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MACQUARIE CREEK AT MCKAYS ROAD 1240034

Source MIV
Latest Sample Date 19-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 28
Taxa count ALT 28
Mayflies present? 11
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 3.2 2.8
Weighted SIGNAL 3.9 4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 60.05% 3,515,897,125m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 24.03% 1,407,008,508m2
  Arable Farming 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar 13.69% 801,577,569m2
Show minor land uses 4
58,546,646m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999
19
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Bivalvia KP 7 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
7
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
8
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 2
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
2
Unknown OJ 7
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999
7
Unknown OT 23
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
22
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
9
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 17 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Ephemeroptera QE 11 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
5
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 4 3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
2
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999
4
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
4
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
3
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 10
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
10
Unknown OJ 2
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999
2
Unknown OT 24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
20
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
4
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
10
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
11
Ameletopsidae (Unident.) QE049999
9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
10
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Lepidoptera QL 10 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
10
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 20 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
7
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
9
Trichoptera QT 37 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
12
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
14
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5