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Pinebrush Creek near Opal Cove bridge site_317

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	19-09-2009
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	6
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	3
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	5	5	0.1
Weighted SIGNAL	3	3	1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	23.95%	5,367,440,099m²
	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, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport	21.57%	4,835,621,722m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.4 Landscape	17.93%	4,019,766,827m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	15.12%	3,388,935,720m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	9.19%	2,059,264,762m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use	4.85%	1,086,389,679m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.2 Beverage and spice crops, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	4.56%	1,021,381,320m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	1.47%	329,792,402m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.26%	58,007,458m²
	Industrial	5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.20%	45,255,819m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry	0.13%	29,753,825m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.12%	28,003,600m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.10%	21,502,765m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.5 Aquaculture	0.03%	6,000,772m²
Show minor land uses 7
				224,153,820m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 September 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Diptera QD	12	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	12

Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	3
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	7

SIGNALT	5.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.9

Sampled on 12 August 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	4
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	4

Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	6
Odonata QO	1	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Trichoptera QT	19	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	19

SIGNALT	5.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.2

Sampled on 3 June 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	6
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	6

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

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

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.1

Sampled on 25 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	50	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	50
Amphipoda OP	12	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	12

Unknown OT	12
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	12

Hemiptera QH	13	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

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