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Grahamstown Dam @ Aquatic Club, Grahamstown Road, Grahamstown site_157

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	19-10-2010
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	11
Taxa count ALT	12
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.2	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	2.3	3	2.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	26.50%	1,848,083,651m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	23.95%	1,670,075,594m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	20.50%	1,429,564,708m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	14.73%	1,027,046,488m²
	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, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads	6.60%	460,020,822m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic	2.75%	191,508,668m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.72%	50,002,263m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.32%	22,251,007m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.3 Poultry farms	0.21%	14,500,656m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	0.13%	8,750,396m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.04%	2,500,113m²
Show minor land uses 6
				69,738,157m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 October 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown OT	344
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	344

Coleoptera QC	50	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	50
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	2
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	5	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	105	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	105

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 3 November 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Unknown M9	100
Unknown M999999	100
Unknown OT	300
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	300

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

Hemiptera QH	11	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	32	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	32

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 10 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	400
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	400

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hemiptera QH	13	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	6	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	70	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	70

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 23 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
HYDROZOA IB000000	1
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	10
Unknown M999999	10
Unknown OT	1580
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	1580

Decapoda OZ	8	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	8

Coleoptera QC	48	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	42

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	6	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Ephemeroptera QE	16	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	16
Hemiptera QH	226	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	13
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	202
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Odonata QO	16	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	15
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	2
Trichoptera QT	133	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	133

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 20 March 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	4
Amphipoda OP	6	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	6

Unknown OT	308
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	308

Decapoda OZ	8	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	8

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Diptera QD	119	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	119
Hemiptera QH	22	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	12
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	4

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 25 September 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	3
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	12	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	12

Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Unknown OT	442
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	442

Diptera QD	66	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	14

Chironomidae QDA00000	7
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	45

Hemiptera QH	14	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	18

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 3 April 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	12	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	12
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	8
Unknown M999999	8
Amphipoda OP	60	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	60

Unknown OT	544
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	544

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Odonata QO	1	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Trichoptera QT	37	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	37

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 20 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	5
HYDROZOA IB000000	5
Gastropoda KG	17	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	17
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	3
Unknown M9	6
Unknown M999999	6
Unknown OT	314
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	314

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Diptera QD	4	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	2
Hemiptera QH	23	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	5	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	52	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	52

SIGNALT	2.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 31 March 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Unknown M9	18
Unknown M999999	18
Amphipoda OP	3	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	3

Unknown OT	10000
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	10000

Decapoda OZ	4	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	4

Coleoptera QC	38	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	21
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	12

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	130	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	70

Chironomidae QDA00000	10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	50

Hemiptera QH	103	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	100
Megaloptera QM	3	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	3

Odonata QO	5	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	15

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 22 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	5
Hirudinea LH	9	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	9
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Amphipoda OP	33	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	33

Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Unknown OT	436
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	436

Coleoptera QC	38	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	25

Diptera QD	35	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	14

Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	20

Hemiptera QH	69	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	66
Odonata QO	7	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	7
Trichoptera QT	63	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	63

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 31 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Bivalvia KP	5	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	5
Hirudinea LH	13	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	13
Unknown M9	2
Unknown M999999	2
Amphipoda OP	84	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	84

Isopoda OR	6	2
ISOPODA OR000000	6
Unknown OT	402
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	402

Decapoda OZ	128	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	128

Coleoptera QC	51	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	16
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	35

Diptera QD	45	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	38

Chironomidae QDA00000	2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	56	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	56
Hemiptera QH	25	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	5
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Odonata QO	30	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	9
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	21
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	7
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	15

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9