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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

Towamba River @ Balfron 32166

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 12-11-2009
Taxa count ORDER 17
Taxa count FAMILY 36
Taxa count ALT 36
Mayflies present? 11
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.5 3.3 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.4 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 45.45% 12,437,054,596m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 29.50% 8,071,697,684m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 20.50% 5,610,137,398m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 3.59% 981,524,039m2
Show minor land uses 5
273,661,702m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
13
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
11
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 9
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
9
Unknown OJ 2
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999
2
Amphipoda OP 42 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
42
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 33 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 12 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
6
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 11 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
11
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
5
Odonata QO 41 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
20
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
8
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
5
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
2
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7