
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	2
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	2
Coleoptera QC	5	5
Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Aulonogyrus strigosus (Larva) QC10020A	2

Diptera QD	815	3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	2

Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	2

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	13

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	36
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	222
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	12
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	4
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499	46
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	159
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	5
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	8
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	27
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	47
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	24

Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	192
Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Baetis soror QE020104	7
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	7
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	9
Enithares bergrothi QH670106	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 2 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	4
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199	4
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	186	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	1
Pristina sp.(Unident.) LO050599	1
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	180
Amphipoda OP	12	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	12

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown OV	4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	4

Unknown QA	2
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	1
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	1
Coleoptera QC	17	5
Necterosoma dispar QC092005	3

Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Macrogyrus sp.(Unident.) QC100199	3

Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201	3

Helochares sp.(Unident.) QC111299	3

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	2

Diptera QD	717	3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	69

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Paraheptagyia sp.(Unident.) QDAB0199	2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	3
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	3
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	8
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	8
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	170
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	5
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	7
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699	47
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	375
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	6

Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	146	9
Baetis soror QE020104	6
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	52
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199	2
Nousia fuscula QE060802	1
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	1
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	84
Hemiptera QH	165	2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	1
Agraptocorixa parvipunctata QH650302	1
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	160
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	2
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	1
Trichoptera QT	502	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	472
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	1
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	27
Ecnomus sp.7 QT0804A1	1

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8