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Wilgo Creek, behind Cobargo Public School, Cobargo 3794

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales
Latest Sample Date	19-09-2016
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	15
Mayflies present?	14
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.4	3.9	0.9
Weighted SIGNAL	3.5		2.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	64.61%	1,934,480,981m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	28.97%	867,327,737m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park	5.05%	151,307,174m²
	Water	6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.64%	19,257,277m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services	0.58%	17,506,615m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards	0.13%	4,001,512m²
Show minor land uses 3
				29,938,813m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 September 2016

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	20
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	20
Unknown OT	26
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	26

Coleoptera QC	125	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	90

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	25

Diptera QD	16	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	10

Chironomidae QDA00000	6
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	14
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Odonata QO	4	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	3
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	8

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 11 May 2015

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	8	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	8
Gastropoda KG	68	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	68
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Unknown OT	184
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	184

Coleoptera QC	304	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	20
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	144

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	140

Diptera QD	56	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	40

Chironomidae QDA00000	16
Ephemeroptera QE	400	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	400
Hemiptera QH	492	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	440
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	44
Odonata QO	216	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	196
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	20
Trichoptera QT	72	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	72

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 14 October 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	6	2
TURBELLARIA IF000000	6
Nematoda II	24	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	24
Gastropoda KG	27	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	27
Bivalvia KP	24	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	24
Hirudinea LH	9	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	9
Oligochaeta LO	15	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	15
Unknown M9	3
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	3
Amphipoda OP	18	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	18

Unknown OT	114
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	114

Coleoptera QC	378	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	228
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	150

Diptera QD	99	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	30

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	30

Chironomidae QDA00000	24
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	15

Ephemeroptera QE	105	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	105
Hemiptera QH	117	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	111
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	6
Odonata QO	114	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	78
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	36
Trichoptera QT	48	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	48

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

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