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Gawler South 7434

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 07-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 33
Taxa count ALT 61
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.8 2.8 2
Weighted SIGNAL 3 3 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 77.13% 1,387,090,643m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 8.61% 154,788,013m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 6.16% 110,777,205m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 4.94% 88,771,801m2
Show minor land uses 2
17,984,417m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 1
Nematoda II 2 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 2
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299
 5
Oligochaeta LO 588 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 586
Acarina MM 1 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 1
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 219 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 219
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown QA 113
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 113
Coleoptera QC 145 5
Paroster sp (Larva) QC09149I
 6
Paroster sp (Larva)
Paroster sp (Larva)
Paroster sp (Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I
 3
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma dispar QC092005
 3
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 111
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Megaporus hamatus QC092102
 3
Megaporus hamatus
Megaporus hamatus
Megaporus hamatus
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A
 6
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 13
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 766 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.40 QD0199A5
 1
Tipulidae EPA sp.41 QD0199A6
 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7
 6
Tipulidae SRV sp.28 QD0199A8
 4
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 18
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 4
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Atrichopogon sp.(Unident.) QD092799
 8
Atrichopogon sp.(Unident.)
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 1
Simulium ornatipes
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 4
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Scatopsidae (Unident.) QD159999
 1
Scatopsidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
 7
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 4
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 39
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 3
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 6
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 2
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1
 1
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
 15
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 19
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899
 2
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199
 7
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
 65
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 437
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 4
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999
 14
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 68
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
 8
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 1
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
 2
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999
 12
Hemiptera QH 106 2
Mesovelia sp.(Unident.) QH520199
 1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 1
Ochterus sp.(Unident.) QH630199
 1
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 1
Agraptocorixa parvipunctata QH650302
 1
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
 7
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 29
Enithares sp.(Unident.) QH670199
 1
Anisops hackeri QH670405
 5
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
 59
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Austrolestes analis QO050101
 2
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
 1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
 4
Unknown VA 1
Unknown VAAAAAAA
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 1
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 27
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown QA 2224
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 2223
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
 1
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Necterosoma dispar QC092005
 3
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 1
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1
 1
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
 2
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 1
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 1
Agraptocorixa parvipunctata QH650302
 1
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
 1
Anisops thienemanni QH670401
 1
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1

   

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