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Macquarie River at bridge downstream of Hoggs Ford Road MACQ81

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	09-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	7
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	3.8	3.2
Weighted SIGNAL	4.3		3.8

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	34.97%	53,477,220,828m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	29.06%	44,437,141,237m²
	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	14.99%	22,918,451,780m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	12.37%	18,917,416,554m²
	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	4.84%	7,402,815,176m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.38%	2,106,018,542m²
	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	1.10%	1,678,514,778m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	0.84%	1,277,761,250m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.45%	687,256,051m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	2,000,018m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.00%	500,004m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	250,002m²
Show minor land uses 7
				1,529,053,462m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 March 2020

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	1
Gastropoda KG	36	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	30
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	5
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Acarina MM	46	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	46

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	30

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	11
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	36	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	27
Ephemeroptera QE	7	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	4
Lepidoptera QL	8	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	8

Odonata QO	44	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	32
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	8
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	4
Trichoptera QT	73	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	67

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 7 November 2019

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	2
Gastropoda KG	49	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	18
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	31
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	198	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	198

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	2

Diptera QD	24	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	22

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	18	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	11
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	46	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	37
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	3
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	21	8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	18

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 12 April 2018

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	10
Gastropoda KG	89	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	80
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	30	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	30

Amphipoda OP	201	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	90

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	111

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	1
Unknown QC10999L	1
Diptera QD	109	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	66

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	18
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	14
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Lepidoptera QL	2	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	2

Odonata QO	35	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	19
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	6
Trichoptera QT	36	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	32

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 9 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	169	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	158
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	11
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	13	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	13

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	81

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	9

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	36	5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A	3
Unknown QC10999A	16
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae Adults QC34999A	14

Diptera QD	178	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	82

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	24

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	37
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	22
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	2
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	24	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	13
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	5
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	4
Trichoptera QT	80	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	66
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 16 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	115	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	103
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Oligochaeta LO	9	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	9
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	78	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	66

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	12

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Coleoptera QC	31	5
Unknown QC10999A	23
Unknown QC10999L	1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	6

Elmidae Larvae QC34999L	1

Diptera QD	98	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	4

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	30

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	44
Ephemeroptera QE	9	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	8
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	5
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Lepidoptera QL	7	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	7

Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	3
Trichoptera QT	101	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	75
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	18
Unknown QT999998	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 17 September 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	3
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	19
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Amphipoda OP	51	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	21

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	30

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A	12

Diptera QD	273	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	244

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	9	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	6
Odonata QO	3	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Trichoptera QT	64	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	39
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	9
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	9

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3