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Macquarie River, Rankins Bridge, Eglinton site_243

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	20-10-2004
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	24
Taxa count ALT	25
Mayflies present?	38
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	3.2	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	3.2	3	2.2

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	47.84%	137,674,481,054m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	23.25%	66,925,706,079m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	11.84%	34,083,614,226m²
	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	9.44%	27,169,989,635m²
	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, 5.6.4 Solar electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	2.66%	7,652,887,914m²
	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	2.62%	7,532,885,751m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.96%	5,627,101,407m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.21%	596,510,750m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.06%	163,002,938m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	0.05%	152,252,744m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.05%	145,002,613m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	64,501,162m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 5.3.8 Abandoned manufacturing and industrial	0.00%	6,500,117m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.00%	3,000,054m²
Show minor land uses 10
				2,877,974,364m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 30 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
HYDROZOA IB000000	1
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	2
Unknown M999999	2
Isopoda OR	5	2
ISOPODA OR000000	5
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Decapoda OZ	8	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	8

Coleoptera QC	38	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	25
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

Diptera QD	26	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	12

Chironomidae QDA00000	9
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	38	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	38
Hemiptera QH	144	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	120
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	20
Odonata QO	3	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	5

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 22 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	19	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	19
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	9
Bivalvia KP	2	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	2
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Unknown OT	2
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	2

Coleoptera QC	43	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	33

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

Diptera QD	546	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	46

Chironomidae QDA00000	100
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	400

Ephemeroptera QE	100	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	100
Hemiptera QH	120	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	100
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	20
Odonata QO	10	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	5
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	2

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 29 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Gastropoda KG	34	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	34
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Amphipoda OP	6	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	6

Unknown OT	4
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	4

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Diptera QD	197	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	112

Chironomidae QDA00000	75
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 13 March 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	11	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	11
Nematoda II	7	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	7
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	4
Bivalvia KP	9	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	9
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	3	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	3

Isopoda OR	5	2
ISOPODA OR000000	5
Unknown OT	40
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	40

Decapoda OZ	8	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	8

Coleoptera QC	40	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	20
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	20

Diptera QD	19	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	10

Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	5
Hemiptera QH	50	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	20
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

Sampled on 24 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Hirudinea LH	25	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	25
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Unknown M9	7
Unknown M999999	7
Coleoptera QC	80	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	80

Diptera QD	76	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	28

Chironomidae QDA00000	38
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	41	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	41
Hemiptera QH	78	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	69
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	4	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 20 October 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	2
HYDROZOA IB000000	2
Nematoda II	7	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	7
Gastropoda KG	19	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	19
Bivalvia KP	8	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	8
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	10
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Unknown M9	8
Unknown M999999	8
Coleoptera QC	65	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	50
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	15

Diptera QD	61	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	28

Chironomidae QDA00000	23
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	14
Hemiptera QH	47	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	14
Megaloptera QM	19	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	19

Odonata QO	9	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	7
Plecoptera QP	24	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	24
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	5

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 29 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	6	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	6
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	6
Hirudinea LH	5	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	5
Oligochaeta LO	76	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	76
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Coleoptera QC	21	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	21

Diptera QD	56	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	51
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Megaloptera QM	3	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	3

Odonata QO	9	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	9
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 23 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	20
Bivalvia KP	2	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	2
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Unknown M9	40
Unknown M999999	40
Unknown OT	4
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	4

Decapoda OZ	8	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	8

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

Diptera QD	120	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	80

Chironomidae QDA00000	40
Ephemeroptera QE	38	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	38
Hemiptera QH	42	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	40
Plecoptera QP	36	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	36

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8