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Pipers River at Bridport Road PIPE02

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	11-02-1998
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	16
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.7	3.5
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6	5	3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	24.03%	6,868,785,619m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	17.22%	4,920,454,603m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	16.24%	4,641,693,012m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	14.57%	4,163,673,135m²
	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	13.57%	3,879,911,335m²
	Natural	1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	12.91%	3,689,403,413m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.66%	189,007,859m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.44%	126,755,271m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.20%	57,252,381m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.08%	22,500,936m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.04%	12,250,509m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	6,000,250m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	3,500,146m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	1,000,042m²
Show minor land uses 8
				285,821,885m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 February 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	5
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	51	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	36

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	15

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	4

Diptera QD	2	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Hemiptera QH	24	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Odonata QO	2	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5