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SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.
Wirreanda Creek (Main)
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Source
Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date
26-10-2003
Taxa count
ORDER
5
Taxa count
FAMILY
7
Taxa count
ALT
7
Mayflies present?
0
ORDER
FAMILY
ALT
SIGNAL
2.6
2.6
1.6
Weighted
SIGNAL
2.4
2.7
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
Natural
1.1.3 National park
50.39%
304,515,630m
2
Residential And Infrastructure
5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads
33.42%
201,926,141m
2
Minimal Use
1.3.3 Residual native cover
15.69%
94,832,723m
2
Intensive Arable Farming
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture, 5.1.2 Shadehouses
0.50%
3,002,619m
2
Show minor land uses
1
6,042,771m
2
Waterbug sample history
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Sampled on 26 October 2003
Taxa
Abundance
SIGNALT
Grade
Nematoda
II
10
3
Nematoda (Unident.)
II999999
10
Unknown
OT
4
Caridea (Unident.)
OT999999
4
Coleoptera
QC
26
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)
QC099999
26
Diptera
QD
92
3
Culicidae (Unident.)
QD079999
80
Chironomidae
QDA00000
12
Hemiptera
QH
62
2
Gerridae (Unident.)
QH579999
40
Notonectidae (Unident.)
QH679999
22
ORDER
SIGNALT
2.6
Weighted
SIGNALT
3.0
Sampled on 23 March 2003
Taxa
Abundance
SIGNALT
Grade
Gastropoda
KG
1
1
Gastropoda (Unident.)
KG999999
1
Unknown
OT
10
Caridea (Unident.)
OT999999
10
Coleoptera
QC
10
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)
QC099999
10
Ephemeroptera
QE
1
9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.)
QE999999
1
Hemiptera
QH
7
2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.)
QH529999
3
Gerridae (Unident.)
QH579999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.)
QH679999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT
3.4
Weighted
SIGNALT
2.8