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Macquarie River at Morningside Br MACQ01

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	08-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	38
Taxa count ALT	39
Mayflies present?	97
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.9	4.6	3.6
Weighted SIGNAL	4.6	5	4.4

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes	31.67%	62,848,302,863m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	29.00%	57,554,319,469m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	16.35%	32,451,898,208m²
	Natural	1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	14.05%	27,877,412,557m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits	4.52%	8,963,471,884m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.60%	3,166,490,068m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline	1.30%	2,585,991,888m²
	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, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.01%	2,010,243,694m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.48%	961,746,983m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	16,249,949m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	8,499,973m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	5,499,983m²
Show minor land uses 7
				1,984,501,275m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 8 October 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	17	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	11
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	7
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	117	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	57

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	51

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	9

Isopoda OR	8	2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999	8

Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	22

Coleoptera QC	22	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	4

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	131	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	25

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	64
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	17
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	97	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	15
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	57
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	25
Hemiptera QH	30	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	27
Odonata QO	18	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	16
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	2
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Trichoptera QT	76	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	29
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	7
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	5
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 24 March 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	6	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	6
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	12
Bivalvia KP	9	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	9
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	11	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	11
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	168	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	60

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	105

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	4
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	68	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	11

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	27
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	64	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	27
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	24
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	13
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	14
Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	3
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	92	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	7
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	51
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	12
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	16

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1