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

Ourimbah Creek @ Footes Rd 51121

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 28-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 23
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.9 5.1 4
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 5.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 35.32% 3,169,898,096m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 31.26% 2,805,015,940m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 10.08% 904,577,626m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 9.94% 891,823,007m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 7.26% 651,485,960m2
Show minor land uses 8
89,737,502m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
16
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 16 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Sialidae (Unident.) QM029999
1
Odonata QO 24 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
23
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
2
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
21
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8