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Namoi River @ Duncans Junction NAMO581

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	03-11-1999
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	14
Taxa count ALT	14
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	2.9	2.2
Weighted SIGNAL	2.4		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	45.30%	1,317,630,051,450m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.3.6 Irrigated cotton, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	23.27%	676,785,459,390m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	16.52%	480,454,318,460m²
	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	6.32%	183,700,349,696m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	5.52%	160,425,273,714m²
	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, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage 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	1.51%	43,998,893,636m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.2.3 Evaporation basin, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.4.3 Stormwater, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.11%	32,386,355,726m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.22%	6,275,770,487m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.09%	2,531,508,264m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.06%	1,756,505,734m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.06%	1,696,255,537m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition, 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.02%	579,001,890m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	504,251,646m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	500,002m²
Show minor land uses 9
				29,087,244,956m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 3 November 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Isopoda OR	1	2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999	1
Unknown OT	3
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Coleoptera QC	99	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	99

Diptera QD	15	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Hemiptera QH	205	2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	99
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	99

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 7 June 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	5
Isopoda OR	1	2
Cirolanidae (Unident.) OR129999	1
Unknown OT	2
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	2

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	35	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	14

Diptera QD	46	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	8

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	12

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	16
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	102	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	99
Odonata QO	5	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3