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

Towamba School site_374

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	08-04-2008
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	17
Taxa count ALT	17
Mayflies present?	28
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	3.3	1.3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6		3.1

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 8 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Nematoda II	4	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	4
Gastropoda KG	46	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	46
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Unknown M9	13
Unknown M999999	13
Amphipoda OP	3	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	3

Unknown OT	4
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	4

Coleoptera QC	77	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	54
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	18

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	9	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	7
Ephemeroptera QE	28	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	28
Hemiptera QH	29	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	23
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	26	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	26
Trichoptera QT	21	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	21

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 23 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	8	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	8
Coleoptera QC	116	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	100
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	10

Diptera QD	13	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	12

Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Ephemeroptera QE	115	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	115
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	7	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	6
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	6
Trichoptera QT	24	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	24

SIGNALT	5.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8

Sampled on 4 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Unknown M9	4
Unknown M999999	4
Coleoptera QC	218	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	150
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	18

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	50

Diptera QD	45	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	14

Chironomidae QDA00000	31
Ephemeroptera QE	180	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	180
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Odonata QO	13	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	11
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	5

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 21 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	21	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	21
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Coleoptera QC	83	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	28
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	55

Diptera QD	11	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	11
Ephemeroptera QE	700	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	700
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	4
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	7

SIGNALT	5.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.7

Sampled on 5 April 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Coleoptera QC	55	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	55
Diptera QD	9	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Chironomidae QDA00000	5
Ephemeroptera QE	26	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	26
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	4	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 31 March 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	7
Bivalvia KP	11	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	11
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Coleoptera QC	239	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	24
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	195

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	20

Diptera QD	5	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	39	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	39
Odonata QO	21	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	21
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	4

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 1 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
Unknown OT	30
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	30

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	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

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