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Meander River at Cubits Sugarloaf MEAN06

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	27-10-1999
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	33
Taxa count ALT	34
Mayflies present?	126
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.6	5.8	4.3
Weighted SIGNAL	6.9	5	6.1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	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, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	62.50%	16,461,207,601m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	12.89%	3,395,939,678m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	6.73%	1,772,718,511m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	6.19%	1,631,471,020m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	5.31%	1,398,475,159m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads	4.40%	1,158,729,418m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation	1.78%	469,491,660m²
	Arable Farming	4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture	0.15%	39,249,303m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land	0.04%	10,999,805m²
	Industrial	5.3.7 Sawmill	0.01%	1,499,973m²
Show minor land uses 4
				263,397,821m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 October 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	19	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	19

Amphipoda OP	9	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	9

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	139	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	8

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	126

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	54	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	12

Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	126	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	53
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	65
Hemiptera QH	44	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	44
Plecoptera QP	33	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	13
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	18
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	2
Trichoptera QT	98	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	23
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	52
Unknown QT999998	6

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.4

Sampled on 21 April 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Oligochaeta LO	17	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	17
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	12

Diptera QD	48	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	32
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	105	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	28
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	77
Hemiptera QH	81	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	81
Plecoptera QP	47	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	25
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	22
Trichoptera QT	89	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	26
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	45

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 1 May 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Amphipoda OP	21	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	18

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Coleoptera QC	24	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	18

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	6

Diptera QD	87	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	73

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	132	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	52
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	79
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	27
Plecoptera QP	30	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	19
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	11
Trichoptera QT	62	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	21
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	15

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5

Sampled on 27 September 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	17	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	17
Acarina MM	8	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	8

Amphipoda OP	6	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	6

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	30	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	28

Diptera QD	76	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	29

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	2

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	4
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	11
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	140	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	67
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	26
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	47
Hemiptera QH	57	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	56
Plecoptera QP	63	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	60
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	59	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	17
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	21

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.0

Sampled on 27 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	9
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	17	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	17

Amphipoda OP	6	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Coleoptera QC	40	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	10

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	30

Diptera QD	28	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	76	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	27
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	49
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Plecoptera QP	31	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	4
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	26
Trichoptera QT	130	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	10
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	27
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	9
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	6
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	31
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	9
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	6
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5

Sampled on 11 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	6	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	6

Coleoptera QC	18	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	16

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	2

Diptera QD	34	3
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva) QD049999	1

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	10
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	45	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	15
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	25
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Plecoptera QP	31	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	28
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	46	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	8
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	5.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8