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SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.
School Dam, Megalong Public School
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Source
Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date
30-10-2003
Taxa count
ORDER
10
Taxa count
FAMILY
12
Taxa count
ALT
12
Mayflies present?
0
ORDER
FAMILY
ALT
SIGNAL
2.9
3
1.3
Weighted
SIGNAL
3.5
2.6
Layers
Waterbug Sites
GA Regional Surface Hydrology (Major)
GA Regional Surface Hydrology (Minor)
Catchment Scale Land Use
Waterbug Land Use
Category
ALUM Categories
Percent of upstream catchment
Area
Minimal Use
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
80.20%
1,665,041,681m
2
Pastoral Farming
3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures
9.62%
199,725,012m
2
Residential And Infrastructure
5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads
6.68%
138,732,643m
2
Water
6.3.0 River
1.53%
31,746,028m
2
Arable Farming
3.3.0 Cropping, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits
0.94%
19,497,561m
2
Industrial
5.5.1 Commercial services
0.05%
999,875m
2
Show minor land uses
3
20,762,402m
2
Waterbug sample history
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Sampled on 30 October 2003
Taxa
Abundance
SIGNALT
Grade
Turbellaria
IF
7
2
Turbellaria (Unident.)
IF999999
7
Nematoda
II
3
3
Nematoda (Unident.)
II999999
3
Hirudinea
LH
1
1
Hirudinea (Unident.)
LH999999
1
Oligochaeta
LO
10
2
Oligochaeta (Unident.)
LO999999
10
Unknown
M9
150
Unknown
M999999
150
Coleoptera
QC
43
5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
QC109999
3
Coleoptera (Unident.)
QCZZ9999
40
Diptera
QD
17
3
Chironomidae
QDA00000
17
Hemiptera
QH
26
2
Gerridae (Unident.)
QH579999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.)
QH679999
24
Megaloptera
QM
1
8
Megaloptera (Unident.)
QM999999
1
Odonata
QO
17
3
Epiproctophora (Unident.)
QO999998
17
ORDER
SIGNALT
2.9
Weighted
SIGNALT
2.6
Sampled on 9 April 2003
Taxa
Abundance
SIGNALT
Grade
Oligochaeta
LO
5
2
Oligochaeta (Unident.)
LO999999
5
Unknown
M9
1000
Unknown
M999999
1000
Amphipoda
OP
3
3
AMPHIPODA
OP000000
3
Coleoptera
QC
78
5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
QC109999
33
Coleoptera (Unident.)
QCZZ9999
45
Diptera
QD
12
3
Culicidae (Unident.)
QD079999
2
Chironomidae
QDA00000
5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
QDZZ9999
5
Odonata
QO
8
3
Epiproctophora (Unident.)
QO999998
8
ORDER
SIGNALT
2.7
Weighted
SIGNALT
2.7
Sampled on 24 October 2002
Taxa
Abundance
SIGNALT
Grade
Hirudinea
LH
2
1
Hirudinea (Unident.)
LH999999
2
Oligochaeta
LO
15
2
Oligochaeta (Unident.)
LO999999
15
Coleoptera
QC
45
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)
QC099999
2
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
QC109999
33
Coleoptera (Unident.)
QCZZ9999
10
Diptera
QD
5
3
Culicidae (Unident.)
QD079999
2
Chironomidae
QDA00000
3
Hemiptera
QH
33
2
Gerridae (Unident.)
QH579999
19
Notonectidae (Unident.)
QH679999
14
Odonata
QO
3
3
Epiproctophora (Unident.)
QO999998
3
Plecoptera
QP
1
10
Plecoptera (Unident.)
QP999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT
3.7
Weighted
SIGNALT
3.3