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Edward River @ Edwards Bridge MURR504

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 25-01-1998
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 14
Taxa count ALT 14
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.4 2.4
Weighted SIGNAL 2.8 3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 83.18% 8,540,924,631m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 5.76% 591,615,999m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 5.50% 565,110,802m2
  Water 6.3.0 River 3.94% 404,079,228m2
Show minor land uses 3
102,680,133m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 60
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 58
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
 2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 3 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 40 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 33
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 5
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 67
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 60
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
 7
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 4 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 3
Hemiptera QH 130 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 5
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 116
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 7
Odonata QO 29 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 29
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6

   

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