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Gwydir river, Near bridge site_158

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	23-10-2003
Taxa count ORDER	4
Taxa count FAMILY	6
Taxa count ALT	6
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4	3.8	1.3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.1		4

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	57.25%	631,117,515,314m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	27.23%	300,153,412,795m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs	9.98%	110,073,284,658m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	3.18%	35,065,181,400m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.80%	8,800,982,782m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.79%	8,675,733,027m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	0.69%	7,570,735,189m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	437,249,145m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.03%	322,249,370m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	98,249,808m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	51,249,900m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.00%	42,999,916m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.00%	9,249,982m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	250,000m²
Show minor land uses 10
				11,024,183,433m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	2
Unknown M999999	2
Coleoptera QC	19	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	3
Hemiptera QH	150	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	60
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	90

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

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