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Narira Creek, downstream of Princes Hwy, Cobargo 544

Source	Waterwatch New South Wales
Latest Sample Date	11-03-2013
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	16
Mayflies present?	34
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.4	3.3	0.7
Weighted SIGNAL	3.2	3	2.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	63.78%	4,211,185,409m²
	Minimal Use	2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	26.54%	1,752,139,194m²
	Natural	1.1.3 National park	7.66%	505,612,309m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services	1.25%	82,768,385m²
	Water	6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.69%	45,260,053m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards	0.08%	5,001,111m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	250,056m²
Show minor land uses 4
				66,022,165m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 11 March 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
TURBELLARIA IF000000	4
Gastropoda KG	36	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	36
Bivalvia KP	4	3
PELECYPODA KP000000	4
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Unknown OT	108
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	108

Coleoptera QC	142	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	130
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	12

Diptera QD	14	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	10

Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	34
Hemiptera QH	56	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	18
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	36
Odonata QO	94	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	34
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	60
Trichoptera QT	62	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	62

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

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