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Castlereagh R. @ Gilgandra 64603

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	07-05-2006
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	2.8	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	2.9		2.9

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	47.55%	287,986,428,234m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	21.41%	129,645,029,527m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.7 Perennial vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	19.62%	118,793,173,538m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	6.11%	36,996,259,036m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.53%	9,278,376,870m²
	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	1.41%	8,566,386,319m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.50%	3,025,209,854m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.09%	548,992,715m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	116,498,454m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	100,748,663m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.01%	62,249,174m²
	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	0.01%	42,749,433m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.00%	22,999,695m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	9,249,877m²
Show minor land uses 10
				6,056,037,132m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 7 May 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	8
Oligochaeta LO	12	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	12
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Unknown OG	16
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	16
Unknown OH	19
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	19
Unknown OJ	3
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	3
Unknown OT	3
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Unknown QA	3
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	3
Coleoptera QC	28	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	20
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Diptera QD	147	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	12

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	18

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	104
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	28
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	9
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	3
Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	2
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6