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Sandy Creek at Homebush 126001A

Source	MIV
Latest Sample Date	10-10-2002
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	43
Taxa count ALT	43
Mayflies present?	25
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	3.6	2.9
Weighted SIGNAL	4.1		3.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.5 Irrigated sugar, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	44.80%	14,653,538,130m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	33.36%	10,910,778,391m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	12.62%	4,129,510,745m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.3 Railways	4.34%	1,418,003,690m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	4.03%	1,317,503,428m²
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection	0.57%	185,250,482m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.16%	53,000,138m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.04%	14,500,038m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 5.1.5 Abandoned intensive horticulture	0.04%	11,750,031m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.02%	6,250,016m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.0 Intensive horticulture	0.02%	6,000,016m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs	0.01%	4,250,011m²
Show minor land uses 7
				327,103,351m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 10 October 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	3
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Unknown OG	12
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	12
Unknown OH	2
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	2
Unknown OJ	5
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	5
Unknown OT	23
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	5

Coleoptera QC	24	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	4

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Diptera QD	47	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	5

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	6
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	19
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	15
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	24	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	12
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	27	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999	8
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	11
Trichoptera QT	46	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	10
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 8 May 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Bivalvia KP	6	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	4
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Unknown OG	1
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	1
Unknown OH	20
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	20
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	33
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	5

Coleoptera QC	37	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	7

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	7

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	8

Diptera QD	34	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	10

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	43	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	19
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	12
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	3
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	5
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Lepidoptera QL	7	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	7

Odonata QO	34	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999	1
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	12
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	13
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Trichoptera QT	46	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	6
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 29 October 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Turbellaria IF	12	2
Temnocephalidea (Unident.) IF499999	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	10
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	7
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Unknown OG	7
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999	7
Unknown OJ	3
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	3
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	3

Unknown OT	29
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	9

Coleoptera QC	47	5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999	8

Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	27

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	6

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	24	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	6

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	55	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	16
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	19
Hemiptera QH	48	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	10
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	9
Ochteridae (Unident.) QH639999	2
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	5
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	17	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	10
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	5
Trichoptera QT	50	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	10
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	13
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 11 June 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	9
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Unknown OJ	10
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	10
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	3

Unknown OT	46
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	30

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	16

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	54	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	11

Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	53	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	5
Lepidoptera QL	3	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	3

Odonata QO	32	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	11
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	20
Trichoptera QT	40	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	11
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	17

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 17 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	10
Gastropoda KG	14	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	11
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	3
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OH	4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999	4
Unknown OT	31
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	24

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	7

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999	2

Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	4

Limnichidae (Unident.) QC359999	1
Diptera QD	23	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	32	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	11
Hemiptera QH	28	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	1
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999	4
Odonata QO	5	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Trichoptera QT	27	8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 16 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999	8
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Unknown OJ	10
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	10
Unknown OT	37
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	17

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Diptera QD	54	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	12

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	16
Ephemeroptera QE	53	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	19
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	6	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Lepidoptera QL	3	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	3

Odonata QO	13	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	7
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	6
Trichoptera QT	32	8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	10
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7