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Chasm Creek at Stowport Rd BLYT03

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	29-09-1997
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	24
Taxa count ALT	24
Mayflies present?	13
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.8	4.6	3.9
Weighted SIGNAL	4.8		5.1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	25.86%	9,776,622,966m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	20.00%	7,561,651,746m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	19.09%	7,218,906,200m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	9.98%	3,775,200,946m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	9.12%	3,447,205,208m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits	7.76%	2,932,211,900m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	6.68%	2,527,217,162m²
	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, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline, 6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters, 6.6.1 Estuary/coastal waters - conservation	0.95%	357,495,355m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.11%	41,749,458m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.09%	33,749,561m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.07%	26,249,659m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.06%	21,749,717m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal	0.02%	7,499,903m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	5,249,932m²
Show minor land uses 7
				378,095,087m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 September 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	9	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	9
Gastropoda KG	59	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	57
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Bivalvia KP	12	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	12
Oligochaeta LO	16	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	16
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	6

Diptera QD	180	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	16
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	138
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	13
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	15
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Neuroptera QN	2	6
Sisyridae (Unident.) QN059999	2

Plecoptera QP	21	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	21
Trichoptera QT	84	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	38
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	11
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	31

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 25 March 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	14	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	14
Gastropoda KG	38	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	33
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	4
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	3
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	22	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	22

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	3
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	168	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	114

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	19
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Hemiptera QH	166	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	165
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1