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Macquarie River @ Rankin Bridge Eglinton MACQ505

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	06-12-1997
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	170
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	4	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	5.1		4.2

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	47.84%	137,674,481,054m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	23.25%	66,925,706,079m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	11.84%	34,083,614,226m²
	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, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture	9.44%	27,169,989,635m²
	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, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	2.66%	7,652,887,914m²
	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	2.62%	7,532,885,751m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.96%	5,627,101,407m²
	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	0.21%	596,510,750m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.06%	163,002,938m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	0.05%	152,252,744m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.05%	145,002,613m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	64,501,162m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial	0.00%	6,500,117m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	3,000,054m²
Show minor land uses 10
				2,877,974,364m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 6 December 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	76	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	76
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	7
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Richardsonianidae (Unident.) LH039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown QA	2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	2
Coleoptera QC	21	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	13

Diptera QD	107	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	76
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	29
Ephemeroptera QE	170	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	131
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	26
Hemiptera QH	110	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	17
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	90
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	5	3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	2
Trichoptera QT	71	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	51
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	17
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 2 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	3
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999	3
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	12

Diptera QD	108	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	96
Ephemeroptera QE	87	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	72
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	13
Hemiptera QH	186	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	186
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Trichoptera QT	65	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	63
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4