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Hunter River @ Muswellbrook HUNT571

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	15-12-1999
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	20
Taxa count ALT	20
Mayflies present?	229
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	4.6	3.3
Weighted SIGNAL	5.4		4.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	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	66.13%	264,491,874,622m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	20.75%	82,986,754,703m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	6.40%	25,595,020,133m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.86%	7,458,933,012m²
	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, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations 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	1.60%	6,407,942,451m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 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, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	1.40%	5,618,449,541m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	1.02%	4,063,213,509m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.62%	2,479,227,734m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.13%	537,245,175m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.04%	167,998,491m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	109,249,019m²
	Forestry Plantation	4.1.1 Irrigated hardwood plantation forestry	0.02%	65,999,407m²
Show minor land uses 9
				3,999,819,078m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 15 December 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	5
Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Diptera QD	39	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	12

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	8
Ephemeroptera QE	229	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	121
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	103
Hemiptera QH	100	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	99
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	4
Trichoptera QT	124	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	106
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	16

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 5 May 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	12	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	12
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	2

Unknown QA	4
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	4
Coleoptera QC	11	5
Carabidae (Unident.) QC059999	1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	6

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	115	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	99
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	14
Ephemeroptera QE	27	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	25
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	13
Lepidoptera QL	9	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	9

Megaloptera QM	1	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	1

Odonata QO	9	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	6
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	113	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	99
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1