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Douglas Park Gorge site_115

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	25-10-2005
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	11
Taxa count ALT	12
Mayflies present?	8
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	3.3	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	2.4	3	3.3

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, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	53.80%	54,844,458,894m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage 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	9.64%	9,824,582,204m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	6.20%	6,318,302,866m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.3 Stormwater, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	3.13%	3,194,026,725m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	2.44%	2,491,520,847m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	0.72%	730,256,110m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.40%	410,003,431m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.25%	251,752,106m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.16%	161,001,347m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.09%	93,000,778m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.03%	32,750,274m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal	0.01%	10,750,090m²
Show minor land uses 8
				1,019,493,530m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 25 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	10
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	114	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	114

Diptera QD	4	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	8
Hemiptera QH	77	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	37
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	40
Odonata QO	28	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	17
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	11
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	4

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 23 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	44	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	44
Bivalvia KP	12	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	12
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown M9	16
Unknown M999999	16
Unknown OT	56
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	56

Coleoptera QC	126	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	84
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	42

Diptera QD	36	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	20

Chironomidae QDA00000	16
Ephemeroptera QE	28	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	28
Megaloptera QM	2	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	2

Odonata QO	38	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	8
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	30
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	2
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	12

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 26 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	8
Bivalvia KP	35	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	35
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	3
Unknown M9	7
Unknown M999999	7
Isopoda OR	2	2
ISOPODA OR000000	2
Unknown OT	14
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	14

Coleoptera QC	67	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	63

Diptera QD	6	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	8
Odonata QO	14	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	14
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	10
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6