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Macquarie River d/s Burrendong Dam MACQM1

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 10-12-1997
Taxa count ORDER 5
Taxa count FAMILY 13
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.4 3.1 2
Weighted SIGNAL 3.3 2.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 47.91% 660,743,133,846m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 31.24% 430,847,521,569m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 5.65% 77,968,546,800m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 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, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 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, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 5.14% 70,835,246,773m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 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 3.17% 43,668,306,249m2
Show minor land uses 9
13,791,806,723m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 152
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
152
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 53 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
36
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 37 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
12
Hemiptera QH 50 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
5
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
44
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 199 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
18
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
168
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
8
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 56
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
56
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Diptera QD 4 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Hemiptera QH 131 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
129
Trichoptera QT 17 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
17
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Unknown OT 9
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 2 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 79 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
79
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.8
Weighted SIGNALT 1.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Unknown OT 1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 102 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
70
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
27
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
31
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1