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Wollombi Brook, at first timber bridge on Watagan Creek Rd (from Laguna), Laguna (WBS 100) site_406

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	21-03-2007
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	11
Taxa count ALT	11
Mayflies present?	25
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	3.4	0.4
Weighted SIGNAL	3		2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	49.52%	12,728,613,478m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	34.24%	8,800,464,217m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park	7.41%	1,903,330,054m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic	5.31%	1,365,378,087m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River	2.21%	566,949,378m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads	0.98%	251,227,568m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture	0.33%	83,742,523m²
	Unknown	3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture	0.01%	2,249,799m²
Show minor land uses 4
				257,019,551m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 March 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	8
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	61
Unknown M999999	61
Unknown OT	2
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	2

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	20

Diptera QD	82	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	80

Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	25
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Odonata QO	6	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	6
Plecoptera QP	15	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	15

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 22 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
HYDROZOA IB000000	1
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	8
Bivalvia KP	2	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Unknown M9	17
Unknown M999999	17
Amphipoda OP	18	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	18

Isopoda OR	3	2
ISOPODA OR000000	3
Unknown OT	44
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	44

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	46	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	45

Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	11
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	22	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	17
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	10
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	8

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 28 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	9
Unknown M9	2
Unknown M999999	2
Unknown OT	72
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	72

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	6
Diptera QD	22	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Chironomidae QDA00000	1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	15

Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	8
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	22	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	17
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	7

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 31 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	35
Unknown M999999	35
Decapoda OZ	20	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	20

Coleoptera QC	113	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	95

Diptera QD	25	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	20

Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	8
Hemiptera QH	13	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	1

Odonata QO	14	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	11
Plecoptera QP	14	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	14
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

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