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Cockle Creek catchment - Young Wallsend Creek, Minmi Road, Edgeworth site_78

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales (Pre 2013)
Latest Sample Date	28-10-2010
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	10
Taxa count ALT	11
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.1	2.3	0.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3	3	1.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads	60.69%	550,960,432m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	32.95%	299,092,806m²
	Industrial	5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	3.91%	35,481,352m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River	1.24%	11,244,090m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	1.21%	10,994,222m²
Show minor land uses 2
				9,077,729m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 28 October 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	6
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	3
Oligochaeta LO	80	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	80
Diptera QD	11	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Chironomidae QDA00000	2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Hemiptera QH	3	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1

SIGNALT	2.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 25 March 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	16	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	16
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Amphipoda OP	3	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	3

Diptera QD	17	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	17
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 29 October 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	5	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	5
Nematoda II	5	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	5
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	4
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Unknown M9	51
Unknown M999999	51
Diptera QD	87	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	8

Chironomidae QDA00000	74
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	4	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2

SIGNALT	1.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.8

Sampled on 31 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	9	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	9
Nematoda II	4	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	4
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Hirudinea LH	5	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	5
Unknown M9	4
Unknown M999999	4
Diptera QD	8	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	8
Odonata QO	46	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	17
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	29

SIGNALT	2.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3

Sampled on 26 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	9	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	9
Nematoda II	4	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	4
Bivalvia KP	1	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	1
Hirudinea LH	5	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	5
Unknown M9	8
Unknown M999999	8
Diptera QD	8	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	8
Odonata QO	46	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	17
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	29

SIGNALT	2.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.2

Sampled on 30 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	63	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	63
Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Diptera QD	34	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	30

Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Odonata QO	1	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 13 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	15	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	15
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	5
Diptera QD	16	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	14
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 2 November 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	8
Hirudinea LH	6	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	6
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Unknown M9	2
Unknown M999999	2
Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Diptera QD	173	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	68

Chironomidae QDA00000	100
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Hemiptera QH	7	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	6
Odonata QO	5	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1

SIGNALT	2.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.2

Sampled on 16 March 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	5	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	5
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Oligochaeta LO	25	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	25
Diptera QD	21	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	6

Chironomidae QDA00000	10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	5

Odonata QO	3	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	3

SIGNALT	2.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3

Sampled on 16 October 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	5	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	5
Hirudinea LH	11	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	11
Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Diptera QD	40	3
Chironomidae QDA00000	40

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3

Sampled on 14 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	9
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Odonata QO	2	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2

SIGNALT	1.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.7

Sampled on 10 November 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	20	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	20
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Oligochaeta LO	9	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	9
Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Diptera QD	55	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	20

Chironomidae QDA00000	35
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3

Sampled on 28 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	35	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	35
Nematoda II	9	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	9
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	9
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	63	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	63
Diptera QD	76	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Chironomidae QDA00000	74
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	6	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	5

SIGNALT	2.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3

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