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Kempsey West River Bank site_195

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	26-03-2003
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	8
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	2.8	1.5
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8		2.4

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, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	50.75%	532,979,647,580m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	27.09%	284,549,511,022m²
	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	10.10%	106,095,381,256m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.39%	46,103,589,763m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	2.70%	28,385,401,344m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.85%	19,379,182,646m²
	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, 5.6.4 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	1.32%	13,914,951,637m²
	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	0.21%	2,219,992,284m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	194,249,325m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	173,249,398m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.01%	99,749,653m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	64,249,777m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.01%	61,749,785m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	23,499,918m²
Show minor land uses 10
				10,502,218,499m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 26 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	6
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	6

Decapoda OZ	4	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	4

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	50	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	40

Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	10

Hemiptera QH	2	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	3	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

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