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South Esk River at Evandale (Leighlands Rd) SESK02

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	22-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	25
Taxa count ALT	25
Mayflies present?	33
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	4.3	3.7
Weighted SIGNAL	5.2		4.7

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, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	30.77%	101,516,009,970m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	22.41%	73,925,961,095m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	18.67%	61,585,301,056m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	14.12%	46,593,910,340m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	6.63%	21,870,840,566m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies	4.14%	13,649,900,495m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.44%	4,748,465,385m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	1.09%	3,582,473,885m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.61%	1,999,235,426m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.07%	229,748,325m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.03%	93,999,315m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	60,749,557m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	55,499,595m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	12,249,911m²
Show minor land uses 8
				3,299,243,449m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 22 March 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	28	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	25
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	3
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	5
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	84

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	6

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Diptera QD	32	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	9

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	19
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	33	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	16
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	17
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Odonata QO	6	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	5
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	125	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	39
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	18
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	43
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	21

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 29 September 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	29	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	28
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	324	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	324

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	3
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	1
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	61	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	39

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	28	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	27
Hemiptera QH	13	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	13
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	3	3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Plecoptera QP	47	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	46
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	33	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	21
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 4 April 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Gastropoda KG	51	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	45
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	6
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	135	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	135

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L	1
Unknown QC10999L	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	253	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	26

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	216
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	12
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	22
Hemiptera QH	101	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	101
Odonata QO	8	3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	6
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Trichoptera QT	73	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	57
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 28 September 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	21	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	19
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	2
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	51	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	51

Coleoptera QC	23	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	6
Unknown QC10999A	2
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	14

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	39	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	13

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	23	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Odonata QO	16	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	14
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Plecoptera QP	56	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	56
Trichoptera QT	82	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	25
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	36
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	5.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2