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Macquarie River @ Bells Bridge MACQ01

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 18-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 13
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 5
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.7 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 2.3 2.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 40.58% 1,197,385,605,361m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 26.41% 779,275,548,862m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.6 Cotton, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton, 4.3.8 Irrigated pulses, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming 20.25% 597,619,546,760m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply, 1.2.4 Landscape 3.44% 101,422,059,493m2
Show minor land uses 10
29,505,240,265m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Isopoda OR 1 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
1
Unknown OT 13
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
7
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 7 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
10
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
8
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 49 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
26
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
21
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
22
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 2
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 3 3
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 24 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
24
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 3
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
3
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 55 3
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
36
Hemiptera QH 78 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
78
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.7
Weighted SIGNALT 2.1