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Toongabbie Creek (Upper) - off Seven Hills Road site_370

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	29-03-2004
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	15
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	2.8	0.5
Weighted SIGNAL	3.1		1.5

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	32.96%	420,818,013,328m²
	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, 1.2.4 Landscape	28.40%	362,509,038,604m²
	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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses	13.69%	174,801,924,764m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 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, 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation, 5.6.3 Wind electricity generation, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	9.78%	124,880,910,440m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.8 Pulses, 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, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.8 Citrus, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	3.18%	40,540,808,608m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.35%	30,008,858,329m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 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, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation, 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production	2.05%	26,156,376,516m²
	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	0.50%	6,431,469,637m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.36%	4,554,228,500m²
	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	0.16%	2,008,990,516m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.13%	1,649,242,214m²
	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	0.11%	1,455,243,130m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.06%	720,746,597m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.05%	602,997,153m²
Show minor land uses 9
				12,766,009,732m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 March 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Coleoptera QC	10	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	62	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	38

Chironomidae QDA00000	24
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 15 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	12	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	12
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	10
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	4
Unknown M999999	4
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Diptera QD	13	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	11
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	2
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	5
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 26 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	4
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Isopoda OR	4	2
ISOPODA OR000000	4
Coleoptera QC	35	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	35

Diptera QD	10	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Chironomidae QDA00000	6
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Odonata QO	8	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	8
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	3

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0