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Meander River at Westwood Rd MEAN01

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	24-09-2007
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	21
Taxa count ALT	21
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.1	3.6	3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.6		3.4

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, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	27.50%	31,560,268,621m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 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, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	25.37%	29,119,055,856m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	15.29%	17,548,232,342m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	9.29%	10,663,087,359m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	8.64%	9,919,848,696m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 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	7.76%	8,908,864,116m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	4.03%	4,627,179,423m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 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	1.50%	1,724,973,690m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.32%	368,994,372m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.16%	178,497,277m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.06%	71,498,909m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.05%	54,999,161m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	17,749,729m²
Show minor land uses 6
				1,147,632,496m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 March 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	17	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	17
Gastropoda KG	46	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	46
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	23	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	23

Amphipoda OP	21	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	18

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	6

Diptera QD	2	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	38	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	31
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Lepidoptera QL	5	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	5

Odonata QO	26	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	25
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Trichoptera QT	19	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 15 September 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	19	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	16
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	177	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	159

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	18

Coleoptera QC	11	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	11
Diptera QD	59	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	38
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	8
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	9
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	3
Trichoptera QT	34	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	31

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 30 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	31	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	31
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	13	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	13

Amphipoda OP	108	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	75

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	33

Coleoptera QC	19	5
Hygrobiidae (Unident.) QC079999	1

Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	6	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Hemiptera QH	47	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	43
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	3
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	29	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	22
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	6
Trichoptera QT	40	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	23
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	12

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 17 November 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	55	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	54
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	13	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	13

Amphipoda OP	84	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	81

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	32	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	12
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	11
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	82	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	17
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	26
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Ephemeroptera QE	82	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	70
Hemiptera QH	45	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	36
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	2
Odonata QO	40	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	33
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Plecoptera QP	14	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	14
Trichoptera QT	37	8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	36

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 12 May 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	84	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	82
Acarina MM	28	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	28

Amphipoda OP	288	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	288

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	12
Diptera QD	138	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	12

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	62
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	60
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	14
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	2	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Trichoptera QT	44	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 9 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Oligochaeta LO	38	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	38
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	30

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	30	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	12
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	16
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	214	3
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	194
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Ephemeroptera QE	80	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	64
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	10
Odonata QO	14	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	6
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	6
Plecoptera QP	28	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	28
Trichoptera QT	138	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	130

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 23 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Bivalvia KP	4	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	4
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Amphipoda OP	147	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	102

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	45

Coleoptera QC	17	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	3
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	14

Diptera QD	233	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	32

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	178
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	75	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	69
Hemiptera QH	29	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	26
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	10
Trichoptera QT	60	8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	5
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	49
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 28 March 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Gastropoda KG	15	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	14
Bivalvia KP	8	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	8
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	294	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	234

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	60

Isopoda OR	7	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	6

Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	1

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	2
Unknown QC10999A	4
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	123	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	24

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	76
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	21
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	9
Hemiptera QH	62	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	62
Lepidoptera QL	3	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	3

Odonata QO	7	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	6
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	94	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	75
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9