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Macquarie River site_236

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	02-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	12
Taxa count ALT	12
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.8	0.9
Weighted SIGNAL	4.4		3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	48.22%	133,698,482,341m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	23.70%	65,703,224,179m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	12.29%	34,083,505,354m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture	8.81%	24,431,362,243m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.65%	7,347,858,946m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	2.03%	5,623,083,373m²
	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, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	2.02%	5,597,082,988m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.11%	304,754,519m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.06%	161,752,398m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	0.05%	148,002,194m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.04%	124,001,839m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	52,000,771m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.00%	5,000,074m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	3,000,044m²
Show minor land uses 10
				2,772,831,113m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 2 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Bivalvia KP	13	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	13
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown OT	20
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	20

Coleoptera QC	154	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	34
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	120

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

Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	3
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 12 April 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	10
Nematoda II	15	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	15
Bivalvia KP	40	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	40
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	2
Unknown M999999	2
Decapoda OZ	4	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	4

Coleoptera QC	252	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	80
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	72

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	100

Diptera QD	15	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	15
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	40
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Odonata QO	20	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	20
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	10

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3