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Ballimore Creek Talbragar River site_12

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	23-10-2003
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	21
Taxa count ALT	22
Mayflies present?	4
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.5	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6	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, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	39.21%	156,172,944,288m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	26.13%	104,094,295,729m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	25.15%	100,169,959,180m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.4 Landscape	2.80%	11,153,995,994m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.59%	6,326,389,524m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.34%	5,331,617,585m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.59%	2,341,801,647m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.01%	49,751,097m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.01%	39,500,871m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	24,500,540m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	11,250,248m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.00%	4,750,105m²
Show minor land uses 9
				3,983,350,350m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	3
HYDROZOA IB000000	3
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	16
Unknown M999999	16
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Unknown OT	104
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	104

Decapoda OZ	12	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	12

Coleoptera QC	66	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	60

Diptera QD	3	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	4
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Megaloptera QM	2	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	2

Odonata QO	14	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	10
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	5
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 27 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	57
Unknown M999999	57
Unknown OT	76
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	76

Decapoda OZ	232	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	232

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	4
Hemiptera QH	23	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	5	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	5
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	2

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8