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South Esk at Old Hadspen Bridge SESK53

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	28-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	20
Taxa count ALT	20
Mayflies present?	35
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.7	5.1	4.2
Weighted SIGNAL	4.8		5.1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes	26.07%	195,457,447,621m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.2 Wilderness area, 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	23.75%	178,019,269,207m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	18.27%	136,975,187,698m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	17.58%	131,781,459,019m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	6.17%	46,225,310,239m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	3.75%	28,143,134,469m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.1.2 Lake - production, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline	1.99%	14,895,438,852m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 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, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.2 Hydro electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.50%	11,275,453,713m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.79%	5,938,975,620m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.07%	549,747,743m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	158,999,347m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.02%	118,499,514m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.01%	60,749,751m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	53,499,780m²
Show minor land uses 8
				7,496,531,726m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 28 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	30

Isopoda OR	2	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	2

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	4

Diptera QD	74	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	64
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	35	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	35
Plecoptera QP	18	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	18
Trichoptera QT	19	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	9
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Unknown QT999998	1

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 24 September 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Amphipoda OP	48	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	45

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	12	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	58	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	57
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Plecoptera QP	25	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	25
Trichoptera QT	24	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	9
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.9

Sampled on 7 May 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	18	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	12
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	0	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
Acarina MM	27	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	27

Amphipoda OP	45	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	45

Coleoptera QC	34	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	34
Diptera QD	5	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	55	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	51
Trichoptera QT	45	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	42

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1