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Macquarie River @ Bruinbun Reserve MACQ11

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	16-04-1996
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	11
Taxa count ALT	11
Mayflies present?	46
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	4.5	4.3
Weighted SIGNAL	7.7		4.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	43.07%	194,112,156,113m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	30.29%	136,518,543,861m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	9.42%	42,451,385,553m²
	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, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture	8.44%	38,016,819,162m²
	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, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.6.0 Utilities, 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	2.57%	11,595,923,606m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.52%	11,350,669,934m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.36%	6,119,091,611m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.14%	648,509,709m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	0.08%	361,505,412m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.05%	239,753,589m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.05%	220,253,297m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	64,500,966m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial	0.00%	6,500,097m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	3,000,045m²
Show minor land uses 10
				4,506,462,468m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 16 April 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	21	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	21
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	7

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	2	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	46	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	41
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Odonata QO	1	3
Diphlebiidae (Unident.) QO099999	1
Trichoptera QT	24	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	24

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3

Sampled on 9 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	16

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	6

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	173	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	141

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	29
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	146	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	38
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	108
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	8	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	8
Plecoptera QP	8	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	8
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 19 April 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	4
Unknown OT	13
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	13

Unknown OV	10
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	10

Coleoptera QC	50	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	50
Diptera QD	53	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Ephemeroptera QE	99	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	96
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	82	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	77
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	2	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 19 October 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	1
Unknown OT	1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Coleoptera QC	44	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	11

Diptera QD	49	3
Tanyderidae sp.(Unident.) QD039999	1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	19
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Ephemeroptera QE	39	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	33
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	1

Odonata QO	7	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	7
Plecoptera QP	8	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	8
Trichoptera QT	25	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	17
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.4