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Macquarie River upstream Morningside Gauging station MACQ80

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	09-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	33
Taxa count ALT	33
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	3.4	3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.6		3.6

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 9 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	37	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	22
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Amphipoda OP	69	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	66

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	463	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	14

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	423

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Hemiptera QH	32	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Lepidoptera QL	3	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	3

Odonata QO	44	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	21
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	7
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	9
Trichoptera QT	32	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	19
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 15 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	37	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	31
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	16	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	16

Amphipoda OP	132	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	111

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	21

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	52	5
Unknown QC10999A	45
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	7

Diptera QD	197	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	167

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	7	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Hemiptera QH	41	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	7
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	19
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	30	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	8
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	16
Trichoptera QT	72	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	55
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	13

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 17 September 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	60	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	54

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	6

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	7

Diptera QD	144	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	121

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	14
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Odonata QO	6	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	6
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	7

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.9