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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

McFarlanes Creek site_258

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	23-10-2003
Taxa count ORDER	18
Taxa count FAMILY	23
Taxa count ALT	23
Mayflies present?	4
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	3.5	0.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3.5		2.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads	57.54%	239,478,961m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	26.95%	112,138,952m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	5.21%	21,680,197m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.48%	1,993,581m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.42%	1,744,384m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal	0.12%	498,395m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping	0.06%	249,198m²
Show minor land uses 4
				4,161,601m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
HYDROZOA IB000000	1
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	20
Hirudinea LH	6	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	6
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Amphipoda OP	9	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	9

Isopoda OR	4	2
ISOPODA OR000000	4
Unknown OT	4
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	4

Decapoda OZ	12	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	12

Coleoptera QC	24	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	15

Diptera QD	70	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	30
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	40

Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	4
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Megaloptera QM	9	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	9

Plecoptera QP	8	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	8
Trichoptera QT	3	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	3

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 4 April 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	11
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Isopoda OR	2	2
ISOPODA OR000000	2
Decapoda OZ	96	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	96

Coleoptera QC	125	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	120

Diptera QD	106	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	100

Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Hemiptera QH	24	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Odonata QO	100	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	100

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 25 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Hirudinea LH	6	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	6
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Isopoda OR	2	2
ISOPODA OR000000	2
Decapoda OZ	196	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	196

Coleoptera QC	26	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	18
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	5
Hemiptera QH	36	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	29
Odonata QO	9	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	9
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	5

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 23 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	35	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	35
Hirudinea LH	19	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	19
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	46
Unknown M999999	46
Amphipoda OP	6	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	6

Unknown OT	100
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	100

Decapoda OZ	440	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	440

Coleoptera QC	45	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	45

Diptera QD	72	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	70
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	2
Hemiptera QH	133	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	21
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	108
Odonata QO	6	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	6
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	12

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

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