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Macleay River @ Belgrave Falls MACL506

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	06-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	35
Taxa count ALT	35
Mayflies present?	36
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	4.4	3.5
Weighted SIGNAL	4.8		4.4

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	50.82%	532,154,587,608m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	27.08%	283,603,480,820m²
	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	10.13%	106,087,368,756m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.40%	46,099,834,332m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	2.71%	28,362,148,076m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.83%	19,147,931,188m²
	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, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 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	1.24%	12,953,453,449m²
	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	0.21%	2,219,992,022m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	191,749,311m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	167,499,398m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.01%	97,999,648m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	64,249,769m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.01%	61,749,778m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	23,499,916m²
Show minor land uses 10
				10,472,129,867m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 6 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	3
Gastropoda KG	15	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Bivalvia KP	4	3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999	1
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	29
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	62	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	27

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	9

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	20

Diptera QD	30	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	9

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	14
Ephemeroptera QE	36	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	24
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Lepidoptera QL	9	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	9

Megaloptera QM	4	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	4

Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	220	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	12
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	99
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	101

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 15 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Bivalvia KP	8	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	8
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	55
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	54

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	25	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	8

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	12

Diptera QD	20	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	10

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	127	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	97
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	22
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	8
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Hemiptera (Unident.) QH999999	1
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	1

Odonata QO	36	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	4
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	28
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	50	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	26
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5