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Hunter River adjacent to St Josephs High School site_164

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	24-03-2005
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	10
Taxa count ALT	10
Mayflies present?	15
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.5	4	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	2		3.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	68.96%	206,471,781,427m²
	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	18.73%	56,085,307,808m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	6.47%	19,362,924,717m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.06%	6,162,646,472m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	1.12%	3,359,443,564m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	0.98%	2,945,950,510m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.82%	2,448,708,864m²
	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, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	0.81%	2,434,209,107m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	74,748,744m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.01%	31,499,471m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	29,249,509m²
Show minor land uses 8
				2,994,064,702m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 24 March 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Unknown OT	16
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	16

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	15
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	1

Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9