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Peter Sinclair Bridge site_314

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	18-03-2009
Taxa count ORDER	4
Taxa count FAMILY	5
Taxa count ALT	5
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2	2	1.4
Weighted SIGNAL	2		2.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 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	49.46%	774,926,105,279m²
	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	37.11%	581,495,264,269m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	7.10%	111,256,439,585m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.64%	41,442,198,127m²
	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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	1.38%	21,605,842,619m²
	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, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.92%	14,337,895,560m²
	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, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	0.91%	14,307,145,784m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation, 4.1.0 Irrigated plantation forests	0.31%	4,880,964,446m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.16%	2,443,982,198m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	136,749,004m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	41,999,694m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	29,749,783m²
Show minor land uses 9
				15,669,043,363m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 18 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP	63	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	63

Unknown OT	44
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	44

Diptera QD	2	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Hemiptera QH	5	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.7

Sampled on 23 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	60
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	60

Diptera QD	22	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	22
Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	5
Hemiptera QH	132	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	100
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	30
Odonata QO	70	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	70

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6

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