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Macquarie River @ Gangarry MACQ03

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 18-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 6
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 3.3 1.8
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 2.4

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 40.46% 1,187,439,868,353m2
  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 26.55% 779,230,257,200m2
  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 20.22% 593,299,431,744m2
  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 3.46% 101,422,086,642m2
Show minor land uses 10
29,347,564,751m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Isopoda OR 1 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
1
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
8
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 9 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
4
Diptera QD 51 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
16
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
34
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 46 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
46
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Isopoda OR 12 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
12
Unknown OT 42
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
38
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
31
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Unknown OT 6
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
6
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
15
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 53 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
41
Hemiptera QH 30 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
30
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1