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Wallsend Brickworks Park pond on eastern end site_389

Source Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date 15-03-2005
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.8 0.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.4 3 3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 75.20% 648,531,418m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 16.75% 144,451,314m2
  Water 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 3.85% 33,238,797m2
  Industrial 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services 3.59% 30,989,555m2
Show minor land uses 1
8,624,593m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 3 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Unknown M9 3
Unknown M999999
 3
Decapoda OZ 4 4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998
 4
Decapoda (Unident.)
Decapoda (Unident.)
Decapoda (Unident.)
Decapoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 68 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 3
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999
 65
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Diptera QD 7 3
Chironomidae QDA00000
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 10
Hemiptera QH 24 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 22
Odonata QO 20 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 16
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 4
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 20
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 3 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 3
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 3
Unknown M9 51
Unknown M999999
 51
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 4
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999
 25
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 30
Hemiptera QH 480 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 350
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 130
Odonata QO 35 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 30
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 5
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 6
Nematoda II 2 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 2
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 4
Unknown M9 68
Unknown M999999
 68
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999
 40
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Diptera QD 20 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.)
Chironomidae QDA00000
 16
Ephemeroptera QE 56 9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 56
Hemiptera QH 138 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 56
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 72
Odonata QO 106 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 50
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 56
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 16
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8

   

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