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Macquarie River @ Oxley Station MACQ04

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 21-10-1999
Taxa count ORDER 4
Taxa count FAMILY 5
Taxa count ALT 5
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 4.4 3
Weighted SIGNAL 3 4.6

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 39.93% 1,146,294,914,005m2
  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 27.14% 779,212,229,378m2
  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 20.47% 587,616,447,674m2
  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 3.03% 86,901,694,732m2
Show minor land uses 10
28,710,392,024m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 7 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
5
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 99 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
99
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Isopoda OR 4 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
4
Unknown OT 13
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
13
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 456 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
456
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Isopoda OR 69 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
69
Unknown OT 112
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
112
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
8
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 36 2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
34
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.8
Weighted SIGNALT 1.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Isopoda OR 5 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
5
Unknown OT 27
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
15
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
5
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
2
Chrysomelidae (Unident.) QCAH9999
1
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 18 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
17
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 68 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
12
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
36
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999
2
Unknown OT 4
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
4
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 27 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
18
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 27 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
22
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Hemiptera QH 45 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
44
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 6
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
6
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 1 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.0
Weighted SIGNALT 1.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Unknown OT 1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 17 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Hemiptera QH 56 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
56
Odonata QO 1 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5