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Towamba River, upstream of Pericoe Rd Bridge, Towamba site_373

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	16-10-2012
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	15
Mayflies present?	112
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	3.4	0.9
Weighted SIGNAL	3.5		3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park	47.50%	40,672,230,930m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	25.35%	21,708,873,259m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	20.07%	17,186,097,580m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	6.09%	5,216,779,620m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.82%	704,003,997m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services	0.11%	92,000,522m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.03%	23,250,132m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.02%	13,750,078m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.00%	2,500,014m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.00%	1,500,009m²
Show minor land uses 6
				856,209,861m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 16 October 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	26	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	26
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	10
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	14
Unknown M999999	14
Unknown OT	80
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	80

Coleoptera QC	106	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	25
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	75

Diptera QD	11	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	9
Ephemeroptera QE	112	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	112
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	12
Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 26 April 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Unknown OT	390
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	390

Coleoptera QC	55	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	55
Diptera QD	7	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	5
Ephemeroptera QE	164	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	164
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	20	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	20

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 13 October 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	21	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	21
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Unknown OT	18
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	18

Coleoptera QC	125	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	42
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	80

Diptera QD	65	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	14

Chironomidae QDA00000	51
Ephemeroptera QE	105	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	105
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	5

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 7 April 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Unknown OT	8
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	8

Coleoptera QC	50	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	47
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	1	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	34
Odonata QO	4	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	8

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 19 October 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	9	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	9
Unknown M9	7
Unknown M999999	7
Coleoptera QC	308	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	60
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	245

Diptera QD	15	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	13
Ephemeroptera QE	200	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	200
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Odonata QO	1	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	5

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 20 April 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Unknown M9	25
Unknown M999999	25
Coleoptera QC	104	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	54
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	50

Diptera QD	2	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ephemeroptera QE	36	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	36
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Odonata QO	22	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	22
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	30

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 12 November 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	10
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Coleoptera QC	44	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	23
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	15

Diptera QD	1	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Ephemeroptera QE	52	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	52
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Odonata QO	13	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	11
Trichoptera QT	73	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	73

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3

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