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Dark Creek, Jesmond site_109

Source Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date 22-10-2004
Taxa count ORDER 5
Taxa count FAMILY 8
Taxa count ALT 8
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 2.9 1
Weighted SIGNAL 2 2.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 75.20% 648,531,418m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 16.75% 144,451,314m2
  Water 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 3.85% 33,238,797m2
  Industrial 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services 3.59% 30,989,555m2
Show minor land uses 1
8,624,593m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 14 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 14
Gastropoda KG 70 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 70
Diptera QD 25 3
Chironomidae QDA00000
 25
Hemiptera QH 43 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 10
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 48 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 48
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 5
Odonata QO 1 3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 1.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 2
Diptera QD 11 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Chironomidae QDA00000
 7
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5

   

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