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Black Creek, Branxton (between Dilworths & Searles Properties) site_34

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	10-03-2009
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.4	0.6
Weighted SIGNAL	2		2.4

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	43.66%	13,344,380,541m²
	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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	15.17%	4,635,871,649m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	14.92%	4,559,873,753m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park	10.66%	3,258,659,779m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	8.36%	2,554,429,277m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	3.65%	1,117,219,068m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.69%	517,735,666m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines	0.61%	184,994,878m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.55%	167,495,363m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.39%	119,496,692m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.21%	64,498,214m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.14%	42,248,830m²
Show minor land uses 6
				305,669,037m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 10 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Unknown OT	80
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	80

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	4	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	2
Hemiptera QH	78	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	75

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.2

Sampled on 11 November 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	16
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	16

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	23	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	18
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	15
Hemiptera QH	63	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	60
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	2
Trichoptera QT	14	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	14

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2