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Towamba R @ Burragate TOWA872

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	12-11-2009
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	28
Taxa count ALT	28
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	3.5	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	4.3		3.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.3 National park	46.70%	22,941,104,862m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	33.29%	16,349,821,936m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	13.35%	6,556,530,117m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	5.97%	2,930,986,980m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.50%	246,519,932m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services	0.13%	65,255,276m²
	Water	6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.03%	12,751,031m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.03%	12,751,031m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.01%	2,500,202m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.00%	1,500,121m²
Show minor land uses 6
				491,197,215m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 November 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Unknown OH	8
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	8
Amphipoda OP	15	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	15

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	29	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	17
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	15	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Lepidoptera QL	14	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	14

Odonata QO	22	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	8
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	3
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	8
Trichoptera QT	24	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	13

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 21 November 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	12	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Amphipoda OP	42	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	42

Unknown OT	16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	16

Coleoptera QC	43	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	11
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	15

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	5

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	1

Diptera QD	24	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	31	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	11
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	11
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	9
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	13
Megaloptera QM	2	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	2

Odonata QO	25	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	11
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	6
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	63	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	21
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	17
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	7
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 5 November 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Unknown MA	2
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999	2
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Unknown OG	1
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	1
Unknown OH	16
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	16
Amphipoda OP	81	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	81

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	25	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	16
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Diptera QD	43	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	12

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	22
Ephemeroptera QE	35	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	30
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	12
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	52	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	30
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	4
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	10
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	5
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999	2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	19	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	14

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4