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

Byron Creek @ Ford 41209

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 27-05-2010
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 20
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4.3 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 4.8 3.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses 44.33% 2,040,823,597m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 22.48% 1,035,040,910m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 18.55% 853,990,024m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits, 3.4.7 Perennial vegetables and herbs, 3.4.8 Citrus, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 9.95% 458,128,762m2
Show minor land uses 6
46,032,938m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
2
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 11 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
19
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
3
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
4
Lepidoptera QL 7 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
7
Crambidae (Unident.)
Crambidae (Unident.)
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 19 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
17
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
11
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4