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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

Mataganah Creek, above reserve, Wyndham 521

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales
Latest Sample Date	12-05-2017
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	13
Taxa count ALT	13
Mayflies present?	8
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3	3.1	0.6
Weighted SIGNAL	3.7		2.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	46.45%	1,648,446,584m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park	42.82%	1,519,759,303m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	10.26%	364,072,559m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure	0.47%	16,741,840m²
Show minor land uses 1
				35,490,203m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 12 May 2017

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	8
Unknown M9	40
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	40
Isopoda OR	1120	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1120
Unknown OT	512
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	512

Coleoptera QC	440	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	400
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	40

Diptera QD	24	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	24

Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	8
Hemiptera QH	44	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	24
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	20
Odonata QO	64	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	64
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	8
Unknown	0
Unknown	0

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 22 September 2016

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	15	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	15
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	10
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Unknown M9	5
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	5
Amphipoda OP	30	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	30

Isopoda OR	5	2
ISOPODA OR000000	5
Unknown OT	50
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	50

Coleoptera QC	115	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	25
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	75

Diptera QD	340	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	10

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	300

Chironomidae QDA00000	30
Ephemeroptera QE	200	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	200
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	15
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	5
Odonata QO	55	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	50
Plecoptera QP	100	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	100
Trichoptera QT	25	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	25

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 4 May 2015

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	8
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Unknown OT	4
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	4

Coleoptera QC	324	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	214
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	60

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	50

Diptera QD	26	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	12

Chironomidae QDA00000	14
Ephemeroptera QE	56	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	56
Hemiptera QH	62	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	32
Odonata QO	28	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	26
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	2
Trichoptera QT	40	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	40

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 17 October 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	5
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Unknown M9	25
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	25
Isopoda OR	5	2
ISOPODA OR000000	5
Unknown OT	120
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	120

Coleoptera QC	770	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	365
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	405

Diptera QD	50	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	20

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	30

Ephemeroptera QE	210	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	210
Hemiptera QH	70	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	50
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	15
Odonata QO	65	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	60
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	5
Plecoptera QP	105	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	105
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	30

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 2 May 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II	5	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	5
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	20
Isopoda OR	5	2
ISOPODA OR000000	5
Unknown OT	50
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	50

Coleoptera QC	350	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	350
Diptera QD	250	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	100

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	150

Ephemeroptera QE	160	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	160
Hemiptera QH	65	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	40
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	25
Plecoptera QP	20	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	20
Trichoptera QT	35	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	35

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 16 October 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	12	2
TURBELLARIA IF000000	12
Nematoda II	60	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	60
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	4
Unknown M9	12
ARACHNIDA (Unident.) M9999999	12
Isopoda OR	12	2
ISOPODA OR000000	12
Unknown OT	216
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	216

Coleoptera QC	684	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	412
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	72

Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999	200

Diptera QD	244	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	80

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	160

Chironomidae QDA00000	4
Ephemeroptera QE	120	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	120
Hemiptera QH	100	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	40
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	40
Odonata QO	56	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	40
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	16
Plecoptera QP	48	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	48
Trichoptera QT	104	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	104

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 13 March 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
TURBELLARIA IF000000	2
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	5
Amphipoda OP	9	3
AMPHIPODA OP000000	9

Isopoda OR	1	2
ISOPODA OR000000	1
Unknown OT	160
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	160

Coleoptera QC	74	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	50
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	24

Diptera QD	34	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	32

Ephemeroptera QE	17	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	17
Hemiptera QH	59	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	47
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	9	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	4
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

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