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LACHLAN RIVER @ Cowra 60669

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	04-11-2010
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	21
Taxa count ALT	21
Mayflies present?	57
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.9	2.7
Weighted SIGNAL	4.8		3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	38.65%	440,844,350,315m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	37.67%	429,755,766,044m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.5 Sugar, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	11.54%	131,617,000,259m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	4.50%	51,290,639,797m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.57%	29,283,472,548m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.39%	27,285,457,363m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 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	1.54%	17,572,633,548m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	1.07%	12,204,842,754m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.03%	331,752,521m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	259,751,974m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	226,251,719m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	43,000,327m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	11,750,089m²
Show minor land uses 9
				11,407,266,693m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 4 November 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Unknown OT	3
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	18	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	57	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	44
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	11
Hemiptera QH	31	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	26
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Neuroptera QN	2	6
Sisyridae (Unident.) QN059999	2

Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 8 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OJ	33
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	33
Unknown OT	9
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	4

Diptera QD	14	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Ephemeroptera QE	66	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	25
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	39
Hemiptera QH	25	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	24
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Trichoptera QT	19	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	17

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 18 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Unknown MA	1
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999	1
Unknown OJ	3
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	3
Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	26	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	14

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Chrysomelidae (Unident.) QCAH9999	1
Diptera QD	28	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	22
Ephemeroptera QE	79	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	64
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	9
Trichoptera QT	17	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	17

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 27 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	16	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	14
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Unknown OH	1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	1
Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	23	5
Carabidae (Unident.) QC059999	2
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	2

Diptera QD	29	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	16	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	47	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	26
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	13
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	28

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1