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Lachlan River @ Cowra LACH509

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	02-12-1997
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	16
Taxa count ALT	16
Mayflies present?	29
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	3.9	2.5
Weighted SIGNAL	4		3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	38.65%	440,844,350,315m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	37.67%	429,755,766,044m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.5 Sugar, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	11.54%	131,617,000,259m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	4.50%	51,290,639,797m²
	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, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.57%	29,283,472,548m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.39%	27,285,457,363m²
	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	1.54%	17,572,633,548m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	1.07%	12,204,842,754m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 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	0.03%	331,752,521m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	259,751,974m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	226,251,719m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	43,000,327m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	11,750,089m²
Show minor land uses 9
				11,407,266,693m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 2 December 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Unknown OT	3
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	39	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	6

Limnichidae (Unident.) QC359999	1
Diptera QD	60	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	59
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	29	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	25
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	119	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	114
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 5 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	27	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	27
Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Diptera QD	49	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	29
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	19
Ephemeroptera QE	47	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	46
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	68	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	64
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	4
Trichoptera QT	3	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5