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Great Musselroe River at Browns Bridge MUSS07

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	21-09-2007
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	18
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	18
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.8	5.7	4.6
Weighted SIGNAL	5.7		5.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	37.51%	7,560,541,193m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	36.57%	7,371,240,085m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	12.48%	2,516,429,385m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	9.72%	1,959,529,033m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	3.11%	625,918,985m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation	0.30%	60,516,338m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.7.2 Roads	0.29%	58,765,866m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	4,501,215m²
Show minor land uses 3
				201,574,421m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 September 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP	12	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	12

Unknown OT	88
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	88

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Diptera QD	5	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Unknown QDAZ0000	1
Ephemeroptera QE	18	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	16
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	1	3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	130	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	5
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	114

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 18 March 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	80
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	80

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	5
Diptera QD	2	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	15
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Trichoptera QT	145	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	133

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 2 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	11
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Diptera QD	9	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	26	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	21
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	33	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	33
Trichoptera QT	86	8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	6
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	78

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 9 April 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH	44	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	44
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Unknown OT	54
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	54

Coleoptera QC	17	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	16
Trichoptera QT	132	8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	122

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 19 September 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Unknown OT	68
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	68

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	13
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Diptera QD	8	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
Ephemeroptera QE	49	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	43
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Trichoptera QT	91	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	89
Unknown QT999998	2

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 19 April 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	6
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Unknown OT	232
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	232

Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	10
Trichoptera QT	284	8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	278

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

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