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Cave Creek, Billy Grace Reserve - just below bridge site_67

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	27-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	14
Taxa count ALT	14
Mayflies present?	11
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.8	4.3	0.5
Weighted SIGNAL	3.2		3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	57.55%	2,578,577,218m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	30.32%	1,358,408,978m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	7.20%	322,728,375m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves	2.95%	131,991,156m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	1.58%	70,995,243m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure	0.40%	17,998,794m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining	0.01%	249,983m²
Show minor land uses 4
				44,809,497m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	6
Decapoda OZ	4	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	4

Coleoptera QC	115	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	110
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	17	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	15

Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	11
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	14
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	12
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	7

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 20 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC	50	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	50
Diptera QD	2	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	15
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Plecoptera QP	8	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	8

SIGNALT	5.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.5

Sampled on 20 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Diptera QD	418	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	408

Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	15
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	12
Trichoptera QT	11	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	11

SIGNALT	5.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.0

Sampled on 24 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Decapoda OZ	4	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	4

Coleoptera QC	41	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	32
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Diptera QD	42	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	42

Ephemeroptera QE	23	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	23
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	3
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	7

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 27 October 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Unknown M9	1
Unknown M999999	1
Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	5

Diptera QD	5	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	3
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	22
Megaloptera QM	3	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	3

Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	3
Plecoptera QP	20	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	20
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	5.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	6.2

Sampled on 17 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Nematoda II	6	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	6
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	3
Oligochaeta LO	204	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	204
Unknown M9	6
Unknown M999999	6
Decapoda OZ	24	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	24

Coleoptera QC	72	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	54
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	18

Diptera QD	918	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	888

Chironomidae QDA00000	30
Ephemeroptera QE	18	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	18
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	6
Odonata QO	6	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	6
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	3

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 27 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC	18	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	18
Diptera QD	172	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	172

Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	8
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Plecoptera QP	11	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	11

SIGNALT	5.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.5

Sampled on 28 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	9	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	9
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Decapoda OZ	8	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	8

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	12
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	34	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	34

Ephemeroptera QE	26	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	26
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Megaloptera (Unident.) QM999999	1

Odonata QO	1	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	10

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.1

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