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Caroline Creek at Railton Rd MERS14

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	18-03-2009
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.3	5.4	5.1
Weighted SIGNAL	5.9	5	6.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	25.30%	1,264,588,145m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	24.74%	1,236,591,728m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	19.60%	979,624,618m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	14.49%	724,407,283m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	7.52%	375,951,882m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	5.83%	291,212,728m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines	1.12%	55,992,833m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal	0.93%	46,244,081m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping	0.37%	18,497,632m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial	0.07%	3,499,552m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land	0.04%	1,999,744m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam	0.01%	499,936m²
Show minor land uses 6
				49,991,102m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 18 March 2009

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

Amphipoda OP	144	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	144

Isopoda OR	6	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	6

Coleoptera QC	54	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	16

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	28

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	4

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	6

Diptera QD	36	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	12

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Trichoptera QT	60	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	9
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	18
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	5
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	8
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 6 November 2008

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

Amphipoda OP	138	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	138

Isopoda OR	10	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	10

Coleoptera QC	37	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	36

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	50	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	5
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	36
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Unknown QK	1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999	1
Plecoptera QP	26	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	25
Trichoptera QT	42	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	11
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	15
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 5 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	6
Amphipoda OP	90	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	90

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	41	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	8

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	26

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	7

Diptera QD	25	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	8

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	7
Trichoptera QT	90	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	37
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	13
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	8
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	13
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.0

Sampled on 12 November 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	108	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	108

Isopoda OR	18	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	18

Coleoptera QC	36	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	34

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	38	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	8

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	28	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	22
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	19	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	18
Trichoptera QT	71	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	21
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	9
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	9

SIGNALT	5.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 13 October 1997

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

Amphipoda OP	84	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	84

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	47	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	46

Diptera QD	155	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	6

Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	119
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	95	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	36
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	29
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	29
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Plecoptera QP	54	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	52
Trichoptera QT	53	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	17
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	21

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5

Sampled on 15 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	3
Acarina MM	26	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	26

Amphipoda OP	189	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	189

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Coleoptera QC	38	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	34

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	36	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	16
Ephemeroptera QE	126	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	23
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	91
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Plecoptera QP	60	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	36
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	22
Trichoptera QT	72	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	6
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	9
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	43

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 16 October 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	24	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	24

Coleoptera QC	42	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	42

Diptera QD	60	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	18

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	25
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Ephemeroptera QE	61	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	24
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	35
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Plecoptera QP	63	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	60
Trichoptera QT	47	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	19
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.9