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Wilsons River, causeway on Blackbean Road, Wilsons Creek site_400

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	05-11-2003
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	16
Taxa count ALT	17
Mayflies present?	45
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	3.9	0.6
Weighted SIGNAL	3.7	3	3.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	42.67%	3,278,146,768m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park	35.61%	2,736,205,165m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.7.2 Roads	8.11%	622,932,877m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	7.97%	612,434,008m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.8 Citrus	2.47%	189,979,529m²
	Water	6.3.0 River	2.32%	178,480,768m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation	0.77%	59,493,589m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.07%	5,749,380m²
Show minor land uses 4
				76,834,221m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 5 November 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Bivalvia KP	3	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	3
Unknown M9	12
Unknown M999999	12
Unknown OT	30
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	30

Coleoptera QC	95	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	60

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	25

Diptera QD	17	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	15
Ephemeroptera QE	45	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	45
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	23	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	15
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	8
Plecoptera QP	40	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	40
Trichoptera QT	40	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	40

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 10 April 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	9	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	9
Unknown M9	5
Unknown M999999	5
Unknown OT	100
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	100

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	13
Diptera QD	4	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Ephemeroptera QE	63	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	63
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	1

Odonata QO	3	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	3
Plecoptera QP	27	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	27
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	9

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

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