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Macquarie River at Delmont Road MACQ83

Source	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date	07-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	23
Taxa count ALT	23
Mayflies present?	5
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.3	2.5
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8		3.1

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	35.25%	96,140,839,670m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	27.55%	75,139,038,530m²
	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	14.57%	39,731,373,795m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	12.45%	33,957,678,465m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits	5.63%	15,350,854,647m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.61%	4,383,958,490m²
	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	1.47%	4,000,462,121m²
	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	0.87%	2,364,477,611m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.1 Degraded land	0.59%	1,601,484,836m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.03%	76,999,271m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	16,249,846m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.00%	5,499,948m²
Show minor land uses 7
				2,727,689,172m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 7 October 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	23	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	7
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	12
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Amphipoda OP	108	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	81

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	27

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Diptera QD	66	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	12

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	47
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Lepidoptera QL	5	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	5

Odonata QO	47	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	42
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	3
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 15 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	4
Gastropoda KG	32	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	31
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	105	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	99

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	6

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	52	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	10

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	37
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	14
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Lepidoptera QL	12	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	12

Odonata QO	49	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	37
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	9
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	3
Trichoptera QT	45	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	39

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3