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Back Creek site_10

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	11-10-2002
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.4	4.4	0.4
Weighted SIGNAL			3

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	50.11%	546,437,671,980m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	27.27%	297,341,751,692m²
	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	9.88%	107,780,681,854m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.37%	47,663,330,420m²
	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, 3.4.8 Citrus, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	2.61%	28,439,047,984m²
	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, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.39%	26,038,043,933m²
	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, 5.6.4 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	1.60%	17,466,029,470m²
	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	0.20%	2,224,753,754m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.03%	336,250,567m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	205,250,346m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.01%	108,500,183m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	89,250,151m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production	0.01%	83,000,140m²
	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%	41,500,070m²
Show minor land uses 10
				10,904,553,399m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	64
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	64

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Diptera QD	7	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	7
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	14
Odonata QO	3	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	3
Plecoptera QP	25	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	25
Trichoptera QT	28	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	28

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

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