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Macquarie River at Barton Rd (Stewarton Bridge) MACQ87

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	07-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	19
Taxa count ALT	19
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3	2.7	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	2.3		2.8

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	34.24%	77,587,650,639m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	28.38%	64,301,460,464m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	14.34%	32,485,353,725m²
	Natural	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	13.61%	30,831,111,174m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits	5.09%	11,523,198,114m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.40%	3,177,485,692m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline	1.40%	3,177,235,694m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	0.99%	2,240,739,910m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.54%	1,227,244,474m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	16,249,927m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	8,499,962m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	5,499,975m²
Show minor land uses 7
				2,265,817,298m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 7 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	117	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	29
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	27
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	50
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Amphipoda OP	108	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	105

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Diptera QD	33	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	14

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	41	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	27
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	10
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 16 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	53	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	12
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	38
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	96	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	96

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	39	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	16

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Hemiptera QH	26	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	9
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	41	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	21
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	14
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	6
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3