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Castlereagh at Mendooran Bridge site_65

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	30-03-2005
Taxa count ORDER	5
Taxa count FAMILY	5
Taxa count ALT	5
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.6	2.6	1.6
Weighted SIGNAL			3.1

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	52.95%	182,894,878,751m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.7 Perennial vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	20.97%	72,419,462,085m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	20.60%	71,147,480,315m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	2.07%	7,160,147,381m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.69%	5,844,416,238m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	1.45%	5,012,178,165m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	0.07%	255,496,338m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	70,498,990m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.02%	63,749,086m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.02%	53,999,226m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.02%	52,499,248m²
	Waste Management	5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	38,249,452m²
	Unknown	3.6.1 Degraded land, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.00%	13,249,810m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	9,249,867m²
Show minor land uses 11
				3,454,007,997m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 30 March 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Unknown OT	42
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	42

Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	2
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	6

SIGNALT	2.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.5

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