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

Styx River @ Heffernan Cottages 45134

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 12-05-2010
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 38
Taxa count ALT 38
Mayflies present? 47
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 5.2 4.6
Weighted SIGNAL 5.2 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 46.09% 3,633,511,729m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 22.75% 1,793,255,788m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 11.31% 891,752,878m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 10.52% 829,502,678m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 4.91% 387,251,250m2
  Water 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 3.79% 298,750,964m2
Show minor land uses 2
78,835,254m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
8
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 40 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 47 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Ameletopsidae (Unident.) QE049999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
17
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
8
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Megaloptera QM 3 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
3
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 23 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
15
Diphlebiidae (Unident.) QO099999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
5
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Plecoptera QP 32 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
32
Trichoptera QT 50 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
6
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
3
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
27
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5