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Cudgegong River near Olinda MACQ10

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	09-12-1997
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	144
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3	4.1	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	5.2		3.8

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, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	48.67%	174,845,505,016m²
	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	30.77%	110,534,003,171m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 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	5.68%	20,421,250,586m²
	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	5.25%	18,876,500,542m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	3.94%	14,151,750,406m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	2.11%	7,586,250,218m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.23%	4,412,250,127m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.18%	657,250,019m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.14%	492,000,014m²
	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, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.07%	257,500,007m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.03%	91,500,003m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial	0.01%	45,500,001m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	31,250,001m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	1,500,000m²
Show minor land uses 9
				3,592,625,103m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 9 December 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	8
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown OT	322
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	322

Unknown OV	56
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	56

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	18	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	12

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Diptera QD	26	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	144	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	86
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	48
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	133	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	116
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Odonata QO	10	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	5
Trichoptera QT	101	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	80
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	16
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 1 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	33
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	30

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	75	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	51
Ephemeroptera QE	91	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	71
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	14
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	6
Hemiptera QH	95	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	12
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	72
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	30	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	29
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	103	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	93
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 18 April 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	85
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	80

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	5

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Diptera QD	3	3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 11 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	52	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	51

Diptera QD	10	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	13
Hemiptera QH	34	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	20
Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	9
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	2
Trichoptera QT	52	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	48

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 20 April 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	6	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	6
Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	4

Unknown OV	10
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	10

Hemiptera QH	24	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	21
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3

SIGNALT	1.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.3

Sampled on 20 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	34
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	34

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	7
Diptera QD	8	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	26	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	19
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Odonata QO	2	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Trichoptera QT	3	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9