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Jordan River at Elderslie Road JORD03

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	26-04-2004
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	31
Taxa count ALT	32
Mayflies present?	13
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	4.3	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	4.3	5	3.8

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, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	48.52%	47,547,658,281m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	28.47%	27,902,229,110m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	8.36%	8,193,803,374m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.08%	3,999,531,994m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	3.66%	3,585,304,573m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	2.25%	2,205,879,762m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	1.63%	1,601,412,710m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	1.51%	1,475,419,578m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.38%	1,356,926,037m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.11%	107,244,154m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	11,999,346m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	10,499,428m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	4,999,727m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	499,973m²
Show minor land uses 9
				980,034,080m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 26 April 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	12	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	12
Gastropoda KG	19	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	17
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	1194	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	558

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	636

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	10
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	66	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	51
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	9
Hemiptera QH	28	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	17
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	52	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	21
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	21
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 6 November 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	2
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	25	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	25
Amphipoda OP	735	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	354

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	381

Unknown OT	110
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	110

Diptera QD	173	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	102

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	62
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	8
Hemiptera QH	114	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	48
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	48
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	13
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	4
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	23	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	22
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	4
Trichoptera QT	53	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	45

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 27 September 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Amphipoda OP	189	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	183

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	6

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	93	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	44

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	48	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Saldidae (Unident.) QH609999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	23
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	4
Odonata QO	31	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	20
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	6
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 6 May 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Bivalvia KP	8	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	8
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	10
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	189	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	120

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	69

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	25	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	23
Ephemeroptera QE	7	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	48	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	45
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Odonata QO	18	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	12
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	6	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2